Gramedia gets support from Nikon

Gramedia gets support from Nikon

JAKARTA (JP): Nikon, one of the world's largest camera
producers, has sent a senior executive and two technicians from
Singapore to service at no charge Nikon cameras, lenses and
accessories owned by employees of Gramedia publishing company.

"Gramedia is home to the largest population of Nikon users in
this country," said Randy Masengi, marketing manager of PT Alta
Samaraya, the sole Nikon authorized distributor in the country.

"So, this is the way we show our sincere gratitude to Nikon-
minded photographers, journalists and employees of several media
publications under the umbrella of Gramedia," he told The Jakarta
Post on Monday, the first day of the three-day service at Bentara
Budaya cultural center opposite the Kompas building on Jl.
Palmerah Selatan in Central Jakarta.

According to Nobuyoshi Gokyu, Nikon's director and general
manager for Asia and the Middle East, the free service to
Gramedia is the first one ever held in Indonesia by Nikon
technicians from overseas.

In addition to the service, Nikon representatives would also
meet with media executives to introduce the new SLR digital Nikon
camera, the D1.

"The price is somewhere around US$5,000 each," Gokyu said.
(bsr)