October 2, 2012
Pentax 645D camera kit in £3,000 price crash (update Wednesday)
Pentax has knocked £3,000 off the kit price of its 645D medium-format DSLR since the camera was launched in the UK less than two years ago.
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October 2, 2012
UK digital camera market shrinks ‘10%’
The UK’s digital camera market fell 10% in value from January to August compared to the same eight months the previous year, new figures reveal.
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October 1, 2012
Olympus and Sony to flex muscle on prices after tie-up
The Olympus tie-up with Sony is set to boost the product and price competitiveness of the firms’ cameras, according to plans outlined today.
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October 1, 2012
Photographer David Bailey’s ‘hidden’ Polaroids exposed
A box of Polaroid photos shot by famed-photographer David Bailey in the 1970s, and hidden away ever since, has been revealed for a new exhibition.
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September 28, 2012
Kodak pulls out of consumer inkjet printers
Kodak will stop selling consumer inkjet printers from next year.
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September 28, 2012
Sigma set to snub consumer CSCs
Sigma will aim compact system camera (CSC) lenses at serious photo enthusiasts, rather than general consumers, as its boss suggests the Pentax Q is not the target market.
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September 28, 2012
Sony and Olympus camera tie-up for ‘compacts’ only (update Monday)
Olympus's capital alliance with Sony will see the companies work together on fixed-lens compact cameras, and not interchangeable-lens models, Olympus Japan has said.
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September 27, 2012
Police probe ‘indecent’ photo suspect’s phone
A man who was arrested last month on suspicion of taking indecent images of children at a bus station remains on bail as police analyse the suspect’s phone.
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September 26, 2012
Jacobs camera auction raises over £1/2m
An auction of camera gear left over when Jacobs closed its 19 stores during the summer has raised more than half a million pounds.
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September 25, 2012
Photographer hits out over child photo backlash
A photographer has hit out at claims that images of children on show at a London gallery are ‘semi-pornographic’.
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September 25, 2012
Olympus to ‘optimise’ imaging staff costs and boost China output
Olympus has announced plans to step up imaging production in China, cut staff costs and focus on interchangeable lenses, while outsourcing assembly.
