August 2, 2012
Olympics bosses crack down on spectator camera gear (update Friday)
Olympic organisers have drastically tightened rules on what camera equipment can be taken into venues as spectators pour in with what is considered professional gear.
-
-
August 2, 2012
What Camera? iPad app features latest kit reviews
An interactive guide to buying a digital camera has been launched as an Apple iPad app by the publisher of What Digital Camera and Amateur Photographer magazines, IPC Media.
-
August 2, 2012
Camera prices rise 10%, UK market dips
The average price of a digital camera rose more than 10% in the UK between June 2011 and June 2012 as the market saw the introduction of higher-specification models.
-
August 1, 2012
Olympus whistleblower speaks out on US ‘irregularities’ (update Thursday)
Olympus scandal whistleblower Michael Woodford has moved to distance himself from news that the company's US subsidiary may have been involved in a fresh breach of financial regulations.
-
August 1, 2012
Olympus confirms faces £54m lawsuit
A shareholder has sued Olympus for around £54m, plus interest, in a bid to claw back losses sustained following a share price crash triggered by the accounting cover-up.
-
August 1, 2012
Photographers score rights victory in US
A campaign to defend people’s right to take photographs of police officers is paying dividends in the United States where another force has issued fresh guidelines.
-
July 31, 2012
Canon EOS C300 camera in film first
A Canon EOS-branded interchangeable-lens digital video camera has been used to shoot the first-ever movie to be captured entirely on board planes in flight, according to the firm’s US office.
-
July 31, 2012
Fujifilm scotches X100 is dead rumour
Fujifilm has moved to quash online reports that the company has axed production of its FinePix X100 high-end digital compact camera.
-
July 30, 2012
Olympics photo police accused of moving goalposts
The Olympics photography crackdown appears to have taken a new twist as a spectator is told photographers can only bring one lens into the North Greenwich Arena.
-
July 30, 2012
Young photographers too reliant on digital, claims survey
Nearly 70% of photographers aged 16-24 have lost treasured pictures due to their reliance on digital technology, reveals a survey conducted during National Photography Month.
-
July 27, 2012
Panasonic: Olympic photographers must check rules
Olympic sponsor Panasonic has advised ticket holders to check the conditions of entry to venues after Games bosses warned visitors not to bring interchangeable-lens cameras to Wembley.
