June 11, 2012
Railway museum bans photos of children
A council-run railway museum has banned visitors from taking any photographs or video footage of children, on grounds of ‘child protection’.
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June 11, 2012
Samyang UK confirms 8mm f/2.8 fisheye lens
Next month will see the UK debut of a Samyang f/2.8 fisheye lens, designed for use on Sony NEX and Samsung NX compact system cameras.
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June 11, 2012
Young photographers spar for RSPCA title
The RSPCA is urging young photographers to enter its annual photography awards, which last year pulled in around 8,000 entries.
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June 8, 2012
Camera chain Jacobs shuts seven stores, axes jobs
Camera chain Jacobs has shut down seven shops, axed around a third of its staff and has received offers from potential buyers, a week after it called in administrators.
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June 8, 2012
Olympus cuts 2,700 jobs; pays Woodford £10m; focuses on mirrorless (update includes whistleblower comment)
Olympus will plough resources into mirrorless system cameras and high-end compacts as it announces plans to slash 2,700 jobs and pay whistleblower Michael Woodford £10m following his claim for unfair dismissal.
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June 8, 2012
Canon EOS 650D enters DSLR battleground; UK price
Canon UK has put an end to online rumours by confirming the launch of the EOS 650D, a DSLR boasting a touchscreen display and continuous AF during video shoots.
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June 7, 2012
Olympic photography fears ignite debate
Fears over increased privatisation of public spaces will be the subject of an evening of talks addressing photographers’ rights and civil liberties on 25 June.
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June 7, 2012
Amateur photographer wins ‘£10,000’ police payout
An amateur photographer has won £10,000 compensation from police after he was arrested for taking a picture of a bank, the man’s lawyers have told AP.
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June 6, 2012
Jacobs verdict imminent, but ‘no smoking gun’
A decision on the fate of Jacobs' 19 photographic stores is expected within days, following a review of the chain.
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June 6, 2012
Panasonic to control fraud-hit Olympus?
Olympus has neither confirmed nor denied reports that Panasonic is poised to buy a majority stake in the fraud-hit company.
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June 6, 2012
Sony RX100 focuses on enthusiast market
Sony has today officially unveiled the Cyber-shot DSC-RX100, a premium-level digital compact primarily aimed at photo enthusiasts when they are without their DSLR.
