August 15, 2011
Photographer in BBC row over Twitter pics (update 7pm)
An amateur photographer was left ‘speechless’ when the BBC apparently suggested that images posted on Twitter were effectively exempt from copyright law.
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August 15, 2011
Canon EOS 600D lands European camera crown
Canon’s EOS 600D has won the European Camera of the Year title at the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) awards.
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August 12, 2011
Samyang confirms 24mm f/1.4 lens
South Korean lens maker Samyang has this afternoon confirmed that it hopes to release a 24mm f/1.4 ED lens 'by the end of the year'.
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August 12, 2011
‘Lucky’ Jessops store escapes riots damage
It is business as usual at Jessops in Clapham which escaped damage during Monday night’s riots in London, despite being at the epicentre of widespread violence and looting.
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August 11, 2011
Leica M9 camera cake and Noctilux ring mark couple’s big day
An American photographer celebrated his wedding with an Leica M9-themed wedding cake and a ring based on a Noctilux lens.
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August 11, 2011
Fujifilm FinePix F600 EXR boasts anti-blur feature; UK price
Fujifilm has revamped its FinePix F550 EXR digital compact to launch the FinePix F600 EXR, boasting a new ‘Motion Detection’ function.
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August 10, 2011
Jacobs stores boss foils rioting looters
The boss of high-street photographic chain Jacobs has told how he stood his ground as youths smashed windows and tried to ransack the firm's flagship store in Leicester last night.
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August 10, 2011
Jessops Manchester store ‘looted’
A Jessops store in Manchester was reportedly looted last night as Britain’s largest high-street photographic chain clears up after a second wave of rioting.
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August 9, 2011
Riots photographer ‘wrestled to ground’ (update 5.03pm)
Last night’s reported attack on a press photographer during rioting in Hackney was witnessed by Amateur Photographer’s deputy features editor, it has emerged.
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August 9, 2011
Jessops stores attacked as UK riots spread (update 1.45pm: includes CEO statement)
Jessops stores in Birmingham, Clapham Junction and Colliers Wood, south London were attacked last night as riots spread across the UK.
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August 8, 2011
Leica M9 camera winner revealed
An Amateur Photographer reader has won a 50th Anniversary Leica M9 Special Edition kit worth more than £7,000 in a competition organised in conjunction with Ffordes Photographic.
