June 2, 2011
Leica cameras spark 60% rise in group sales
Leica is on a high after group sales shot up 57.3% over the past year, largely boosted by demand for the firm’s M and S camera systems.
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June 2, 2011
Guardian salutes photographer E Hamilton West
The Guardian newspaper has today paid tribute to one of its most respected photographers, Ted West, who has died aged 78.
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June 1, 2011
Association of Photographers shuts down London gallery (update2)
The Association of Photographers (AoP) has today confirmed that it has sold its building in London - a decision partly fuelled by the ‘growth of online galleries’.
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June 1, 2011
Ricoh to slash 10,000 jobs worldwide
Ricoh, which makes digital cameras and office equipment, has announced plans to cut 10,000 jobs over the next three years.
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May 31, 2011
Amateur Photographer forces copyright grab U-turn
Organisers of a national photography competition have been forced to change the rules of entry after Amateur Photographer (AP) was alerted to a blatant copyright grab.
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May 31, 2011
World’s ‘most expensive camera’ heads to Far East
A Leica O-Series camera - which became the ‘most expensive camera ever’ when it sold for more than a million pounds on Saturday - is destined for the Far East.
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May 27, 2011
Photography a no-go area for James Bond author
The author of a new James Bond book last night quipped that research for Carte Blanche did not include taking photographs outside the London headquarters of Britain’s security services.
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May 27, 2011
Photographer’s family appeal for return of body
The family of a photographer who is believed to have been killed in Libya have appealed for the return of his body, to allow for a ‘proper burial’.
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May 26, 2011
Leica reveals V-Lux 30 ‘super-zoom’ compact
Leica has today unveiled the V-Lux 30, a 14.1-million-pixel digital compact camera which it bills as an ideal travelling companion.
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May 26, 2011
Photographers sceptical over ‘online copyright shop’
The Government should legalise the use of images where the copyright owner cannot be traced, recommends a review of the intellectual property system.
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May 25, 2011
Nikon sues Sigma for ‘£95m’ over DSLR lens patent (update)
Nikon has today filed a lawsuit against Sigma, claiming that the independent lens maker infringed a Nikon patent relating to vibration reduction technology used in its DSLR lenses.
