August 9, 2010
Pentax HQ dithers over 645D UK launch decision
A decision on whether Pentax will launch its 645D medium format digital camera in the UK is not likely until at least next month’s Photokina, Amateur Photographer understands.
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August 6, 2010
Leica X1: The ‘first compact approved by Getty’
The Leica X1 is the only digital compact camera approved for use by Getty Images, it has emerged.
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August 6, 2010
Photographer wins formal apology over terror threat fiasco
A disabled photographer who was branded a potential terror threat by an overzealous security official is to receive a personal apology from bosses at the Liverpool Echo Arena. Picture credit: Mike Evans
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August 5, 2010
Nikon camera sales bounce back to record highs
Nikon notched up record first quarter sales of digital SLRs and compact cameras as the group’s operating profits soared 15% on the same period a year ago.
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August 5, 2010
RPS pulls tourism photography project (update)
The Royal Photographic Society (RPS) has pulled a controversial amateur photography project after professional photographers protested that it threatened their livelihoods.
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August 4, 2010
Flagship photography course saved
A highly regarded Photojournalism and Press Photography course, the future of which was thrown into doubt after government funding cuts, looks to have been saved.
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August 4, 2010
Police respond to photographer’s ‘deleted images’ claim (update)
Police have issued a statement in response to a press photographer's claim that an officer forced her to delete her photographs.
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August 4, 2010
Photographer terror threat sparks security review (update 9pm)
Managers at Liverpool's Echo Arena are reviewing the venue's policy on amateur photography after security guards threatened to call anti-terror police when a disabled man began taking pictures of the waterfront outside.
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August 3, 2010
Official Leica statement on UK repairs future
Leica has issued an official statement, confirming that all major UK repairs will now be dealt with in Germany, as revealed by Amateur Photographer last month.
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August 3, 2010
Photographer ‘forced to delete images’
A newspaper photographer claims she was threatened with arrest and forced to delete images she had taken at the scene of a shooting in East London.
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August 3, 2010
Casio launches 14.1MP wideangle compact duo; UK prices
Casio has today announced a pair of new 14.1-million-pixel digital compact cameras in the shape of the Exilim EX-S200 and EX-Z800.
