July 14, 2010
Polaroid hires ex-Olympus man for top job
Polaroid has hired Graeme Chapman, formerly of Olympus, to head up its UK operation.
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July 14, 2010
Photographer stages first exhibition… aged 90
French photographer Raymond Cauchetier has today opened his first commercial exhibition, to coincide with his 90th birthday this year.
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July 14, 2010
Leica to radically scale back UK repair service
Leica customers will no longer be able to get their camera equipment repaired in the UK unless it needs only a basic cleaning service or a minor adjustment, Amateur Photographer has learned.
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July 13, 2010
Photography is ‘priority’ in terror law review, says Home Secretary (updated Wednesday)
Use of counter-terrorism legislation in relation to 'photography' will be reviewed as a 'priority' as part of a rapid overhaul of anti-terrorism laws, the Home Secretary has announced today.
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July 13, 2010
Leica camera bosses: We are back
Leica is back in profit and set for future growth thanks to an efficiency drive and surge in sales boosted by its new cameras, the S2, M9 and X1.
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July 13, 2010
Photographer celebrates Lundy underwater title
A photograph entitled ‘Into the Deep’ has triumphed in an underwater photography competition centred on the island of Lundy in the Bristol Channel.
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July 12, 2010
Climbdown over train ‘terror’ pics threat
A rail firm has been forced into an embarrassing climbdown - and to make an apology - after a passenger was told he faced arrest under anti-terror laws for taking pictures on a train.
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July 12, 2010
Nikon president: ‘Redefinition of photography’ on cards
A ‘redefinition of photography’ may be needed says Nikon president Makoto Kimura, as new details emerge of an interview in which he hints at plans to launch a mirrorless camera system.
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July 9, 2010
Photographers wary after terror law change
Photographers have welcomed changes to anti-terror laws but warn that police still have the power to stop and search using Section 43 of the Terrorism Act.
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July 8, 2010
Nikon hints at ‘mirrorless’ single-lens system camera (update)
Nikon has hinted at plans to launch a new interchangeable-lens system camera that may adopt a 'mirrorless' structure, according to a Japanese press report.
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July 8, 2010
First Sony compacts with ‘3D’ functionality
Sony has today announced the upcoming launch of its first digital compact cameras to feature 3D Sweep Panorama still image functionality.
