August 24, 2009
Home Office: We listened to amateur photographers
The Home Office claims to have listened to concerns expressed by Amateur Photographer (AP) readers when it drew up its newly published police guidance on photography in public.
-
-
August 24, 2009
Photographers and police: Government issues guidance
A tourist's innocent snapshot of a police officer is not likely to pose a terrorism threat, police chiefs have been told.
-
August 20, 2009
Jessops blasts former boss after radio outburst
Jessops chairman David Adams has strongly refuted claims by a former boss that the chain has left the photographic enthusiast behind in favour of the mass market.
-
August 20, 2009
Ricoh CX2 boasts longer zoom and faster burst rate
A faster burst rate and longer zoom are among the claimed improvements on board the Ricoh CX2 – a digital compact set to replace the five-month-old CX1.
-
August 19, 2009
Jessops hires Coffee Republic man
Jessops has appointed Trevor Moore, a former operations director at Coffee Republic, to fill the vacant role of chief executive, Amateur Photographer can exclusively reveal.
-
August 19, 2009
Canon UK confirms full G11 spec (update)
Canon UK has released the full UK specification for the PowerShot G11 which was announced earlier this afternoon...
-
August 19, 2009
Canon PowerShot G11 out in ‘October’
Canon has today announced an 'October' debut for the PowerShot G11, a 10-million-pixel camera boasting a 2.8in vari-angle LCD screen and improved noise reduction.
-
August 19, 2009
Pentax seeks alliance for ‘long term survival’
Pentax, one of the most famous brands in photography, needs to join forces with another company for its long term survival, the head of the firm's parent company has revealed.
-
August 19, 2009
Jessops cannot survive in current form, claims former chief
Jessops has left the photographic enthusiast behind, in favour of the mass market, and will not survive the recession without further restructuring, claims former chairman Tim Brookes.
-
August 19, 2009
Leica system camera sales fall ‘26.9%’
Sales of Leica 'system cameras' fell 26.9% in the year to 31 March 2009, compared to the previous 12 months.
-
August 18, 2009
‘Fastest’ photographer snaps fastest man
A Reuters photographer has revealed how he captured the moment runner that Usain Bolt broke the 100m world record and then struggled to keep up with him during his lap of honour.
