December 10, 2008
Photographer in Wonderland drama
An amateur photographer hoping to photograph a council-run Christmas event in Edinburgh was left in shock when an official stopped him for an apparent breach of ‘data protection laws’.
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December 10, 2008
Camera detective work solves mystery
A man who found a camera in the street managed to trace the owner by a cunning piece of detective work on the wedding images it contained, reports The Daily Telegraph.
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December 9, 2008
Sony job cuts: CMOS sensor division hit
Sony has confirmed that it is set to cut 8,000 jobs in its electronics division, blaming 'sudden and rapid changes in the global economic environment'. Picture: For illustration purposes only
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December 9, 2008
Latest camera production figures released
Global digital SLR camera production jumped 36.5% from January to October, according to Japan’s Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA).
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December 8, 2008
Eleven Madonna photos valued at ‘£5m’
Eleven 'private' wedding photos of Madonna, which are at the centre of a legal dispute, have been valued at more than £5m, according to the star's barrister.
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December 8, 2008
DSLR camera demand soars
Unit sales of digital SLR cameras in the UK are eight times what they were four years ago, despite the economic downturn. Picture: Source PMA
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December 8, 2008
Leica lens adapter for Micro Four Thirds cameras
An adapter that allows Leica M lenses to be attached to Micro Four Thirds cameras has been launched by Novoflex, which predicts increasing demand for such ‘compact camera systems’.
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December 5, 2008
Camera News: Met police in forensic sell-off
The Metropolitan Police will next week sell off a massive collection of film cameras and other equipment it has used over the years to document crime scenes.
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December 4, 2008
Celebrity photo fears hit camera project
Journalists have expressed fears that amateur photographers could undermine the work of professionals by ‘ambushing celebrities or interfering with police work at the scene of an accident’.
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December 3, 2008
Photographers not threatened, say police
Police insist that newly published anti-terrorism guidance does not threaten press photographers right to do their job.
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December 3, 2008
Max Spielmann and Klick victims of ‘digital’ (update)
High-street photo processors Klick Photopoint and Max Spielmann have called in administrators, with the loss of more than 800 jobs, it has been confirmed.
