May 31, 2007
Seven weeks ago the Pentax/Hoya ‘merger’ plans lay in tatters. Today, after weeks of uncertainty, Hoya has stated that Pentax will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hoya - in a takeover deal worth 105 billion…
May 31, 2007
Sony has released an official publicity photograph featuring the two new Alpha digital SLRs which it plans to launch over the next 10 months.
May 30, 2007
Photography legend David Bailey (pictured) has been drafted in to judge a competition hosted by electrical retailer Currys.
May 30, 2007
Vivitar is poised to launch a 7-million-pixel digital compact camera called the ViviCam 7399, followed by a 12MP model later this year.
May 29, 2007
Channel 4 continues to defend its plan to broadcast a documentary featuring a controversial photograph of the Princess of Wales in the aftermath of the 1997 car crash in which she died.
May 29, 2007
The Bromoil Circle of Great Britain is celebrating after winning a £26,500 payout from the Heritage Lottery Fund in the centenary year of the Bromoil print process. Picture: Mighty Atom by Keith Spencer
May 29, 2007
An 1839 camera that was found in an attic – and billed as the ‘world’s oldest’ – has sold for nearly £400,000, shattering auctioneers’ predictions.
May 25, 2007
The National Media Museum (NMM) in Bradford - whose trustees include Bond film producer Michael G Wilson – will open a base at London’s Science Museum, according to an informed industry source.
May 25, 2007
The price of printer ink is far too high according to a survey of American consumers, many of whom choose to print at work to save cash.
May 25, 2007
Pentax will come under more pressure to officially state whether it will formally accept a takeover bid by Hoya, after growing reports that the deal has been done.
May 24, 2007
The British spy who captured recently revealed photographs of Adolf Hitler used a Kodak No. 2 Folding Autographic Brownie, Amateur Photographer (AP) magazine has learned.
