July 3, 2006
Snowdon to sell famous portraits
For the first time the public will be able to buy prints of work by Lord Snowdon at an exhibition which is set to take place in London from 18 September-31 October.
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June 30, 2006
Lab and film factory closures hit Kodak
Kodak is to close its European Kodachrome 35mm film processing plant in Switzerland and move operations to the United States, just weeks after denying rumours of any such plans. The news came hours after Kodak…
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June 29, 2006
Fuji makes statement on film
Fujifilm UK claims it has no plans to discontinue any of its professional slide films, after a report in the Japanese press stated that the company is ‘streamlining’ the range.
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June 28, 2006
Ricoh debuts fresh 6MP digital
Fresh from Ricoh’s stable of digital compacts is the 6.16-million-pixel Caplio RR660 which is billed as an entry-level model with a 12x zoom.
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June 27, 2006
Sigma unveils fisheye lens for SLRs
Independent lens maker Sigma has released an 8mm f/3.5 EX DG circular fisheye lens, priced around £600.
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June 26, 2006
Stars’ stolen memory card sparks copyright threat
Lawyers acting for Hollywood stars Brad Pritt and Anglina Jolie have reportedly threatened the media with legal action if they publish images contained on a memory card stolen recently from the couple.
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June 23, 2006
Rock legend scoops garden photography honours
Renowned music photographer Jill Furmanovsky has strolled off with a top prize in a garden photography competition. Picture credit: Jill Furmanovsky
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June 22, 2006
Cameras and flashguns in air terror plan
Terrorists planned to use bombs and stun guns disguised as cameras and flash attachments to hijack a plane at Heathrow Airport and crash it into Canary Wharf three years ago, according to ABC News.
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June 22, 2006
Panasonic DSLR not out in UK until September
Panasonic's first digital SLR, the Lumix DMC-L1, will not go on sale in the UK until September, the company's UK office has told AP this morning. A UK spokesperson told us: Pricing is still to…
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June 22, 2006
Aircraft hanger to create world’s ‘largest’ photo
A former aircraft hanger in California has been turned into a giant pinhole camera in a bid to create the world’s largest photograph on a single sensitised surface.
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June 21, 2006
July debut for Panasonic’s first DSLR
Panasonic has today confirmed that its first digital SLR, the Lumix DMC-L1, will go on sale in Japan on 22 July. However, we are still waiting to hear from Panasonic regarding a UK price and…
