February 28, 2006
Epson scanner targets enthusiasts
Epson has unwrapped a pair of new flatbed scanners including one aimed specifically at photography enthusiasts and advanced amateurs called the Perfection V700 Photo.
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February 27, 2006
First digital SLR from Panasonic as Leica endorses Four Thirds
Panasonic has revealed its first digital SLR - a 7.5 million pixel Four Thirds model called the Lumix DMC-L1 which was built in a tie-up with Olympus. And Leica has effectively endorsed the Four Thirds…
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February 23, 2006
Samsung launches its second DSLR
The second digital SLR to emerge from the alliance between Samsung and Pentax is the six million Samsung-branded GX-1L which is due out in March priced £500.
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February 23, 2006
Ricoh releases budget-priced 6MP
Ricoh has today unveiled a pocket-sized 6.1-million-pixel digital compact camera called the Caplio RR630 which is due out next month priced £129.99.
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February 22, 2006
Diana paparazzi breached privacy, court rules
Three photographers have been convicted of breaching French privacy laws on the night Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed died in a car crash in 1997. The snappers were given a token fine of one…
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February 22, 2006
Fuji buys 22% stake in drugs company
The continuing decline in the film market has prompted Fuji to buy a 22% share in a drugs company, claim Japanese press reports.
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February 21, 2006
Canon revamps EOS 20D to launch £1099.99 EOS 30D
Canon has today launched a new digital SLR called the EOS 30D, a revamped version of the EOS 20D which was launched in 2004. It will be out next month at a body only price…
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February 20, 2006
Digital virgin lands national honours
A retired doctor who had never before used a digital camera has won a major prize in a nationwide travel competition with his brand new Nikon D70. Picture credit: KK Aravind
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February 17, 2006
Club’s treasure trove exposes history of North-West England
Historians have prized open a treasure trove of camera club images to reveal a history of North-West England over the past 100 years. Picture credit: Roger Fenton
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February 16, 2006
DSLR output to soar 23.4% this year
Japan’s production of digital SLRs with interchangeable lenses will rise by 23.4% this year, meaning that 4.68m kits will be shipped from factories, according to new trade figures.
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February 15, 2006
£1.68m picture shatters world record
A new world record was last night set for a photograph sold at auction when a picture by US photographer Edward Steichen sold for the equivalent of £1.68m - nearly three times its pre-sale estimate.…
