November 18, 2005
Shocked Agfa Scala users face £12 bill
Photographers could face paying more than £12 extra for processing their Agfa Scala black and white slide films in the wake of AgfaPhoto UK going into administration last month.
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November 17, 2005
Has Ken Livingstone done a photography U-turn?
London mayor Ken Livingstone is no longer suggesting – openly at least – that signs should be put up in public areas to warn parents of the supposed dangers of digital photography.
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November 16, 2005
Terror police stop photographer amid ‘rocket’ attack fears
An AP reader has accused anti-terrorism police of acting overzealously after they stopped and searched him while he was out taking pictures in east London. Roy Jhuboo claims police told him that he could have…
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November 15, 2005
AP reveals unseen Brönte pictures
Previously unseen pictures documenting the filming of a missing 1922 movie of a novel by Charlotte Brönte can be revealed for the first time in AP. Picture credit: The Brönte Society
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November 11, 2005
AP leads tributes to Lord Lichfield who dies aged 66
Renowned photographer Lord Lichfield has died after suffering a stroke while staying with friends in Oxfordshire.
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November 10, 2005
Breaking news: Sangers calls in administrators
Sangers Limited – which imports and distributes photography gear by brands such as Cosina, Tokina and Tamrac - has gone into administration. The company is continuing to trade and has been put up for sale.
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November 10, 2005
Blurry snaps ‘a thing of the past’
A digital camera that can ‘refocus’ images after they have been taken is being developed by scientists in America, reports New Scientist magazine.
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November 10, 2005
Cowboy picture breaks world record
The first ‘photograph’ to sell for more than $1m at auction is an image originally created from parts of Marlboro cigarette adverts torn from magazines. Picture credit: Christie’s Images Ltd 2005
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November 9, 2005
Sigma 170-500mm SLR lens zooms in
Designed for both film and digital SLRs is a new 170-500mm lens fresh out in the UK from Sigma.
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November 8, 2005
Nikon UK issues digital SLR battery alert
Nikon is recalling some of its EN-EL3-type rechargeable batteries – used in cameras including the D100, D70 and D50 - after it discovered a potential fault causing ‘overheating’.
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November 7, 2005
UK photographers left out of pocket amid AgfaPhoto turmoil
Hundreds of UK photographers who have sent off AgfaPhoto’s ‘process-paid’ slide film for processing are being asked to fork out again if they want it done.
