June 17, 2005
Axe falls on Kodak b&w paper production
Kodak has ceased production of its entire range of black & white photographic papers after a ‘dramatic’ drop in demand of 25-30% over recent years.
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June 16, 2005
Win a photography trip to Cuba
A photographic holiday to Cuba worth more than £2,500 can be won in a free-to-enter competition open to UK photography enthusiasts.
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June 15, 2005
Patent row halts inkjet cartridge sales
One of the largest importers of ‘Epson-compatible’ inkjet printer cartridges has agreed to pay ‘substantial’ damages to Epson – and to stop selling the cartridges - after alleged patent violation.
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June 14, 2005
Nikon D50 digital SLR due out in days
Nikon UK has confirmed that its new 6.1-million-pixel digital SLR, the D50, will be out in shops on 17 June.
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June 13, 2005
Digimax with 15x lens zooms in
Samsung has revealed an eight-million pixel digital camera with a 15x optical zoom called the Digimax Pro815.
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June 6, 2005
Business as usual at AgfaPhoto UK
AgfaPhoto UK is ‘trading strongly and is financially viable’, despite the news that its parent company AgfaPhoto GmbH filed for insolvency recently, claims a UK source.
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June 3, 2005
Pentax unleashes *ist DL digital SLR
Pentax is poised to launch a new 6.1-million-pixel digital SLR called the *ist DL which is due on UK high streets in July at a penny under £500.
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June 2, 2005
Kodak axes SLR/n and SLR/c camera production
Kodak has discontinued its DCS Pro SLR/n and DCS Pro SLR/c digital SLRs to concentrate on making imaging sensors. However, the company insists it is not ruling out future production of digital SLRs.
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May 31, 2005
Photographer Fay Godwin dies aged 74
Fay Godwin, one of Britain’s best-known landscape photographers, has died aged 74. She was self-taught and took up photography in the 1960s, beginning with portraits of her children.
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May 27, 2005
Italian tripods target wildlife photographers
Just in time for summer Italian tripod maker Manfrotto has launched a range of models specifically designed for nature photographers.
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May 26, 2005
Samsung reveals its ‘smallest’ digital camera
Billed as its smallest-ever digital camera Samsung has launched an ‘ultra-slim’ five-million-pixel digital compact called the i5.
