August 28, 2014
Photographer’s lens-cleaning ‘grenade’ in airport security ban
A photographer says his lens-cleaning air blower was confiscated by airport security staff because it resembled a hand grenade and was banned from flight.
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August 28, 2014
Olympus E–PL7 heads down to selfie central
It’s selfie central over at Olympus, which has just unveiled the Olympus Pen E-PL7, featuring a tiltable LCD screen and built-in Wi-Fi.
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August 27, 2014
Pentax K-S1 sports LED lights and ‘Tweed Grey’ option
Pentax has tonight unveiled the K-S1, a DSLR featuring a 20-million-pixel, APS-C-sized imaging sensor.
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August 27, 2014
Photokina debut for Samyang 50mm lens
South Korean lens-maker Samyang is set to unveil a ‘photographic’ version of its V-DSLR 50mm T1.5 AS UMC after the official debut of the cine lens at next month’s Photokina in Germany.
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August 26, 2014
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 50-year showcase
A selection of the 100 images that will make up the Wildlife Photographer of the Year’s 50th anniversary exhibition have been revealed by organisers.
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August 22, 2014
Monkey selfie: Photographer unfazed by US ‘ruling’
Photographer David Slater remains unfazed by a US Copyright Office statement on a monkey selfie, arguing it does not alter his legal rights over a controversial image of a black macaque.
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August 21, 2014
Leica launches M-P to strip photography back to ‘essentials’
Leica has today unwrapped the M-P, a new rangefinder camera that the firm says is ‘photography stripped back to the essentials’.
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August 21, 2014
Transport bosses accused of ‘rights grab’
Transport bosses have been accused of claiming rights over images entered into a photography competition and may amend the wording of the rules after Amateur Photographer intervened.
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August 20, 2014
Kodak axes renowned BW400CN black and white film
Kodak has discontinued its Professional BW400CN film, billed as the world’s finest-grained chromogenic emulsion.
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August 20, 2014
‘Antisocial’ photography can get you arrested, warn police
AP INVESTIGATES Police warn they can arrest a photographer if he or she refuses to give their name and address and an officer deems their photography in a public street to be ‘antisocial’.
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August 19, 2014
Nikon issues D810 long exposure ‘bright spots’ warning
UPDATE Nikon has issued a warning to D810 users after admitting it has received a ‘few reports’ of bright spots being sometimes noticeable in long exposures.
