February 13, 2008
Polaroid ponders ‘bridge’ camera with built-in printer
Polaroid may launch a ‘bridge’ camera with a built-in printer following the launch of its first digital compact camera to use such technology later this year.
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February 12, 2008
Pentax to ‘phase out’ digital compact camera production
Pentax plans to phase out digital compact camera production and concentrate on DSLRs, according to a report in a leading Japanese trade journal, which has not been denied by Pentax Europe.
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February 12, 2008
Sony stumps up $5,000 prize for best amateur
Sony will award $5,000 cash to the best amateur in the Sony World Photography Awards, a contest in which enthusiasts account for more than a third of the entries. The announcement from Sony came after…
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February 11, 2008
Polaroid Europe tight-lipped on instant film stories; UPDATE
Polaroid’s United States office has confirmed press reports that the company is exiting the film business as it focuses on digital photography and flat-panel televisions.
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February 11, 2008
Photographers in race to capture spring flowers
Photographers could miss out on capturing pictures of spring flowers because they have appeared much earlier this year than in 2007, warns Kew Gardens in Surrey. Picture: Spring had well and truly sprung in St…
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February 9, 2008
Digital kills off Polaroid instant film, reports claim
Polaroid is shutting down its film manufacturing plants in the United States, according to reports. For more details see BOSTON GLOBE ARTICLE
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February 8, 2008
UK lensman beats 5,000 to win World Press Photo
An image of a US soldier in Afghanistan has beaten more than 80,000 other pictures to win the World Press Photo Contest title for British photographer Tim Hetherington. Picture credit: Tim Hetherington/Vanity Fair
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February 8, 2008
Amateur’s cormorant pic makes headline news
An amateur photographer from the UK has hit the headlines by capturing the moment a cormorant swallowed a 30cm pike.
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February 7, 2008
Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day announced
This year’s Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day will take place on Sunday 27 April. Picture credit: Justin Quinnell
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February 7, 2008
Police probe ‘high value’ raid at Calumet Photographic
Police have launched an investigation after thieves escaped with ‘high value’ photographic gear from Calumet Photographic's base in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.
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February 6, 2008
Digital camera shipments hit new record
The number of digital cameras shipped by manufacturers in any one year has, for the first time, broken through the 100m barrier, according to Japanese industry figures. Camera shown in picture for illustration purposes only
