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Latest photography news, camera, lens and product launches, announcements and other photography stories
August 31, 2005
The family of legendary Cuban guerrilla Che Guevara are reported to be planning legal action against companies they believe are exploiting his iconic image. Picture credit: Chris Cheesman
August 30, 2005
Olympus has announced a string of new digital compacts, among them an eight-million-pixel model called the SP-350 and the 6MP mju Digital 600.
August 26, 2005
A showcase of more than 33,000 photographs has set a new Guinness World Record for the largest photographic exhibition, shattering the previous record of 32,169 images.
August 25, 2005
Pentax is poised to launch an ‘ultra-wideangle’ 2x lens which is exclusively designed for the company’s *ist D-series of digital SLRs.
August 24, 2005
A freelance photographer has won £45,000 in an out-of-court settlement after a three-year copyright battle with the English Basketball Association (EBA), the sport’s governing body.
August 23, 2005
Canon is poised to launch the EOS 5D - a £2500, full-frame digital SLR which boasts an effective resolution of 12.8 million pixels.
August 19, 2005
The mail-order d&p industry has escaped possible extinction because the Royal Mail’s new ‘sized-based’ postal charges will not be as costly as first feared.
August 18, 2005
Sales of traditional film cameras at Argos shot up by 20% in the week following Dixons’ decision to axe sales of 35mm models.
August 17, 2005
Independent lens maker Tokina is set to release an ‘ultra wideangle’ 12-24mm lens specifically designed for Canon and Nikon digital SLRs with an APS-C sized imaging sensor.
August 16, 2005
Leica has awarded this year’s Oskar Barnack honours to South African reportage photographer Guy Tillim. Picture credit: Guy Tillim
August 15, 2005
Mamiya has revamped its 645 AFD medium format camera to launch the 645 AFDII - boasting improvements such as faster focusing and 36 custom settings.
