May 31, 2011
World’s ‘most expensive camera’ heads to Far East
A Leica O-Series camera - which became the ‘most expensive camera ever’ when it sold for more than a million pounds on Saturday - is destined for the Far East.
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May 27, 2011
Photography a no-go area for James Bond author
The author of a new James Bond book last night quipped that research for Carte Blanche did not include taking photographs outside the London headquarters of Britain’s security services.
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May 27, 2011
Photographer’s family appeal for return of body
The family of a photographer who is believed to have been killed in Libya have appealed for the return of his body, to allow for a ‘proper burial’.
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May 26, 2011
Leica reveals V-Lux 30 ‘super-zoom’ compact
Leica has today unveiled the V-Lux 30, a 14.1-million-pixel digital compact camera which it bills as an ideal travelling companion.
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May 26, 2011
Photographers sceptical over ‘online copyright shop’
The Government should legalise the use of images where the copyright owner cannot be traced, recommends a review of the intellectual property system.
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May 25, 2011
Nikon sues Sigma for ‘£95m’ over DSLR lens patent (update)
Nikon has today filed a lawsuit against Sigma, claiming that the independent lens maker infringed a Nikon patent relating to vibration reduction technology used in its DSLR lenses.
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May 25, 2011
Citizen photographers battle for picture editor crown
Amateur photographers who have witnessed a breaking news story are urged to enter their pictures into the BT Citizen Photographer of the Year.
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May 24, 2011
Photographers’ rights tackled at Home Office meeting
Private security guards must not ‘blanketly’ target photographers and should adopt a more courteous, open and friendly approach to people taking pictures, the Home Office said today.
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May 24, 2011
Samsung confirms 300mm f/2.8 ‘prototype’
A Samsung 300mm f/2.8 XF ED lens which appeared in a corporate video on YouTube is a ‘prototype’, the Korean manufacturer has confirmed to Amateur Photographer.
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May 23, 2011
Jessops chief cautious despite sales boost
Jessops has notched-up ‘solid’ like-for-like sales growth so far this year and maintains the confidence of its bankers, says chief executive Trevor Moore. Picture credit: Damien Demolder
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May 23, 2011
Digital camera sensor inventor dies
Willard S Boyle, who won a Nobel Prize for the invention of the CCD imaging sensor used in digital cameras, has died aged 86.
