December 8, 2008
DSLR camera demand soars
Unit sales of digital SLR cameras in the UK are eight times what they were four years ago, despite the economic downturn. Picture: Source PMA
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December 8, 2008
Leica lens adapter for Micro Four Thirds cameras
An adapter that allows Leica M lenses to be attached to Micro Four Thirds cameras has been launched by Novoflex, which predicts increasing demand for such ‘compact camera systems’.
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December 5, 2008
Camera News: Met police in forensic sell-off
The Metropolitan Police will next week sell off a massive collection of film cameras and other equipment it has used over the years to document crime scenes.
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December 4, 2008
‘Spy’ camera mystery continues (update)
The Metropolitan Police have yet to establish how a camera, reported to contain sensitive information and images relating to terror suspects, ended up on eBay.
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December 4, 2008
Celebrity photo fears hit camera project
Journalists have expressed fears that amateur photographers could undermine the work of professionals by ‘ambushing celebrities or interfering with police work at the scene of an accident’.
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December 3, 2008
Photographers not threatened, say police
Police insist that newly published anti-terrorism guidance does not threaten press photographers right to do their job.
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December 3, 2008
Max Spielmann and Klick victims of ‘digital’ (update)
High-street photo processors Klick Photopoint and Max Spielmann have called in administrators, with the loss of more than 800 jobs, it has been confirmed.
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December 2, 2008
Terrorism: Police publish new guidance
Newly revised government guidance, which instructs police on their Stop and Search powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, has now been published.
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December 2, 2008
Camera store shuts down after 77 years
An Essex-based photographic retailer - first set up 77 years ago - is closed and ‘no longer trading’, according to a message on the firm’s website.
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December 2, 2008
Erotic photos contest offers £1,000 prize
The Erotic Review is offering a £1,000 prize to the winner of its second erotic photography competition.
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December 2, 2008
United Nations body honours Sigma chief
The International Photographic Council (IPC) has awarded its annual Hall of Fame Award to Michihiro Yamaki, the chairman and CEO of Sigma Corporation.
