November 11, 2008
Sigma buys Foveon camera sensor business
Photographers can expect more Sigma cameras to incorporate Foveon X3 imaging sensor technology with news that Sigma has snapped up the United States-based sensor developer.
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November 10, 2008
Andy Murray turns tables on TV cameraman
Tennis ace Andy Murray is among a handful of sports stars to be kitted out with a Nikon digital SLR in a bid to raise money for a children’s charity. Picture credit: Andy Murray
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November 10, 2008
Photographers’ chance for national stardom
A surfer catching the perfect wave, a yacht sailing into the sunset or a rugged image of a fisherman. Whatever the maritime subject the image could be in with a chance of snapping up £2,500…
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November 6, 2008
Kodak: Film is far from dead
Film is far from dead and is making a ‘significant’ comeback this year, especially among ‘young professionals’, according to Kodak’s US HQ headquarters.
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November 6, 2008
Photographers to revive ‘forgotten scandal’
The Royal Photographic Society (RPS) has launched a competition challenging entrants to recreate a modern version of a controversial ‘virtue and vice’ photograph that shocked the public during Victorian times. Picture: Two ways of life…
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November 5, 2008
Home Office: Photography rights move ‘constructive’
Talks aimed at easing relations between press photographers, journalists and the police have today been hailed as ‘constructive’ by the Home Office.
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November 5, 2008
Olympus reveals E-30 digital SLR camera (update)
Olympus has announced that a new, Four Thirds based, 12.3-million-pixel digital SLR called the E-30 will go on sale in mid-January.
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November 4, 2008
Amateur photographer ‘drowns’ on wildlife mission
An amateur photographer has drowned while pursuing his fascination for birds.
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November 3, 2008
Photography museum’s London move delayed
The National Media Museum (NMM) has yet to win approval from the government for its plan to open a base in London.
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November 3, 2008
Canon and Nikon to ‘increase’ market share
Canon and Nikon are likely to see an increase in market share as consumers increasingly switch from compact cameras to digital SLRs, according to an InfoTrends survey.
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October 31, 2008
Jonathan Ross controversy not the first
This is not the first time that controversy has dogged Jonathan Ross’s BBC radio broadcasts. Photographers may recall that, in 2006, the BBC refuted claims he had suggested Fujifilm no longer made film.
