June 26, 2008
Photograph your ‘favourite things’ challenge
Amateurs can win the chance to have their images exhibited and sold to the public in a contest challenging them to photograph their ‘favourite things’.
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June 25, 2008
Polaroid in fresh talks over film survival
Polaroid is in fresh talks over the survival of its professional instant sheet film following its failure to reach agreement with UK firm Ilford Photo.
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June 25, 2008
Camera sales set to survive credit crunch
Global digital SLR sales are set to beat the credit crunch, growing 19% this year fuelled by falling prices, according to market analysts. Picture: For illustration purposes only
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June 24, 2008
Amateur photographers’ rights back in the news (update)
The right to take pictures in public has once again hit the headlines with reports that a lifelong bus spotter has quit after wrongly been labelled a ‘terrorist and paedophile’. And the topic sparked a…
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June 24, 2008
Ricoh announces GX200 camera (update)
Ricoh has today unveiled the 12-million-pixel GX200 digital compact to succeed the Caplio GX100 model.
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June 23, 2008
Sony’s new sensor ‘doubles’ sensitivity
Sony has developed a new CMOS imaging sensor which it claims will nearly double light sensitivity and deliver lower noise in digital cameras.
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June 20, 2008
2012 chiefs apologise to photographers
Olympics 2012 bosses have apologised to photographers who complained about heavy-handed treatment by security guards at the East London construction site.
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June 20, 2008
Camera raid at Jessops
Thieves escaped with a haul of digital cameras in a raid on a Jessops store in Hampstead, north London, the group’s head office has confirmed.
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June 19, 2008
Photographers told video capture ‘essential’
Video production skills are ‘essential’ for budding press photographers, say organisers of a new Foundation Degree in Press Photography course, which starts in September. Picture credit: PA Photos
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June 19, 2008
Cameras trigger Leica growth
A 25% boost in sales of Leica compact cameras led to a 7.3% surge in the group’s turnover for the year to 31 March 2008.
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June 18, 2008
Fujifilm speeds up CompactFlash
Fujifilm has launched its fastest-ever CompactFlash memory card, boasting a ‘sustained write-speed of 46.5MB/sec’.
