November 19, 2007
Rare Leica becomes ‘most expensive’ 35mm camera
A rare O-series Leica camera from 1923-24 – one of just over 20 made to test the market – raised more than to £240,000 at auction on Saturday.
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November 15, 2007
Pictures and prices: Voigtländer lenses for Nikon and Pentax DSLR cameras
Two new Voigtländer lenses for Nikon and Pentax digital SLRs are poised for their UK debut.
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November 15, 2007
Poor demand forces Kodak to dump some films
Dwindling demand has forced Kodak to discontinue its high-speed infrared emulsion – and certain Ektachrome films - from the end of this year.
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November 14, 2007
Ilford unwraps ‘Create’ inkjet paper range
Ilford has today extended its range of photographic inkjet paper with the launch of ‘Create’ – paper designed to expand ‘creative flair’.
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November 14, 2007
Sigma UK reveals two fisheye lenses
Independent lens maker Sigma has unveiled two new fisheye lenses exclusively designed for digital SLRs with an APS-C-size imaging sensor.
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November 13, 2007
‘First supermodel’ photo fetches over £90,000
A 1950 photograph of Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn, described as the 'world's first supermodel', has sold for £90,500 at a Christie's auction in London this afternoon. Picture credit: Christie's Images Ltd 2007
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November 13, 2007
Tough market halts HP camera production
Hewlett Packard has confirmed that it plans to stop producing its own digital cameras from the end of this year - describing the market as ‘intensely competitive’.
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November 12, 2007
Kennedy anniversary update: ‘Settlement’ over loss of JFK photo archive in 9/11
The estate of President John F Kennedy’s personal photographer Jacques Lowe has accepted an undisclosed sum from JP Morgan Chase bank over the loss of 40,000 negatives in 9/11.
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November 12, 2007
DSLR camera production soars
Digital SLR shipments rose 51.3% during the first nine months of this year compared with the year before, according to the latest industry figures from Japan. Model pictured is for illustration purposes only
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November 9, 2007
Olympus to build ‘$44m’ camera factory
Olympus has announced plans to build a new digital camera plant in Vietnam owing to growing global demand, according to unconfirmed press reports.
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November 9, 2007
Canon wins inkjet patent battle
Canon has won a legal dispute against inkjet cartridge supplier Pelikan Hardcopy, which had challenged the validity of a Canon patent in Germany.
