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February 22, 2006
Three photographers have been convicted of breaching French privacy laws on the night Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed died in a car crash in 1997. The snappers were given a token fine of one…
February 22, 2006
The continuing decline in the film market has prompted Fuji to buy a 22% share in a drugs company, claim Japanese press reports.
February 21, 2006
Canon has today launched a new digital SLR called the EOS 30D, a revamped version of the EOS 20D which was launched in 2004. It will be out next month at a body only price…
February 20, 2006
A retired doctor who had never before used a digital camera has won a major prize in a nationwide travel competition with his brand new Nikon D70. Picture credit: KK Aravind
February 17, 2006
Historians have prized open a treasure trove of camera club images to reveal a history of North-West England over the past 100 years. Picture credit: Roger Fenton
February 16, 2006
Japan’s production of digital SLRs with interchangeable lenses will rise by 23.4% this year, meaning that 4.68m kits will be shipped from factories, according to new trade figures.
February 15, 2006
A new world record was last night set for a photograph sold at auction when a picture by US photographer Edward Steichen sold for the equivalent of £1.68m - nearly three times its pre-sale estimate.…
February 15, 2006
Independent lens maker Tamron has today unveiled a 17-50mm zoom lens specifically designed for use with digital SLRs that have an APS-C size imaging sensor.
February 14, 2006
Panasonic has unwrapped two new Lumix digital compacts both of which are claimed to be the smallest cameras in their class.
February 13, 2006
Dedicated AP reader George Bodnar has just been granted a rare Royal Warrant by the Prince of Wales. Picture credit: George Bodnar
February 10, 2006
This picture of a mother with her emaciated child at an emergency feeding station in Niger has scooped the World Press Photo of the Year for Reuters photographer Finbarr O’Reilly.
