December 6, 2005
Camera saves rainforest
A limited edition ‘solid titanium’ Leica M7 has raised more than £73,000 at auction, proceeds from which will be used to replant tens of thousands of trees in the Brazilian rainforest.
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December 5, 2005
Pentax reveals ‘fisheye’ zoom lens
Pentax has unveiled a 10-17mm fisheye lens exclusively designed to be used on its digital SLRs.
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December 2, 2005
Crisis hits historic London Salon show
The London Salon – a group whose roots date back to 1892 – has appealed for help over what it sees as the loss of its London exhibition venue.
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December 1, 2005
Demand for digital SLRs sparks Sigma lens boom
Sigma’s Japanese factory is working 'round the clock' to cope with unprecedented demand for its lenses brought about by the boom in digital SLRs, the company has revealed.
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November 30, 2005
Like-for-like sales fall at Jessops
A sudden downturn in digital camera market in February hit profits at high street photographic chain Jessops for the year ended 30 September 2005. However, a ‘partial recovery’– helped by a growth in digital SLR…
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November 29, 2005
Photo comp boasts California trip
A trip to California can be won in a Canon competition for photography enthusiasts in the UK and Ireland.
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November 28, 2005
Newspaper insists on image rights handover in ‘citizen journalism’ quest
Exploiting the potential of ‘citizen journalism’ The Daily Telegraph has today launched a service inviting readers to send in digital images for use in the newspaper. However, it appears that the pictures - which can…
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November 24, 2005
Amateur investigates 50-year-old mystery film
An enthusiast who found a 50-year-old roll of exposed film among items he bought on eBay discovered that the pictures it contained were still intact when he processed it.
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November 23, 2005
Photographers are victims of new police ‘silliness’, claims MP
Photography enthusiasts are becoming victims of the ‘atmosphere of panic’ that surrounds the police crackdown on terrorism, according to MP Austin Mitchell.
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November 22, 2005
Sigma releases new zoom for SLR users
Independent lens maker Sigma has unwrapped a 135-400mm f/4.5-5.6 zoom designed for both film and digital SLRs.
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November 21, 2005
Lowepro makes splash with ‘waterproof’ bag
Lowepro has today announced a new camera bag called the DryZone Rover which features what it claims is a ‘totally waterproof DryPod’.
