September 19, 2005
New website targets ‘public paparazzi’
Cashing in on the growing band of amateur photojournalists is a website designed to allow the ‘public paparazzi’ to sell their celebrity photos to the world’s press.
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September 13, 2005
Ricoh unveils ‘digital version’ of GR-series film compact camera
Ricoh has unveiled what it claims is a digital version of its popular GR film compact camera series in response, it says, to demands from ‘loyal GR-series customers’.
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September 12, 2005
Camera to help save Brazilian rainforest
Renowned documentary photographer Sebastião Salgado is to auction his limited-edition ‘solid titanium’ Leica M7 to raise money for the Brazilian rainforest. Picture credit: Westlicht Photographica Auction
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September 9, 2005
Sony unveils 10MP digital compact camera
Sony has unveiled a 10-million-pixel digital compact camera called the Cyber-shot DSC-R1 which sports an APS-C sized CMOS imaging sensor and is expected to cost around £700.
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September 8, 2005
Capital injection ‘saves’ Leica Camera Group
The Leica Camera Group has effectively been saved by increasing its share capital, thereby raising €22.95m, according to a spokesman for the Germany-based company.
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September 7, 2005
Special edition spy camera marks birth of Minox pioneer
Legendary spy camera maker Minox has released a special version of the LX, a subminiature camera that produces 8x11mm exposures on 9.5mm film.
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September 6, 2005
Ilford process-paid d&p back in action
Ilford has reintroduced its mail-order process-paid b&w developing and printing service.
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September 5, 2005
Sale of gun-style cameras to be outlawed
Cameras that look like guns could be rendered worthless to collectors from next month under new legislation which outlaws the sale of ‘realistic imitation firearms’. Picture credit: George Eastman House
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September 2, 2005
Nikon poised to beat Kodak in wireless first
Nikon is set to be first to launch a consumer digital camera which has the built-in ability to transfer pictures from camera to computer or printer wirelessly using Wi-Fi technology.
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September 1, 2005
Staff ‘overzealous’ in shopping centre picture ban fiasco
Security staff at the Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham may have acted ‘overzealously’ when they stopped people from taking photographs outside the building amid terrorism fears, admits a spokeswoman.
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August 31, 2005
Che Guevara family ‘plan lawsuits’ over ‘misuse’ of iconic image
The family of legendary Cuban guerrilla Che Guevara are reported to be planning legal action against companies they believe are exploiting his iconic image. Picture credit: Chris Cheesman
