June 6, 2013
Pentax defies market to launch budget compact (update Monday 10 June)
As camera makers appear to be lining up to drop low-end digital compacts, Pentax this week announced the Efina, an ‘entry-level’ model priced around £80.
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June 6, 2013
Canon unveils 11-22mm lens for EOS M camera
Canon will next month launch an 11-22mm lens for its compact system camera, the EOS M.
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June 5, 2013
UK photographers urged to enter Sony awards
The 2014 Sony World Photography Awards has opened for entries, offering non-professionals the chance to win $5,000 in the Open section of the annual competition.
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June 5, 2013
Street photographer clashes with police over ‘offensive’ stop
A photographer claims a police officer used offensive remarks and twice stopped him taking pictures of people queuing outside the London Palladium.
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June 4, 2013
Mexican photographer wins underwater battle
Mexican photographer Christian Vizl has been crowned 2012/13 ‘world champion’ in a global underwater photography shootout.
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June 4, 2013
Digital version of Amateur Photographer, 8 June 2013
Find out what's in the digital version of this week's Amateur Photographer
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June 4, 2013
Fujifilm to cut compact camera line by 50%
Fujifilm plans to halve its compact camera line-up, ending low-end models, and may expand digital camera assembly to the Philippines next month to help boost efficiency.
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June 3, 2013
Anger as newspaper ‘wipes out’ entire photo team
Photographers have reacted angrily to the apparent axing of the entire full-time photography team – including a Pulitzer Prize winner – at a major US newspaper.
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June 3, 2013
Photography boost for national museum
The public will be granted access to a 'rich period’ of photographic history as the National Media Museum (NMM) adds thousands of contemporary photos to its historic archives.
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May 31, 2013
Axed: Focus on Imaging, Europe’s largest annual photo show (reaction update)
The door is open for anyone prepared to set up an annual photography show in the UK after Europe’s largest such event, Focus on Imaging, was axed earlier today.
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May 31, 2013
Calumet launches kit rental website
High-street retailer Calumet has launched a website dedicated to photographic equipment rentals, sparked by what it claims are ‘growing numbers’ choosing to hire gear.