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March 2010

Pentax unveils medium format camera

Pentax unveils medium format camera
Pentax is finally entering the medium format camera market with the imminent release of its 645D camera system. However, the May release will be limited to Japan with no current plans to bring the system to Europe and the US
10 March 2010

Annie Leibovitz gets private equity help
A private equity firm has confirmed it bought famed photographer Annie Leibovitz's debt from Art Capital Group and will now "help her market" her archives, the Financial Times reports
9 March 2010

Tamron develops new 70-300mm zoom lens

Tamron develops new 70-300mm zoom lens
Tamron has announced the development of the SP 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di VC USD, which will be released for Nikon film and digital SLRs first, with Canon and Sony mounts planned for later this year
9 March 2010

Disqualified World Press Photo speaks out, says retouching was legitimate

Disqualified World Press Photo speaks out, says retouching was legitimate
Stepan Rudik, whose series on street fighting was disqualified from the World Press Photo last week, has answered, in an exclusive interview with BJP, to critics who called his retouching extreme
8 March 2010

Panasonic unveils G2 and G10 compact interchangeable lens cameras

Panasonic unveils G2 and G10 compact interchangeable lens cameras
In a bid to reach a 10% share in the interchangeable lens DSLR market internationally, Panasonic has today unveiled two new compact models based on the Micro FourThirds system - the G2 and the entry level G10
7 March 2010

French artist Sophie Calle wins €100,000 Hasselblad Foundation Award
French artist and photographer Sophie Calle has been selected as the 30th winner of the Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography. She wins a 100,000 euro cash prize
5 March 2010

Licensing body issues reassurances to photographers

Licensing body issues reassurances to photographers
The Design and Artists Copyright Society, a rights management organisation representing visual artists, has moved to reassure the industry that it has photographers' interests at heart as the government plans to adopt the Digital Economy Bill before the upcoming elections.
5 March 2010

Terror watchdog calls for end to stop-and-search

Terror watchdog calls for end to stop-and-search
Lord Carlile of Berriew, the UK's terror watchdog, has called for Section 44 of the Terrorism Act to be scrapped, weeks after the European Court of Human Rights found it illegal
4 March 2010

World Press Photo disqualification: Photographer speaks out

World Press Photo disqualification: Photographer speaks out
Stepan Rudik, whose series on street fighting has been disqualified from the World Press Photo yesterday, has reached out to publications such as BJP in a bid to salvage his reputation as a reportage photographer
4 March 2010

House of Lords debates controversial Digital Economy Bill

House of Lords debates controversial Digital Economy Bill
The House of Lords has started debate on the Digital Economy Bill, with controversial amendments affecting photographers being discussed today. While most amendments have been introduced by the government, three House members have introduced changes that, if successful, could benefit photographers
3 March 2010

World Press Photo disqualifies photographer [update]
World Press Photo has disqualified a Ukraine-based photographer - Stepan Rudik - for altering his images "beyond the boundary of what is acceptable practice, BJP has learnt
3 March 2010

Meet BJP's editors at Focus-on-Imaging

Meet BJP's editors at Focus-on-Imaging
British Journal of Photography will be at Focus-on-Imaging next week, offering readers a chance as well as to win an Olympus Pen E-PL1 camera. The editors will also be on hand to discuss the magazine's relaunch
3 March 2010

Giotto launches modular tripod

Giotto launches modular tripod
Giotto is introducing a new tripod it says has been inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man. The tripod sports 'reverse technology' legs that can be collapsed to surround the center column
2 March 2010

Arca-Swiss releases new line of high-precision viewfinder cameras

Arca-Swiss releases new line of high-precision viewfinder cameras
Arca-Swiss is introducing the RL3d. a viewfinder camera that can shoot high-resolution film and digital images to formats of up to 4x5
2 March 2010

Canon gearing up for 5D Mark II firmware update

Canon gearing up for 5D Mark II firmware update
Canon is putting the finishing touches to a firmware upgrade of its popular EOS 5D Mark II digital SLR with the introduction of new frame rates and audio control to the popular video-enabled camera
2 March 2010

Eight photographers in competition for £5000 Project Assistance Award

Eight photographers in competition for £5000 Project Assistance Award
The names of the eight photographers who will compete for BJP's £5000 assistance award have been announced
1 March 2010

Fujifilm names Distinctions Awards winner

Fujifilm names Distinctions Awards winner
Ukraine-based photojournalist Ikuru Kuwajima has won this year's Fujifilm Distinctions Awards, which comes with a £1000 cash prize
1 March 2010

Copyright meeting ends in 'stalemate' as Lords move on

Copyright meeting ends in 'stalemate' as Lords move on
The House of Lords is set to debate today the latest amendments introduced by Lord Mandelson to the Digital Economy Bill. However, photography organisations warn, the bill still represents a threat to photographers' copyright
1 March 2010

Firm releases stabilisation system for video-enabled digital SLRs

Firm releases stabilisation system for video-enabled digital SLRs
US-based Studio Checkout has introduced a new line of accessories dedicated to video-enabled digital SLRs such as the Canon EOS 5D Mark II and the Nikon D300s
1 March 2010


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