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March 2010
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 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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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