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Olympus to cut more jobs amid compact camera crash (update Friday 4.16pm)

Thursday, 16 May 2013

Olympus has shed 3,400 imaging staff, and plans more job cuts, amid a worse than predicted decline in compact camera sales.

Touit 1.8-32 on Sony NEX and Fujifilm X

Zeiss launches new lenses for Sony and Fujifilm mirrorless cameras

Thursday, 16 May 2013

Two new lenses are the first of Carl Zeiss's Touit series of autofocus lenses for the Sony NEX and Fujifilm X camera ranges.

EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender

Canon debuts £11,999 telephoto lens

Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Canon has introduced a new high-performance super-telephoto lens, retailing at £11,999.99, as the latest addition to its L-series.

Cuckmere Haven by John Franklin

Peace Camp photography competition exhibition to begin in June

Wednesday, 15 May 2013

An exhibition that includes the winning images of last year's Peace Camp photography competition will be starting next month.

Spill by Daniel Beltrá

Landscape photography collection to be auctioned for charity

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

A selection of works from the UK's largest collection of landscape photography is due to be auctioned at Christie's tomorrow.

AP Cover 18 May

Digital version of Amateur Photographer, 18 May 2013

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

Find out what's in the digital version of this week's Amateur Photographer

Lastolite Ezybox Octa Quad

New Lastolite lighting kit features space for four flashguns and a softbox

Monday, 13 May 2013

Manfrotto has announced the release of a versatile new lighting kit from Lastolite.

Winner 2012 'Occupy' by Fraser Perrie

CBRE opens entries for Urban Photographer prize

Monday, 13 May 2013

City-based snappers are set to compete once again for this year's CBRE Urban Photographer of the Year prize.

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Jessops kits out staff with Peter Jones socks

Friday, 10 May 2013

Jessops boss Peter Jones is kitting out staff with his own brand of stripy socks.

Olympus E-P5

Olympus E-P5 in bid to emulate ‘cult classic’

Friday, 10 May 2013

OLYMPUS’S retro crusade looks set to continue with the classically styled Pen E-P5. The soon-to-be-launched compact system camera (CSC) aims to ‘pay homage’ to what the firm lauds as a 1960s collectors item, the Pen F.

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