Olympus reaches first shareholder settlement over accounting scandal
Olympus Corp. said Friday that it has reached the first settlement in a series of shareholder lawsuits filed in Japan and abroad over a bubble-era accounting fraud that gutted the company’s value after it came to light. The camera and precision instruments maker agreed to pay $2.6 million to settle The…
Olympus corporate band to compete at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Peripheral Vision’s live performance of the classic rock song "Good Time Bad Times" by Led Zeppelin was loud, fast and hard, echoing throughout The Promenade Shops in Center Valley. Each drum roll, guitar lick and vocalization was infused with angst that was all the more striking considering the appearance of…
Horsham Air Guard Station Readies for ‘Hometown Heroes Day’
The community is invited to an all-day family-friendly activities on Oct. 5. Have you ever wondered what life’s like beyond the gates of the Horsham Air Guard Station? If only for a day, the community can meet, mingle and have fun alongside soldiers and military personnel assigned to the 111th Fighter…
Alleged Photos of an Upcoming Pentax K-3 Pop Up
Recently, we shared some stated leaks about a possibly upcoming full-frame Pentax. Some of our readers pointed out to us that the picture we showed was probably a photoshop job. However, the name and specs of another allegedly upcoming camera, the K-3 APS-C DSLR that we also shared, now gained…
Camera Deals of the Day: Canon SL1 kit for $575, Canon 70-200 f/4L for $669 …
Happy Friday everyone! We’ve got a handful of camera deals today, with a particular heavy helping of Canon gear. There’s also a deal on a Sigma lens for both Nikon and Canon DSLRs. Lastly, spruce up your living space with some of your photos thanks to big discount on canvas…
Pentax K-3 DSLR press shot and specs leak
Following a leak of its specifications earlier this week, the Pentax K-3 has surfaced in the first press shot seen of the DSLR, as well as some other rumored specs that photographers can expect. According to the leaked information, the Pentax K-3 will be an APS-C based device offering new…
Win a Canon EOS 1100D Digital SLR camera
If you’re going on the trip of a lifetime, you’ll want a camera that’s up to the job. For inspiration on the trip front, look no further than Great Rail Journeys. It offers a choice of six holidays to India alone, ranging from a 13-day tour of India’s ‘golden triangle’,…
DIY: How to Turn an Old Nikon D80 Into a Permanent IR Camera in Four Easy …
Here’s a DIY project for infrared photography enthusiasts who have a few hundred dollars and some time to spend this weekend. Instead of taking the typical routes when it comes to taking IR photos i.e. using an IR lens filter or making the magic happen in post why not DIY…
Olympus pays US investors $2.6 mn over accounting scandal
AFP – Japanese camera giant Olympus said Friday it has agreed to pay $2.6 million to settle a US investor lawsuit stemming from a huge accounting scandal that hammered its shares. The claim was filed two years ago by an investor who claimed that a loss cover-up by Olympus executives was…
One Millionth Leica and Modified Nikon F3 NASA Camera up for Auction at …
Each year, the WestLicht Photographica auction house puts some incredible historic cameras on the block and lets us mere mortals "oh" and "ah" at them before some collector with deep pockets plunks down hundreds of thousands of dollars to take them home (where they will, of course, be used daily…
