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SOMETIMES known as the Unknown
Protester or the Unknown Rebel, this iconic
photo turns 30 on 5 June. The unidentifi ed
Chinese man stands in front of the tanks the
morning after the Chinese military forcefully
suppressed the 1989 Tiananmen Square
protests. Images and footage of the event
were smuggled out of the country and shownBIG
picture
‘Tank Man’ pictures turn 30
Theweekinbrief,editedbyGeoffHarris
‘Some mirrorless users will return to DSLR’
In a widely reported interview, Ricoh executive Hiroki Sugahara
speculated that ‘after one or two years, some users who changed
their system from DSLR to mirrorless come back to the DSLR
again.’ The executive from Ricoh, which also owns the Pentax
brand, added: ‘the mirrorless camera is very convenient to shoot,
because users can [preview the final] image before shooting. But I
believe the DSLR has its own appealing point, because users can
create their own image from the optical viewfinder.’ Read the full
interview at http://www.imaging-resource.com.
STC clip-in fi lters now for Olympus
STC, a Taiwanese maker of filters which clip over your camera’s
sensor, has announced it now supports Olympus Micro Four Thirds
cameras. The system was originally designed for Sony full-frame
sensors. See a video demonstration of how to use the clip-over
filters at youtu.be/zFnw5Qc_5Rc. For more information on the clip
filters, visit stcoptics.com/en/clip_filter.
Leica’s in the
(Bau)haus
Leica has released a special-
edition Leica CL camera to
celebrate the 100th anniversary
of the founding of the Bauhaus
school of art and design in
Germany. You get a silver Leica
CL with a matching Elmarit-TL
18 mm f/2.8 ASPH lens and a
black leather carrying strap
(this, along with the camera’s
leather covering, is embossed
with the Bauhaus word mark).
Only 150 kits are being released
worldwide, exclusive to Leica
stores, and it will set you
back $3,750.
Foto Fest returns
Fotospeed’s Foto Fest event is returning to the University of Bath
on 8 September for the fourth year running, with Martin Parr
named as the festival’s main speaker. The popular Foto Fest
Market, which gives guests the opportunity to get exclusive deals
from leading brands, is another fixture. See fotofest.co.uk.
Nikon advisory for
Z-series IBIS
Nikon has issued a technical
service advisory highlighting
problems with the in-body
image stabilisation (IBIS)
systems on some of its Z 6 and
Z 7 cameras. Free repairs are
offered on affected models. To
see if your camera is affected,
go to advisory.nikonrepair.eu/
Language_Select_Z6.aspx or
advisory.nikonrepair.eu/
Language_Select_Z7.aspx.
If so, a Nikon Service Centre
will carry out the fix.© MARTIN PARR