The Lomographic Society has introduced a range of accessories for the Lomography Konstruktor, its DIY film SLR. The £12.90/$14.90 Konstruktor Magnifying Chimney Hood provides a magnified viewfinder image for more precise focusing, and allows dioptre correction. The £16.90/$19.90 Konstruktor Close-Up & Macro Lens Kit expands the capabilities of the Konstruktor DIY Camera and allows users to discover the world of macro photography. The kit includes a close-up lens with a close-focus point of 15cm and a macro lens with a minimum focus distance of 5cm. Both accessory lenses are made of plastic. Meanwhile Lomography has also announced a non-working, transparent Collector's Edition of the Konstruktor, which allows anyone to see what's inside a basic 35mm film SLR.

With Black Friday upon us and Cyber Monday just around the corner, we've rounded-up all 7 Holiday Gift Guides that we've published in the last week. If you're looking to buy a camera, make sure to check out our expert guides first!

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The ShutterBug Remote is a Bluetooth-enabled camera remote that works with your Android or iOS device. Offering a range of up to 300ft/90m and a battery life of 4 months, the ShutterBug Remote is easy to set up - just plug in the remote, and connect to it with your Bluetooth LE enabled iPhone, iPad, iPod or Android device to control focus, shutter, bulb, timed exposures, interval exposures, and mirror lockup. The device is on sale for $94.95 now until Cyber Monday, 2nd December. For more information and to place an order, visit the website below.

Olympus UK's latest pop-up event is an exhibition of vintage photographs by Denis O'Regan. Taken in the 1980s with an assortment of Olympus OM series film cameras, these images were all shot on the band's record breaking 1984 "Sing Blue Silver" tour. The show has been put together to celebrate the impending release of Denis's coffee table book "Careless Memories," which contains hundreds of exquisitely restored, previously unseen photographs, taken mostly during the North American and Japanese legs of the band’s tour. Open until 5th December, the exhibition venue is located at 15 Foubert's Place, just off London's famous Carnaby Street.

X-Rite Photo has announced two Coloratti webinars for December. On 10 December 2013, commercial and fashion photographer Jon R. Trengereid will be taking a closer look at a few photographs and talk about lighting and postproduction. This session starts at 11a.m. London time. One week later, on 17th December, X-Rite Coloratti Frank Doorhof will be demonstrating everything a photographer needs to know before, during and after a model shoot. This webinar is taking place from 5:30-6.30p.m. GMT.

Tiffen has announced an app sale running through Cyber Monday, 2 December 2013.  Available on the iTunes Store, Tiffen Photo fx can now be purchased for $.99 (regularly $2.99) and Tiffen Photo fx Ultra for $1.99 (regularly $4.99).

Fujifilm has announced an upcoming firmware update for its X-Pro1 compact system camera. Version 3.10 brings a number of improvements and enhancements, including improved accuracy and coverage of the bright frame in the optical viewfinder, a new file name editing function, more consistent file numbering for photos taken in continuous shooting mode, and improved in-camera raw conversion. Additionally, you will be able to see the exposure setting in live-view, adjust the aperture / shutter speed while maintaining the exposure value while AE lock is selected, and set the default and maximum sensitivity and minimum shutter speed when selecting AUTO in the ISO setting. This new firmware update for the Fujifilm X-Pro1 will be available on 5th December.

Fujifilm will be releasing firmware upgrades for its premium X-E1, X100S and X-E2 models to enhance operability and functionality. The updates will bring new functionality allowing you to edit image filenames and improvements to in-camera raw file conversion, In addition, the X-E1 and X100S will benefit from a number of enhancements already incorporated into the X-E2, such as the ability to see the exposure setting in Live View, the cpability to change the aperture and shutter speed while maintaining exposure (EV value) with the AE lock button, and more consistent file numbering for photos taken in continuous shooting mode. In the X-E1, the maximum sensitivity and minimum shutter speed can now be set when ISO AUTO is selected. Finally, the X100S also benefits from improved accuracy and coverage of the bright frame in the optical viewfinder. The updates will go live on 19th December.

Worldwide demand for digital cameras is forecast to decline by as much as 24% this year, but the interchangeable-lens camera segment - which comprises mostly SLRs and CSCs - is expected to grow. "Interchangeable-lens cameras will account for one in every four digital cameras shipped this year," says Arun Gill, Market Analyst at Futuresource Consulting. "That's up from less than one in every five in 2012 and - of greater significance - for the very first time the segment will account for more than half the total digital camera trade value. Here at Futuresource we expect the interchangeable lens segment to grow 5% in 2013, to reach close to 21 million units shipped." While CSCs will represent almost half the interchangeable-lens camera market volume in Japan, DSLRs remain by far the most popular format globally, with 80% volume share expected for 2013 within the segment.

Nokia today announced that in the UK, the Nokia Lumia 2520 tablet will be available exclusively through The John Lewis Partnership from December 4th. Priced at £399.99, the Lumia 2520 runs on Windows RT 8.1 and features 4G connectivity, a 10.1” Full HD display with a resolution of 218ppi, a 6.7-megapixel onboard camera with a 1/3.4-type sensor, quad-core chipset, multiple colour choices, 11 hours of battery life and super-fast-charging capabilities. Additionally, the Lumia 2520 includes Nokia Storyteller, a Nokia developed application that introduces a new way to curate and relive images and videos as a story on a map, as well as Nokia Video Director

Datacolor will be hosting two new free-to-attend webinars in December. On Thursday, 5th December, Datacolor expert David Saffir and Google Nik Photography expert Dan Hughes will be hosting an online seminar titled, "Taking Control of Landscape Photography with Datacolor and the Nik Collection." Starting at 7p.m., this webinar will cover best practices in colour management throughout the workflow, capturing landscape scenes and post-processing in the digital darkroom using Nik Software products Viveza 2, ColorEfexPro 4 and SharpenerPro 3.0. The second session, "Highlights of the 2013 Creative Roadshows" (Tuesday, 10th December, 7p.m.) hosted by Datacolor expert Richard West, will provide tips and tricks on how to build and optimise your imaging workflow whilst maintaining colour accuracy throughout. To register, visit the website below.

Olympus has announced firmware updates for the OM-D E-M1 compact system camera (read review), the M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-50mm f/3.5-6.3 EZ lens (read review) and the Stylus XZ-2 premium compact camera (read review). Firmware version 1.1 for the Olympus OM-D E-M1 improves Live Bulb image quality while noise reduction is on, enhances AF operation including C-AF, improves image stabilisation in the Sports and Children scene modes, and corrects chromatic aberration caused by the Panasonic Lumix G Vario 14-140mm f/3.5-5.6 lens. Firmware update 1.3 for the Olympus Stylus XZ-2 improves AF performance when you use a single target in a low-light situation. Finally, the firmware upgrade for the 12-50mm lens improves stability when using electronic zoom in combination with Panasonic cameras. As usual those updating their firmware should use the company's free Digital Camera Updater utility.

onOne Software has now released Perfect Photo Suite 8, which had been announced back in September. Key new features include the Perfect Enhance module for essential photo adjustments, the Perfect Eraser with content-aware fill technology, the Perfect Batch processing utility for applying workflows to multiple images at once, and a re-engineered Perfect Effects module with twice as many filters, customisable presets, and integrated FocalPoint technology. The new Perfect Photo Suite 8 will be available 26th November in three editions: Premium, Standard, and an edition for Adobe Lightroom & Apple Aperture. Perfect Photo Suite 8 for Adobe Lightroom & Apple Aperture works with Lightroom, Aperture, Photoshop Elements, and as a standalone application. It is available for $129.95; upgrades are $79.95. The Standard Edition works as a complete standalone photo editor and is available for $79.95.

Hahnemühle FineArt have launched a new corporate design including a revamped logo and a redesigned website. "The goal of the development: to create an up-to-date range of information and modern easy-to-use dialogue platforms," the company said in a statement. "The new website is charged with emotions, technically up to date and open for dialogue with the users." To visit the new Hahnemühle website, follow the link below.

Kenko Tokina USA has announced the availability of the Tokina AT-X 11-16mm f/2.8 Type-II lens for Sony's A-mount cameras with APS-C sized sensors. This compact ultra-wideangle zoom, which features 13 elements in 11 groups and a 9-bladed iris diaphragm, will go on sale in January 2014. The main features include an angle-of-view range of 104° to 82°, a minimum focus distance of 30cm, a maximum reproduction ratio of 1:11.6, and a one-clutch focus mechanism that allows the photographer to switch between AF and MF simply by snapping the focus ring forward for AF and back toward the lens mount for manual focusing.

The Lomography Online Shop now carries the Harman TiTAN Pinhole Camera, which takes pinhole photos on 4x5" sheet film. Made of lightweight yet heavy-duty ABS plastic, this large format camera features two2 tripod mounts, built-in spirit levels, and accessory mount. Priced at €240, the Harman TiTAN Pinhole Camera comes bundled with an interchangeable 72mm wide-angle cone. Separate cones of 110 and 150mm are also available. 

Manfrotto today introduced the redesigned website of the Manfrotto School of Xcellence (MSoX), its dedicated online educational platform. New additions include a Picture of the Day feature, a section called Five Golden Rules where MSoX photographers draw up their own, personal ‘golden rules’ regarding photography or videography, plus Interviews, News and Events. In addition, the Manfrotto School of Xcellence will continue providing reportages through this platform, as well as announcing upcoming webinars, tutorials and workshops given by the most important personalities in the global photography industry.

Mastering the Nikon Coolpix A by Darrell Young is a new ebook from Rocky Nook. Exploring the features and capabilities of the camera in a way that far surpasses the user’s manual, this ebook guides readers through the camera features with step-by-step setting adjustments, colour illustrations and detailed explanations for each option. The 375-page ebook is available for $12.95.