Earlier today, DXOMark issued an apology. The popular sensor testing company revised its controversially low score for the Canon 1D X Mark III, admitting that "erroneous testing data" had affected the scoring and screwed up their initial review. In other words: this sensor is much better than they thought.
The camera accessory brand Tether Tools just earned a great deal of goodwill from photographers by taking a copyright infringement mistake seriously. After discovering that they had accidentally used a photographer's image without permission, the company posted a lengthy apology and explanation on its website and social media.
First, Facebook censored (over and over) the iconic Vietman War photo "Terror of War" commonly referred to as "Napalm Girl." Then, they backtracked. Finally, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has written an apology letter to Norway's Prime Minister for the whole debacle.
Flickr is apologizing for its decision to sell Creative Commons photos as wall art. The images have been pulled, and all sales made with CC photos will be refunded.
If you've been trying to get your hands on a Nikon 1 V3 camera, you've been, as the acronym goes, S O L. The camera has been sold out at all major retailers since before the first round of pre-orders went out. In fact, so bad is the shortage that Nikon Japan just issued an official apology.
Target has officially come out to apologize after an embarrassing and very public post-processing mistake has left the company dealing with a PR nightmare. But for many, the apology isn't enough. What the general public is asking is "why?"
Apparently Sigma was aiming for a much lower price when developing the SD1 DSLR, but was forced to …