Copyright (c) 1998-2007 Digital Photograph Review en-us Stand reports from the Photokina 2008 Show Report trade show, updated regularly from dpreview.com. http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/ Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:45:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/ http://a.img-dpreview.com/images/dprlogo_white_free.gif http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/ Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:41:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Pentax/ Pentax is showing off its brand new K2000(K-m) and its recently-announced lenses; the 60-250mm F4 in particular seemed likely to set off another outbreak of lens buying amongst the K-mount faithful. As is to be expected, the company's limited primes were a...[more]

Products: K2000, DA 60-250mm F4 ED IF SDM, DA 55mm F1.4 SDM, DA 15mm F4 ED AL Limited, DA 1.4X REAR CONVERTER SDM, DA L 18-55mm F3.5-5.6AL, DA L 50-200mm F4-5.6AL

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Pentax/ Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:47:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Hasselblad/ Swedish medium-format specialist Hasselblad is showing off a wide selection of scaled-up loveliness. The recently announced H3D II 50 megapixel camera is on show - the first time many people have got to see it - deliveries should start in October. The HTS ...[more]

Products: K2000, DA 60-250mm F4 ED IF SDM, DA 55mm F1.4 SDM, DA 15mm F4 ED AL Limited, DA 1.4X REAR CONVERTER SDM, DA L 18-55mm F3.5-5.6AL, DA L 50-200mm F4-5.6AL

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Hasselblad/ Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:30:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Olympus/ The big news from Olympus at Photokina is the mock-up of a Micro Four Thirds camera concept that shows just how small the new format can go (in stark contrast to Panasonic's G1). Measuring just 4.7" x 2.5" x 1.2" the mock-up is certainly a promising indica...[more]

Products: Stylus 1050 SW, Stylus 1040, FE-20, FE-360, FE-370

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Olympus/ Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:59:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Around_the_show/ We've brought you live reports from all the stands we think you'll find most interesting. But Photokina is a vast show with all sorts of interesting things happening. So here a some of the other shots we've grabbed as we've built-up our blisters around the...[more]

Products: Stylus 1050 SW, Stylus 1040, FE-20, FE-360, FE-370

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Around_the_show/ Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:27:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Tripods/ The sturdiest names in tripods are all here, showing off their wares. There are a variety of heights and weights, materials and degrees of flexibility - heads are on show that pivot and clamp in every conceivable way - but this year, in the timeless tradit...[more]

Products: Stylus 1050 SW, Stylus 1040, FE-20, FE-360, FE-370

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Tripods/ Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:27:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Lighting/ All the best-known lighting companies are here at the show. There are reflectors big enough to impress Bond villians and well-lit models aplenty, with all the exhibitors trying to maximise their time in the spotlight.[more]

Products: Stylus 1050 SW, Stylus 1040, FE-20, FE-360, FE-370

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Lighting/ Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:27:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Bags/ They come in colors, everywhere, and they come in an astonishing variety of capacities. Photokina is home to a larger selection of bags than you might believe possible.[more]

Products: Stylus 1050 SW, Stylus 1040, FE-20, FE-360, FE-370

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Bags/ Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:10:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Samsung/ Samsung has taken over a large portion of Hall 4 here in Cologne but doesn't appear to have any new products on show. There's a prototype, in a glass case, of a compact 10X zoom camera that clearly has the Pansonic TZ5 in its sights. It will have a 10.2 me...[more]

Products: Stylus 1050 SW, Stylus 1040, FE-20, FE-360, FE-370

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Samsung/ Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:53:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Sony/ The Sony stand plays host to large chunks of the company's vast range of products, from Cyber-Shot compacts through to Handycam camcorders but most of the buzz is, understandably, around the black and orange Alpha DSLR corner. Already shown behind glass at...[more]

Products: Alpha 900, Cyber-shot DSC-T700, Cyber-shot DSC-T77, Cyber-shot DSC-T500, SAL1635ZA, SAL70400G

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Sony/ Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:24:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Bibble_Labs/ Bibble Labs is showing version 5 of its raw software that has grown from simple RAW conversion to become a complete workflow tool. The latest version includes the ability to make localized edits (which can be applied to polygonal, curved or brushed areas)....[more]

Products: Alpha 900, Cyber-shot DSC-T700, Cyber-shot DSC-T77, Cyber-shot DSC-T500, SAL1635ZA, SAL70400G

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Bibble_Labs/ Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:57:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Microsoft/ The big news on the Microsoft stand was the launch of a publication born of a collaboration with Nokia, Apple, Adobe, Sony and Canon. Dubbed the 'Metadata Working Group,' it has published a series of guidelines aimed at achieving two goals:1) The preservat...[more]

Products: Photosynth

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Microsoft/ Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:34:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Wacom/ Wacom's sizable stand takes full advantage of the fact it's nustled-up next to Adobe's. While there are no products being announced at the show, the company is attracting PhotoShop-curious showgoers across to see its products. These include the recently in...[more]

Products: Photosynth

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Wacom/ Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:02:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Adobe/ The big news from Adobe is the launch of Creative Suite 4 and its new version of PhotoShop. The new features are too numerous to go into here but unsurprisingly it's attracting large crowds keen to find out about the software many of them will end up using...[more]

Products: Photoshop CS4

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Adobe/ Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:44:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Lexar/ Lexar is displaying a range of products in both Compact Flash and Secure Digital memory card. At the Professional end of the sepctrum, the Compact Flash offerings include the 16GB 300X (45MB/sec) UDMA card, tested for card-to-computer transfer rate. Also o...[more]

Products: 16 GB UDMA CF card

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Lexar/ Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:16:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Delkin/ Delkin Devices is showing off its new USB external 4X Blue-Ray Disc drive and archival quality Blue-Ray Discs. The disks have 25GB capacity and are rated as having a 200 year lifespan. The drive allows a 25Gb disk to be burned in 30 minutes.[more]

Products: Blu-Ray Disk Drive

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Delkin/ Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:06:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/SanDisk/ SanDisk is showing off new larger an faster versions of its cards in both Compact Flash and Secure Digital formats.At the top of the Compact Flash tree are the new 4 and 8GB 45MB/sec UDMA Extreme IV cards. 8, 16 and 32GB Extreme III cards are also on show,...[more]

Products: Extreme III 32 GB CF card, Extreme IV 16 GB CF card, Extreme III SDHC card

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/SanDisk/ Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:31:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Tokina/ Tokina's stand is home to a broad range of their lenses, including a new wide-rangeing zoom and the company's first lens with built-in AF motor for Nikon users.The interesting 16.5-135mm F3.5-5.6 will be available in Nikon and Canon mounts for APS-C DSLRs....[more]

Products: 16.5-135mm F3.5-5.6

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Tokina/ Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:04:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Sinar/ Sinar is showing its Hy6 65 medium format system that includes the eSprit65 back the company says is first to produce DNG files onboard.Also on show is the arTEc dedicated architecture camera, developed in collaboration with architecture photographer Raine...[more]

Products: Sinar Hy6-65

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Sinar/ Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:39:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/PhaseOne/ Phase One's main product on show is the 45mm F3.5 TS tilt-shift lens for Mamiya and Phase One cameras. The lens, based on a Hartblei design, is still at the prototype stage. [more]

Products: 45 mm F 3.5 TS

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/PhaseOne/ Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:31:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Leaf/ The stand of medium-format maker Leaf is home to a variety of lenses and a range of the company's AFi bodies and Aptus backs. Also on display is the company's Leaf Remote software including the LC Remote application for the iPhone that allows the shoot to ...[more]

Products: Afi II 10, Afi II 7, Afi II 6, Aptus II 10, Aptus II 7, Aptus II 6

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Leaf/ Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:03:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Fujifilm/ Although there's not a lot in the way of new product this year from Fujifilm, the company's sprawling stand, there's plenty of interesting stuff on display under the slogan 'Fujifilm Expand the World of Imaging'. Most interesting are the two new technology...[more]

Products: FinePix F60fd, FinePix S2000HD, FinePix J150W, FinePix J110W, FinePix J120, FinePix J100

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Fujifilm/ Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:59:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Tamron/ Tamron's stand is focused on the 18-270mm F3.5-6.3 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) Macro, which appears to have a name larger than the lens itself. Alongside that are new versions of the company's 70-200mm in Pentax and Sony mount and the well-respected 90mm F2.8...[more]

Products: SP AF90 mm F2.8 Di Macro, SP AF10-24 mm Di II, SP AF70-200 mm F2.8 Di LD IF Macro, SP AF18-270 mm Di II VC

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Tamron/ Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:57:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Sigma/ The Sigma stand is host to an awful lot of lenses, including the handful of new mount variants announced earlier today. The company's new SD15 and DP2, second-generation cameras based around the 4.7x3 megapixel Foveon sensor, were also on display. We handl...[more]

Products: DP2, SD15, 24-70mm F2.8 EX DG HSM, 50mm F1.4 EX DG HSM, APO 1.4x EX DG, APO 2x EX DG, 4.5mm F2.8 EX DC HSM, 10mm F2.8 EX DC HSM, Macro EM-140 DG

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Sigma/ Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:16:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Panasonic/ The story of Photokina 2008 is undoubtedly Micro Four Thirds - if for no other reason than it actually offers something a little different to talk about in the face of an endless wave of minor upgrades and 'new' compact cameras that are all but indistingui...[more]

Products: DMC-G1, 14-45mm/F3.5-5.6/O.I.S., 45-200mm/F4.0-5.6/ O.I.S.

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Panasonic/ Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:51:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Canon/ After a relatively low key PMA, Canon is back with a bang at Photokina. As usual the large stand is one of the busiest at the show, with the two recently announced DSLR models, the EOS 5D Mark II and EOS 50D taking pride of place - and getting the most att...[more]

Products: EOS 5D Mark II, EOS 50D, EF 24 mm F1.4L II, EF-S 18-200 F3.5-F5.6 IS, PowerShot SX1 IS, PowerShot SX10 IS, PowerShot G10, PowerShot SD990 IS / IXUS 980 IS, PowerShot SD880 IS / IXUS 870 IS, PowerShot SX110IS, PowerShot E1, PowerShot A2000 IS, PowerShot A1000 IS

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Canon/ Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:02:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Leica/ Attracting all the attention on the Leica stand was the newly announced 37 megapixel S2 medium format SLR. The project has been solely developed by Leica, the company says, but with an image processor by Fujitsu. The prototypes on the stand had working au...[more]

Products: S2, M8.2, D-LUX 4, C-LUX 3, NOCTILUX-M 50 mm f /1, SUMMILUX-M 21 mm f / 1.4 ASPH, SUMMILUX-M 24 mm f / 1.4 ASPH, ELMAR-M 24 mm f / 3.8 ASPH

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Leica/ Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:57:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Casio/ Photokina 2008 sees the first public showing of Casio's new ultra-high speed camera, the EXILIM EX-FH20, which offers movie capture at up to 1000 frames per second and, equally impressively, 40 frames per second burst mode shooting at 7.1 megapixels. Anal...[more]

Products: Exilim EX-Z85, Exilim EX-Z300, Exilim EX-Z250, Exilim EX-FH20

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Casio/ Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:49:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Nikon/ Although there's plenty of visitor interest in the D3 and D700 full frame siblings it's the new D90 (and its new 18-105mm VR kits lens) that is drawing the crowds on Nikon's very busy and very yellow stand - all anxious to take the world's first (but no lo...[more]

Products: D90, 18-105 mm F3.5-F5.6G VR, Coolpix P6000, Coolpix S710, Coolpix S610c, Coolpix S610, Coolpix S560, Coolpix S60

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Nikon/ Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:10:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Mamiya/ The Mamiya stand showed both the ZDb digital back and the recently announced 645 AF DIII. Also on show was a variety of high-end glass, including the new 150mm F2.8.[more]

Products: ZDb, Remote Capture

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Mamiya/ Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:58:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Zeiss/ The Carl Zeiss stand was attracting much attention from Canon users who are finally able to use the German lens legend's manual focus prime lenses. The 50mm and 85mm Planar T* F1.4 lenses were both on show in the new 'ZE' mount, along with the 21mm Distago...[more]

Products: Distagon T* 2.8/21, Planar T* 1.4/50, Planar T* 1.4/85

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2008/Zeiss/