Copyright (c) 1998-2009 Digital Photograph Review en-us Stand reports from the PMA 2006 Show Report trade show, updated regularly from dpreview.com. http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:45:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/ http://a.img-dpreview.com/images/dprlogo_white_free.gif http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/ Tue, 28 Feb 2006 20:39:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Nokia/ Nokia is once again showing that it considers the photography industry a ripe target for its camera phones, with a small but busy, booth showcasing its N series smart phones. On show at PMA are the range-topping N90, with 2 megapixel sensor and swivelling ...[more]

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Nokia/ Tue, 28 Feb 2006 20:39:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Tamron/ Reminding us all that Sigma aren't the only independent lens manufacturer offering dedicated digital-only lenses for the major SLR systems, Tamron has a large booth showcasing the recent additions to its growing range of lightweight zooms. New digital-only...[more]

Products: SP 17-50 mm F2.8 XR Di II, SP 18-200 mm F3.5 - F6.3 Di II, SP 11-18 mm F4.5 - F5.6 Di II

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Tamron/ Tue, 28 Feb 2006 15:19:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Adobe/ As usual Adobe is giving demonstrations of Photoshop CS2 and Photoshop Elements 4.0, and many photographers are getting their first chance to see the latest Beta of Lightroom, the new friendly face for Camera Raw.[more]

Products: Lightroom

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Adobe/ Mon, 27 Feb 2006 23:07:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Apple/ Apple continues its attempts to engage with professional photographers with an increased presence at PMA 2006, dedicated almost entirely to hands-on and theatre-style demonstrations of Aperture, its innovative non-destructive raw workflow solution. Of cour...[more]

Products: Lightroom

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Apple/ Mon, 27 Feb 2006 22:58:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/SanDisk/ Big news on the busy and colorful Sandisk booth is the doubling in capacity of the top-of-the range Extreme III cards, with CompactFlash now maxing out at 8.0 GB, and SD and MemoryStick DUO hitting 2.0 GB. Visitors are also getting their first glimpse at t...[more]

Products: 8 GB Extreme III Compact Flash card, 2 GB Ultra II SD Plus card, 4 GB Memory Stick Pro Duo card

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/SanDisk/ Mon, 27 Feb 2006 22:53:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Lexar/ Lexar is showcasing the latest developments in its ActiveMemory digital photography workflow technology, including plug-ins for Adobe Bridge and Corel Paint Shop Pro X, plus faster Pro cards (including the 133X SD and CF and the new 8.0GB 90X Professional)...[more]

Products: 8.0 GB Professional 90X Compact Flash card, Active Memory Plug-ins

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Lexar/ Mon, 27 Feb 2006 22:46:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Sigma/ Once again aficionados of the Foveon-based Sigma DSLR system will be disappointed as there's not even a hint of a replacement for the ageing SD-10 on show to the public at PMA, though we were assured in our meeting with Sigma's senior executives that there...[more]

Products: 30 mm F1.4 DC 4/3, 18-50 mm F2.8 EX DC 4/3, 150 mm F2.8 EX DG Macro 4/3, 50-500 mm F4 - F6.3 EX DG 4/3, 70-200 mm F2.8 EX DG Macro, 17-70 mm F2.8 - F4.5 DC Macro

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Sigma/ Mon, 27 Feb 2006 19:25:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Samsung/ Samsung's compact camera lineup continues to mature, and PMA sees the introduction of several well-designed new models with some genuinely unique features. Highlights include the i6, the first digital compact to boast real ‘portable media player' capabilit...[more]

Products: GX-1L, GX-1S, Digimax L85, Digimax L60, Digimax S500, Digimax S600, Digimax S800

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Samsung/ Mon, 27 Feb 2006 19:25:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/HP/ Nothing new for PMA - HP used the CES show at the start of the year to launch a huge range of compacts from the entry-level fixed lens E327, through two new 'M' series cameras (the M425 and M525 - 5 and 6MP models, both with 3x zooms) to the new top of the...[more]

Products: Photosmart R725, Photosmart R927, Photosmart R727, Photosmart E327, Photosmart M425, Photosmart M525, Photosmart M527

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/HP/ Mon, 27 Feb 2006 19:25:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Casio/ Headline product on the Casio stand is the Exilim EX-Z850. It's not a significant upgrade to last year's Z750, but that's no bad thing given that it was an excellent camera in the first place. Also making their first public appearance are the other two new...[more]

Products: EXILIM EX-Z850, EXILIM EX-Z60, EXILIM EX-Z600

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Casio/ Sun, 26 Feb 2006 19:21:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Panasonic/ As one of the rising stars of the digital camera world Panasonic has a much larger presence than last year's PMA, and naturally there's a real buzz around the company's first digital SLR, the LC1. Sure, it's an Olympus E-330 in a different jacket, but it l...[more]

Products: Lumix DMC-L1, Lumix DMC-TZ1, Lumix DMC-FX01, Lumix DMC-FZ7, Lumix DMC-LZ5, Lumix DMC-LZ3, Lumix DMC-LS2, D 14-50 mm F2.8-F3.5 OIS

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Panasonic/ Sun, 26 Feb 2006 19:17:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Texas_Instruments/ Away from the main hall in the PMA 'technology suites' chip manufacturer Texas Instruments is giving a taste of what we can expect to see appearing in the next generation of digital cameras thanks to its remarkable new 'DaVinci' image processor. DaVinci is...[more]

Products: Lumix DMC-L1, Lumix DMC-TZ1, Lumix DMC-FX01, Lumix DMC-FZ7, Lumix DMC-LZ5, Lumix DMC-LZ3, Lumix DMC-LS2, D 14-50 mm F2.8-F3.5 OIS

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Texas_Instruments/ Sun, 26 Feb 2006 19:16:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Nikon/ With no new SLR models for PMA, star of the Nikon booth, hardware-wise, is the D200 (and the new 105mm VR macro), though with no less than seven new compacts there's a lot of space given over to the Coolpix range. The new L2, L3 and L4 seem fairly solid fo...[more]

Products: Coolpix S5, Coolpix S6, Coolpix P3, Coolpix P4, Coolpix L2, Coolpix L3, Coolpix L4, AF-S 105 mm F2.8G VR Micro, Capture NX

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Nikon/ Sun, 26 Feb 2006 19:16:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Kodak/ This year's Kodak stand eschews the usual bright yellow for a much more subtle - and clean looking - white, and we were surprised to see that printing (both home and kiosk) solutions take center-stage, with digital cameras given much less stand space than ...[more]

Products: Easyshare Z612, Easyshare V603, Easyshare C643, Eashshare C533, Easyshare V570, Easyshare Z650, Easyshare C663

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Kodak/ Sun, 26 Feb 2006 16:43:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Sony/ No official word about what Sony intends to do with its newly-acquired (from Konica Minolta) digital SLR division at PMA 2006, but lots of new compacts on show, from the S600 and M2 (originally announced at CES) to the six models launched yesterday at PMA....[more]

Products: Cyber-shot DSC-H5, Cyber-shot DSC-H2, Cyber-shot DSC-W100, Cyber-shot DSC-W70, Cyber-shot DSC-W50, Cyber-shot DSC-W30, Cyber-shot DSC-M2, Cyber-shot DSC-S600, HDPS-L1 Digital Photo Album (80 GB)

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Sony/ Sun, 26 Feb 2006 16:43:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Pentax/ In a move rare these days Pentax is showing prototypes of cameras it intends to launch much later in the year, presumably at Photokina in September. The 18 megapixel 645 Digital is interesting, and no doubt will produce excellent results, but we wonder if ...[more]

Products: *ist DL2, Optio T10, Optio W10, Optio M10, Optio E10, Optio A10

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Pentax/ Sun, 26 Feb 2006 16:43:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Olympus/ Although Olympus has little new for PMA (having used CES to announce most of its 2006 range), there's no denying that the E-330 is one of the few products at the show to be really drawing in the crowds, many getting their first chance to see the world's fi...[more]

Products: E-330 (EVOLT), Stylus 720 SW, Stylus 700, Stylus 810, SP320, FE130, FE140, FE150, FE115

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Olympus/ Sun, 26 Feb 2006 15:33:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Fujifilm/ No new digital SLR from Fujifilm this PMA, which will disappoint S2 and S3 users hoping for a camera body to match the quality of the Super CCD sensor; we can only hope that Fuji has something up its sleeve for the summer (though we suspect we won't hear a...[more]

Products: FinePix F30, FinePix F650 Zoom, FinePix F600 Zoom, FinePix V10, FinePix F470, FinePix A400, FinePix A500

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Fujifilm/ Sun, 26 Feb 2006 15:33:00 GMT http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Canon/ No surprises here - the PMA line-up announced last week features heavily on Canon's huge stand, which as always is one of the busiest at the show.In the absence of a major digital SLR launch (the 30D can't really be considered anything more than a minor up...[more]

Products: EOS 30D, PowerShot S3 IS, PowerShot SD700 IS, PowerShot SD600, PowerShot SD630, PowerShot A700, PowerShot A420, PowerShot A430, PowerShot A530, PowerShot A540, EF-S 17-55 mm F2.8 IS, EF 85 mm F1.2L II

(Full stand report includes complete text description as well as a range of photos from the stand)]]> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Canon/