Welcome to the dpreview.com Photokina 2012 show report. The Photokina 'World
of Imaging' Trade Fair has been held biannually at the Cologne Exhibition
Center since 1950, and is traditionally used by manufacturers to launch new
products and give a glimpse of what they have planned for the year ahead.
As usual we will be providing frequent and detailed coverage of product
announcements as well as live 'from the floor' reports and videos, which will
appear here during the show.
This page serves as the index for our final show report and will be the page
for you to bookmark for regular updates from now until after the show has
finished. The 'New Product Index' table below provides a summary of what has
been announced.
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| Published on Sep 25, 2012 | Photography and Photographers
When we spoke to Dirk Jasper, Nikon's Product Manager for Professional Products and Product Planning, at Photokina, we ended up having a pretty long conversation. In this interview - the second of two - we spoke to Dirk about Nikon's new Android camera, the S800c, and the development of the Nikon 1.
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| Published on Sep 22, 2012 | Show Reports
The Photokina show extends far beyond the big camera brands, with hundreds of companies selling a vast array of accessories, services and related widgets. Then, of course, there are the visitors, reps and dealers who combine to give the show its character. Here's what we saw beyond the main stands.
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| Published on Sep 21, 2012 | Show Reports
Casio's stand plays host to the interesting-looking Exilim EX-ZR1000 raw-shooting, flip screen, fast-featured CMOS compact.
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| Published on Sep 21, 2012 | Show Reports
SLR Magic, the Hong Kong-based lens company, announced an ambitious selection of lenses at Photokina and its stand plays host to prototypes of them.
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| Published on Sep 21, 2012 | Photography and Photographers
The big lines at Leica's stand at this year's Photokina were for the new M and M-E rangefinders, but Leica also announced a new camera in its 'S' medium format line. Barnaby Britton caught up with Stephan Schulz, head of Professional Imaging at Leica, and asked him all about it.
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| Published on Sep 21, 2012 | Show Reports
Fujifilm has been showing off the way its X-Pro1's hybrid viewfinder will behave when used with zoom lenses - which we demonstrate in a video.
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| Published on Sep 21, 2012 | Show Reports
Tamron shows the new 18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II PZD and SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di VC USD lenses at its stand in hall 4.
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| Published on Sep 20, 2012 | Photography and Photographers
Nikon has launched several new products this year, including the enthusiast-oriented D600. Barnaby Britton caught up with Dirk Jasper, product manager for professional imaging at Nikon Europe at Photkina, to find out what he thinks makes the D600 special, and get his opinion on the competition.
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| Published on Sep 20, 2012 | Show Reports
Sigma will re-brand its lenses into three categories to make it easier to chose the right lens. Its stand features a new lens in each of these categories, as well as playing host to the company's SD1 Merrill and DP Merrill series of cameras.
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| Published on Sep 20, 2012 | Show Reports
The Hasselblad stand is abuzz with people queueing to see the controversial Lunar - its 24MP E-mount camera.
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| Published on Sep 20, 2012 | Show Reports
Schneider Kreuznach is to make high-end autofocus lenses for the Micro Four Thirds system and mock-ups can be seen on its stand.
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| Published on Sep 20, 2012 | Photography and Photographers
Barnaby Britton caught up with Samsung's VP of Sales and Marketing, Sun Hong Lim at the Samsung stand, who explained why the Galaxy Camera is so important to Samsung, and why the Korean manufacturer is confident that it's a leader - not a follower.
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| Published on Sep 19, 2012 | Product Reviews & Previews
Just before the opening of Photokina, Pentax it refreshed its popular K-5 DSLR, releasing two new models, the K-5 II and the K-5 IIS. Barnaby Britton caught up with John Carlson, Sr. Manager of Sales & Marketing at Pentax Imaging USA, at the show.
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| Published on Sep 19, 2012 | Show Reports
Carl Zeiss has autofocus lenses for mirrorless cameras on show, alongside its traditional manual focus prime lenses.
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| Published on Sep 19, 2012 | Show Reports
The new XF1 compact and the X-E1 mirrorless system camera are the stars of the show at the Fujifilm stand.
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| Published on Sep 19, 2012 | Show Reports
Full-frame is order of the day at Sony, but the star of the stand is safely behind glass.
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| Published on Sep 19, 2012 | Show Reports
Big, blue and very very connected. That's Samsung in 2012, and the Korean electronics giant has a large stand at this year's photokina, the better to showcase its range of compact and interchangeable lens cameras, all of which feature Wi-Fi connectivity.
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| Published on Sep 19, 2012 | Photography and Photographers
Photokina 2012 is proving a busy show for Leica, with two new M models, the 'M', which succeeds the M9, and the ME. Barnaby Britton caught up with M product manager Jesko von Oeynhausen at the Leica stand.
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| Published on Sep 18, 2012 | Show Reports
This is the first Photokina for the unified Pentax Ricoh with a stand in hall 2 of the Cologne Messe complex.
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| Published on Sep 18, 2012 | Show Reports
The OM-D is grabbing all of the attention at Olympus stand. It's those same customers Olympus is hoping to entice with its 17mm F1.8 lens, which we tracked-down a prototype of.
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| Published on Sep 18, 2012 | Show Reports
Canon has been busy this year, and the demonstration areas are thronged with enthusiasts keen to get their hands on Canon's latest products including the mirrorless EOS M and the 6D - Canon's most affordable full-frame DSLR yet.
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| Published on Sep 18, 2012 | Show Reports
Nikon has a large, and very yellow presence at this year's show, and the Japanese manufacturer has a lot to show off. 2012 has been a busy year for Nikon, and crowds several people deep are lining up to get their hands on the latest releases, including the recently-released D600.
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| Published on Sep 18, 2012 | Show Reports
Leica announced quite a few cameras at this Photokina, but it's the M that's getting all the attention.
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| Published on Sep 18, 2012 | Show Reports
Panasonic occupies a large stand in hall 3 at this year's Photokina, with the new Lumix GH3 being the star of the show.
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Products
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24.3 megapixels | 3″ screen | 35 mm
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Sep 12, 2012
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24.3 megapixels | 3″ screen | Full frame sensor
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Sep 12, 2012
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16.1 megapixels | 3″ screen | APS-C sensor
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Sep 12, 2012
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Wideangle zoom lens | Sony E (NEX) | SEL-P1650
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Sep 12, 2012
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Wideangle zoom lens | Sony E (NEX) | SEL1018
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Sep 12, 2012
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Prime lens | Sony E (NEX) | SEL-35F18
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Sep 12, 2012
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16.1 megapixels | 3″ screen | APS-C sensor
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Aug 29, 2012
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| Nikon |  |
24.3 megapixels | 3.2″ screen | Full frame sensor
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Sep 13, 2012
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Prime lens | Nikon 1
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Sep 13, 2012
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16.0 megapixels | 3.5″ screen | 25 – 250 mm (10×)
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Aug 22, 2012
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12.2 megapixels | 3″ screen | 28 – 200 mm (7.1×)
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Aug 22, 2012
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| Samsung |  |
Telephoto prime lens | Samsung NX
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Sep 17, 2012
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Zoom lens | Samsung NX
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Sep 17, 2012
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16.3 megapixels | 4.8″ screen | 23 – 481 mm (20.9×)
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Aug 29, 2012
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| Fujifilm |  |
12.0 megapixels | 3″ screen | 25 – 100 mm (4×)
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Sep 17, 2012
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16.3 megapixels | 2.8″ screen | APS-C sensor
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Sep 6, 2012
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Zoom lens | Fujifilm X
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Sep 6, 2012
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Wideangle prime lens | Fujifilm X
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Sep 6, 2012
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| Pentax |  |
16.3 megapixels | 3″ screen | APS-C sensor
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Sep 10, 2012
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16.3 megapixels | 3″ screen | APS-C sensor
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Sep 10, 2012
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12.4 megapixels | 3″ screen | Compact sensor
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Sep 10, 2012
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Pentax Q
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Sep 10, 2012
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Lens | Pentax KAF
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Sep 10, 2012
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Prime lens | Pentax KAF3
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Sep 10, 2012
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Pentax KAF2, Pentax 645AF2
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Sep 10, 2012
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| Canon |  |
20.2 megapixels | 3″ screen | Full frame sensor
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Sep 17, 2012
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12.1 megapixels | 3″ screen | 28 – 140 mm (5×)
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Sep 17, 2012
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12.1 megapixels | 3″ screen | 24 – 120 mm (5×)
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Sep 17, 2012
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| Panasonic |  |
Telephoto zoom lens | Micro Four Thirds | H-HS35100E
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Sep 17, 2012
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16.1 megapixels | 3″ screen | Four Thirds sensor
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Sep 17, 2012
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| Olympus |  |
16.1 megapixels | 3″ screen | Four Thirds sensor
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Sep 17, 2012
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16.1 megapixels | 3″ screen | Four Thirds sensor
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Sep 17, 2012
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12.0 megapixels | 3″ screen | 28 – 112 mm (4×)
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Sep 17, 2012
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Macro prime lens | Micro Four Thirds
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Feb 8, 2012
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| Tamron |  |
Canon EF, Canon EF-S, Nikon F (FX), Nikon F (DX), Sony Alpha
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Sep 13, 2012
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| Leica |  |
24.0 megapixels | 3″ screen | Full frame sensor
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Sep 17, 2012
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18.0 megapixels | 2.5″ screen | Full frame sensor
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Sep 17, 2012
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10.1 megapixels | 3″ screen | 24 – 90 mm (3.8×)
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Sep 17, 2012
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12.1 megapixels | 3″ screen | 25 – 600 mm (24×)
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Sep 17, 2012
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| Sigma |  |
Prime lens | Canon EF, Nikon F (FX), Pentax KAF3, Sony Alpha, Sigma SA
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Sep 17, 2012
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