Pentax smc DA 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR Zoom Lens

2010 Photokina Lenses News Pentax

Pentax has announced the compact and lightweight smc DA 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR lens for use with Pentax digital SLR cameras. The smc DA 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR zoom lens features a 7.5X zoom range, weather-resistant construction, Super Protect (SP) coating helps repel dust, water, and grease, Direct Current […]

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Fujifilm FinePix X100 Compact-Sized Professional Digital Camera

2010 Photokina Fujifilm News

Fujifilm has announced the development of the FinePix X100 large APS-C CMOS sensor, compact digital camera, perfect for professional and enthusiast photographers. It provides the classic camera look with all the latest technology. The FinePix X100 features a 12.3-megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor, a Fujinon 23mm f/2 (135 equivalent: 35mm) fixed focal length lens, a Hybrid […]

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Casio Exilim EX-H20G Hybrid GPS Digital Camera

2010 Photokina Casio News

Today, Casio announced the Exilim EX-H20G hybrid GPS, hi-zoom digital camera. Casio’s Hybrid GPS system now offers a GPS engine with autonomic positioning by an internal motion sensor to geotag photos and videos at a user’s location, even indoors. The on-screen map allows users to view photo locations, destinations, and points-of-interest while on the go. […]

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Casio Exilim EX-Z16 Digital Camera

2010 Photokina Casio News

Today, Casio announced the budget friendly Exilim EX-Z16 compact digital camera. The Exilim EX-Z16 features 12-megapixels, a 2.7-inch high-density LCD touch screen, 3x optical and 4x digital zoom, Easy Mode, a YouTube capture feature, Best Shot function, and 23 scene modes.

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2010 Photokina Tradeshow

2010 Photokina Featured News

2010 Photokina Tradeshow September 21-26, 2010 – Cologne, Germany Photokina opens today in Germany. The Photokina tradeshow takes place every other fall in Cologne, Germany. It is the largest photography tradeshow in the world and all the camera makers and photography accessory manufacturers will be there to show off their latest products. Since it takes […]

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Samsung NX100 With In-Lens Camera Controls

2010 Photokina Featured News Samsung Uncategorized

 This week, Samsung announced a new, compact addition to their NX line of mirrorless, interchangeable lens cameras. The new Samsung NX100 adds to the growing list of digital SLR alternative “EVIL” (Electronic Viewfinder Interchangeable Lens) cameras, which also includes the Panasonic and Olympus Micro Four Thirds system, Sony’s NEX and SLT Alpha lines and Samsung’s […]

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Kodak Professional Portra 400 Color Negative Film

2010 Photokina Film Photography Kodak News

Kodak has announced the new Professional Portra 400 color negative film that will replace Kodak’s Professional Portra 400NC and 400VC films. The new Professional Portra 400 film features Kodak Vision Film Technology, Antenna Dye Sensitization in the cyan and magenta emulsion layers, Emulsion Spectral Sensitivity, Image Modifier Chemistry, Kodak’s Proprietary DIR Couplers and Micro-Structure Optimized […]

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Nikon AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.4G and AF-S Nikkor 200mm f/2G ED VR II Lenses

2010 Photokina Lenses News Nikon

Today, Nikon announced the AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.4G and AF-S Nikkor 200mm f/2G ED VR II lenses, that both include Nikon’s Silent Wave Motor (SWM) technology, a Nano-Crystal Coat, Nikon’s Super Integrated Coating (SIC), and nine blade diaphragms. The AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.4G wide-angle lens features a Rear Focus (RF) system, M/A (manual-priority autofocus) and […]

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Nikon SB-700 Speedlight

2010 Photokina News Nikon Studio & Lighting

Today, Nikon announced the SB-700 Speedlight to their Creative Lighting System. The Nikon SB-700 Speedlight features a multi-step power zoom that covers a 24-120mm wide angle of view with FX-format cameras, three light distribution patterns (standard, center-weighted and even), a large dot-matrix LCD panel for easy operation, Thermal Cut-Out detection, advanced wireless TTL operation, wireless […]

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Nikon's New D7000 DSLR – Category Crusher

2010 Photokina Featured News Nikon Uncategorized

 The Nikon D7000 is official. And I do think it’s a category crusher. It’s a 16-megapixel DX-format digital SLR with 1080p HD video and full-time continuous auto focus. It uses Nikon’s latest EXPEED 2 image processing for, “low-light ability never before seen in a DX-format (APS-C) camera.” Adding to the performance, the D7000 also has […]

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Canon PowerShot SX30 IS Digital Camera

2010 Photokina Canon News

Today, Canon announced the new PowerShot SX30 IS digital camera that boasts a 35X-wide angle optical zoom lens with optical image stabilization.

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Canon PowerShot G12 – Now With HD Video

2010 Photokina Canon Featured News Uncategorized

 The Canon G-Series has long been one of the go-to choices for professional photographers and serious enthusiasts who want a high-powered compact camera. Like the recently announced PowerShot S95, which shares the same sensor, the new Canon PowerShot G12 is more of a refresh than a completely new camera. The most important change is the […]

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Olympus E-5 Flagship Digital SLR Preview

2010 Photokina Featured News Olympus Uncategorized Videos

 It took them three years to do it but Olympus finally has a new professional digital SLR – the E-5. And I was one of the lucky few that got a pre-production camera to play with. At first glance the Olympus E-5 looks almost exactly the same as its predecessor, the E-3 (see comparison photos […]

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Datacolor Free Calibration and Expert Advice at 2010 Photokina Tradeshow

2010 Photokina Adobe Color Management Events News Photographers Software

Datacolor has announced that they will offer free calibration solutions from their booth at the annual Photokina trade show and convention in Germany. In addition, they will have on display their entire lineup of award-winning Spyder color calibration products, such as Spyder3Elite, Spyder3Pro, Spyder3Express and the new SpyderLensCal. SpyderLensCal will be unveiled at 10am on […]

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Pentax K-r DSLR and Pentax smc DA 35mm f/2.4 AL Standard Lens

2010 Photokina News Pentax Uncategorized

 Pentax comes through again with another value-packed entry-level / enthusiast digital SLR. The new Pentax K-r has a new 12.4-megapixel CMOS sensor with improved noise control and sensitivity from ISO 100 to 25,600. The K-r can capture 720p HD video at 25 frames-per-second and it has a 6 FPS burst-rate for up to 25 images. […]

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