New digital camera, photo software, and camera accessory announcements.

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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Pentax Optio RZ10 Digital Camera

2010 Photokina News Pentax

Pentax announced the new Optio RZ10 compact digital camera. The Optio RZ10 features 14-megapixels, 10X optical zoom lens covering focal lengths from 28mm wide angle to 280mm telephoto (in the 35mm format), 2.7-inch color LCD, Auto Picture mode, Dual shake reduction, widescreen HD 720p movie capture with Movie SR (Shake Reduction) mode, Automatic face detection, […]

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Pentax Optio RS1000 Customizable Digtal Camera

2010 Photokina News Pentax

Pentax announced the new Optio RS1000 customizable digital camera, that has a removable faceplate that holds interchangeable skins to match the personality and style of its owner. The Optio RS1000 comes with 11 standard skins, a SKINIT gift card to design and order a free, pre-cut, 3M vinyl skin from www.skinit.com, a stencil to make […]

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Nikon Coolpix P7000 Compact Digital Camera With Advanced Controls

2010 Photokina News Nikon

Today, Nikon announced the new Coolpix P7000 compact camera with advanced functions and features similar to those in Nikon’s DSLRs. The Coolpix P7000 features 10.1-megapixels, a 7.1x Wide Angle Optical Zoom-Nikkor ED Glass Lens (28-200mm f/2.8-5.6), a 3.0-inch 921,000-dot Clear Color Display with wide viewing angle, a large 1/1.7” CCD sensor, Nikon’s EXPEED C2 high […]

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Nikon Coolpix S8100 Super-Zoom Digital Camera

2010 Photokina News Nikon Point and Shoot

 Today, Nikon announced the new Coolpix S8100 super-zoom digital camera. Update: We got our hands on a Nikon Coolpix S8100 review camera – see our Nikon Coolpix S8100 Hands-On Preview Video >> The Coolpix S8100 features 12.1-megapixels, an incredible 10x Optical Zoom-Nikkor ED glass lens (30-300mm, 35mm equivalent), a 3.0-inch ultra high resolution (921,000-dot) Clear […]

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Nikon Coolpix S80 Touch Screen Digital Camera

2010 Photokina News Nikon

Today, Nikon announced the new Coolpix S80 touch screen digital camera. The S80 provides easy touch control over the camera’s key functions such as, touch shutter shooting, zoom and playback. The Coolpix S80 features 14.1-megapixels, a 3.5-inch ultra high resolution organic LED (OLED) touch screen, 5x Wide-Angle Optical Zoom-Nikkor ED glass lens (35-175mm, 35mm equivalent), […]

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Datacolor SpyderLensCal DSLR and Lens Calibration

2010 Photokina Lenses News

Datacolor has announced the launch of the new SpyderLensCal. The SpyderLensCal offers a reliable method of measuring the focus performance on camera and lens combinations and delivers razor-sharp focusing using modern DSLR autofocus micro-adjustment. Designed to put the power of lens calibration back into the consumer’s hands, the SpyderLensCal makes it possible to quickly adjust […]

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New Carl Zeiss Photographic Accessories

2010 Photokina Lenses News Zeiss

Today, Carl Zeiss announced new photographic accessories to complement photographer’s work with Zeiss lenses. The UV and POL filters and a special camera strap with air cell padding for SLR cameras are expected to be available by the end of 2010. The quick and easily changable UV and POL filters feature high-quality optical glass tailored […]

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