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Recently, IR publisher and founder Dave Etchells had the opportunity to meet with executives from Nikon Corporation at the Photokina tradeshow in Cologne, Germany, as part of our ongoing series of interviews from the show. (Sincere apologies for the delay in bringing you this article, but between Photokina itself,...
Recently, I had a chance to sit down with Kimio Maki, Senior General Manager, Division 1, Digital imaging Business Group, Sony Corporation and Takashi Kondo, Chief Marketing Manager, Marketing Division, Digital Imaging Business Group, Sony Corporation at the recent Photokina 2016 show in Cologne, Germany. Our...
Fuji Instax cameras are all the rage these days, and are selling like hotcakes as the old familiar saying goes. They're selling so well in fact that Fuji has partnered with famous fashion designer Michael Kors to introduce a sleek and sexy model known as the Michael Kors x Fujifilm Instax Mini 70.
As you may have noted...
Since its formation in 1879, Ilford has long been associated with photography. Its name carries a lot of weight in the industry and is synonymous with high-quality and innovation. Its latest product - announced at Photokina - aims to combine both of those characteristics. Indeed, the new Galerie Washi Torinoko paper...
Who needs full-frame? That's certainly the attitude from the folks over at Fujifilm as they unveiled their brand new medium format mirrorless system camera, the Fuji GFX. The X-T2 and X-Pro2 serve as the dual flagship models for the X-Series, with the X-T2, in particular, expanding Fuji's capabilities into the world of...
Yes, Micro Four Thirds fans, the flagship OM-D camera finally gets a follow-up model. Breaking onto the scene and putting DSLRs on notice back in 2013, the Olympus E-M1 made a big splash, and by a look at the specs, the upcoming Olympus E-M1 Mark II is aiming to make an even bigger one.
At a launch event ahead of this...
Alien Skin Software announced today the latest version of its flagship non-destructive RAW editor, Exposure X2.
Exposure X2 includes a variety of new features such as a new "spot heal" tool, metadata searching in the "organizer" and faded presets. The spot heal tool enables portrait photographers to quickly perform...
As of now, there are only two lenses in Leica's SL-system lineup. But that is soon to change. The German company announced that a new Leica Summilux-SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH. lens is available for preorder now and will be released before the end of the year. The first prime lens for the Leica SL range will be followed by three...
Sigma has used Photokina as a platform for expanding exposure for its Global Vision Line of optics by announcing not one, not two, but three new lenses! Not only are they highly varied, as you'll see below, but they are also compatible with full-frame sensors. Speaking on behalf of the announcement, Sigma Corporation of...
Photokina isn't just about big camera and lens announcements, it also brings with it a wide variety of general technology and photo gear reveals. Western Digital Corporation (owner of SanDisk as of earlier this year) has just announced a prototype SanDisk SDXC card with a massive 1 terabyte (TB) of storage. (You heard...
After adding further integration of Adobe Stock in their suite of Creative Cloud software in June, including Photoshop CC 2015.5, Adobe has just announced at Photokina the public beta of their new Adobe Stock Contributor Site.
This newly-launched platform allows content creators to sell their photos, illustrations,...
During an hour-long media briefing and hands-on session at Photokina following the Sony A99 II’s surprise unveiling on Monday, I was able to get some hands-on time, albeit just briefly, with the new flagship A-mount SLT camera.
The primary topic of discussion in the meeting was the A99 II’s impressively-spec’d...
The gear protection folks at Lowepro have announced multiple new products at Photokina today.
The first new bag is aimed squarely at adventure photographers. The Flipside Trek comes in three sizes and offers body-side access, meaning that you can retrieve your gear without taking the backpack...
Fujifilm hopes that photographers will look back at Photokina 2016 as a game-changing event. Why? Because the Japanese company hopes to reinvent medium format photography with its newly-announced GFX 50S camera.
As a bit of background on the new mirrorless medium-format GFX system...
Olympus 12-100mm f/4 IS Pro
Back in 2013 alongside the E-M1, Olympus' first Zuiko Pro lens, the 12-40mm f/2.8, made its debut. This 24-80mm-equivalent lens gained a telephoto counterpart some time later in the form of the 40-150mm f/2.8. These two optics made for a rather versatile combination that provided a constant...
The announcements continue at Photokina as Olympus kicks off its press conference. What does the company have to reveal today? The IR team is live at the show, and we'll summarize the announcements below. In the meantime, you can see all of the new products for yourself in the live stream video courtesy of Olympus:
Earlier today we brought you the Fuji press conference from Photokina in Cologne, Germany, and now the news that they're bringing a medium format system to us in 2017 in the form of the GFX. Read below for the updates as they happened in real time, and stay tuned for much more to come!
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We're live yet again at the fourth major press conference of the day, this time...
Nikon has today announced three KeyMission cameras, including the KeyMission 360 that it briefly teased during CES in January. The trio of action cameras are differentiated not only by their features, but by their lenses and imaging sensors.
The KeyMission 360 is the flagship KeyMission camera, offering a full 360...
With the biennial Photokina trade show getting underway tomorrow, the announcements are pouring in thick and fast. We're reporting live from the show as usual, and Senior Editor William Brawley is front and a little off-center at Sony's press conference, ready for whatever new products the company has to offer...
In addition to the new G85, LX10 and FZ2500 cameras announced today at Photokina, Panasonic teased the next version of their esteemed photo-video flagship camera, the GH5. While only a few key details were revealed, the forthcoming GH5 promises a lot of impressive photo and video technology.
Sporting a brand new...