Tag: Photokina
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A Look Back at Photokina 2014
It’s been two weeks since Photokina came to an end, and the over 180,000 visitors, press and exhibitors have headed home. It was a big show with a lot of news, and I hope I was able to give you some insight into the latest in the camera industry, specifically for mirrorless cameras. If you…
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Photokina Tidbits – Kowa m4/3 Lenses, Sigma DP1 Quattro, Zeiss 85mm Otus, Leica S and more
Well, my time at Photokina 2014 is at an end. I’ve had a great time, and even took some time for myself to do some sightseeing and enjoy being in German culture again. I lived in Germany for 3.5 years, between 2002 and 2006, and this is my first trip back since I returned to…
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Hands On: Panasonic LX100, GM5, Voigtländer 10.5mm f/0.95 and more
Continuing the Day 2 coverage of Photokina, we’re off to Panasonic, to se what they’ve put together for this year. There were a number of releases from Panasonic, though nothing earth shattering. Or was there? Let’s dive in with the LX100 The Panasonic LX100 is Panasonic’s foray into large sensor compact cameras. The LX line…
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Hands-On: Sony 16-35 and QX1, Zeiss Loxia Lenses and More
It’s day 2 of Photokina, and I made my way over to Sony first thing this morning to take a look at their new offerings. Specifically, the new FE mount lenses and a few extra things. Later in the day, I tried out the new Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 and 50mm f/2 for Sony FE…
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Hands On: Samsung NX1
Samsung has made a few waves in the mirrorless world with the introduction of their new flagship NX1 camera. This SLR-styled machine is aimed at action shooters with fast focusing and extremely fast 15 frame per second burst mode while tracking focus. I spent about 40 minutes with the NX1 today, so here are my…
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Hands On: Fuji Booth (X100T, 50-140mm f/2.8 and more!)
Fuji at Photokina this year has some really nice releases, even though they are missing what most Fuji fans have been waiting for since the system was introduced: a new X-Pro. While the X-Pro 2 will have to wait, there were a few very interesting items at the Fuji booth, so let’s dive in. X100T…
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Hands On: Olympus Booth (40-150mm f/2.8 and more)
It’s day one of Photokina 2014, and the Koelnmesse is buzzing with thousands of photographers and press. I stopped by the Olympus booth to check out their new , long-awaited 40-150mm f/2.8 Pro lens. The lens is, given the focal range and aperture, rather large for a Micro 4/3 lens, but it’s fairly compact for…
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A Huge Array of Micro 4/3 Announcements…
Wow. Photokina kicked off this week, and as one of the biggest (if not THE biggest) photography trade shows, it also sees a ton of announcements. I wanted to get to these earlier, but it’s been crazy busy around here. For Micro 4/3 users, Monday saw the announced release of no less than three new…
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