Tag Archives: Photokina 2016

Tomorrow (Monday) is a press day at the 2016 Photokina show: what to expect

By PR admin | Published: September 18, 2016

Monday is a press day at the 2016 Photokina show in Germany. Here is another quick recap on what else we are expecting to be announced (I am sure there will still be some surprises, so stay tuned):

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Profoto D2 announced, Profoto Pro-10 still to come (leaked from Photokina booth)

By PR admin | Published: September 17, 2016

Profoto recently announced the D2 AirTTL – the world’s fastest monolight (pictured above, see US pricing and availability). A reader sent me this picture from the Profoto booth at Photokina and it seems that they will also announce a new Profoto Pro-10 – “the world’s fastest flash”:

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Sigma 85mm f/1.4 Art lens mockup / comparison

By PR admin | Published: September 17, 2016

In addition to the 500mm f/4 DG OS HSM, Sigma is also rumored to announce a new 85mm f/1.4 Art lens. This rumor got confirmed when Sigma introduced their new 85mm T1.5 FF cinema lens that had a completely new lens design – 14 elements in 12 groups compared to the 11 elements in 8 groups design used in […]

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Sigma 500mm f/4 DG OS HSM lens rumored to be announced next week at Photokina

By PR admin | Published: September 17, 2016

Sigma is rumored to announce a new 500mm f/4 DG OS HSM flagship Sports lens at the Photokina show next week. Here are the specifications:

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US pricing of upcoming Olympus PEN E-PL8 camera and MFT lenses

By PR admin | Published: September 16, 2016

Here are the US prices of the upcoming Olympus products that will be announced on Monday (notice again – there is no OM-D E-M1 Mk II camera listed):

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Cosina announced two new Voigtlander lenses: Nokton 58mm f/1.4 SL II S and Heliar 50mm f/3.5 VM

By PR admin | Published: September 16, 2016

  Cosina announced two new Voigtlander lenses – Nokton 58mm f/1.4 SL II S and Heliar 50mm f/3.5 VM:

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More pictures of the Olympus E-PL8 camera

By PR admin | Published: September 16, 2016

Few more pictures of the Olympus E-PL8 (see camera specifications in this post) that will be officially announced on Monday: For Photokina Olympus will also announced three new MFT lenses, accessories and at least one more camera:

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Panasonic G85, LX10 and FZ2500 press release leaked online

By PR admin | Published: September 15, 2016

The official press release for the Panasonic G85, LX10 and FZ2500 cameras (probably will be called FZ2000 in Asia) leaked online – you can read it at Marketwired or Naturewindowsphoto.

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Zeiss Loxia 85mm f/2.4 lens for Sony E-mount officially announced

By PR admin | Published: September 15, 2016

Zeiss Loxia 85mm f/2.4 full frame lens for Sony E-mount cameras (reported here yesterday) is now officially announced. The US price is $1,399. Additional information, including some sample images can be found here. The full press release is available here, the technical brochure can be found here. The Zeiss Loxia line of full frame lenses […]

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Panasonic G80 and FZ2000 cameras: pictures and specifications

By PR admin | Published: September 15, 2016

Fresh pictures and specifications of the upcoming Panasonic cameras – G80 and FZ2000 (previously reported here) just leaked in Japan:

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Detailed Olympus E-PL8 camera and Olympus FL-900R flash specifications

By PR admin | Published: September 14, 2016

I have been reporting for months that at Photokina Olympus will announce a new E-PL8 MFT camera (no, the camera was not delayed till 2017 like some websites reported). In addition, Olympus is expected to announce also three new lenses, Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera, Olympus FL-900R flash and maybe at least one more camera (see this […]

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Panasonic LX10 camera detailed specifications

By PR admin | Published: September 14, 2016

Last week I already reported some basic information about the upcoming Panasonic LX10 compact camera. A more detailed set of specifications (translated) just leaked online:

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