Photokina 2008: Coverage, Commentary, and Announcements

[David Rasnake]

Welcome to DigitalCameraReview.com's Photokina 2008 homepage, your one-stop source for the latest news and information to come out of the world's largest imaging industry event.

Photokina 2008 has officially wrapped up, but in the sections below, you'll find the latest daily updates and coverage from the show floor, our take on what was big and what to look for next, and a complete list of all cameras, lenses, software, and accessories released before and during the show.

For a run-down of our top five new technology picks from the show and why we think they'll be difference makers in the photo industry in the near term, visit our Photokina 2008 Top Five.

 

COVERAGE

Daily Show Floor Coverage The staff of DigitalCameraReview.com will be providing on-site coverage of happenings at Photokina 2008 directly from Cologne, with press conference coverage, product first looks, and daily reports from the show floor during our time in Germany. For our latest articles covering the show, check out the following links: Fujifilm's "Real 3D" camera concept looks, feels market ready (9/25/08) Lensbaby Composer offers interchangeable optics (9/25/08) Canon in-lens image stabilization in action (9/25/08) Leica D-Lux 4 hands-on (9/25/08) Samsung HZ1 on display, but still no compact system camera (9/24/08) Euro-only Canon PowerShot SX1 IS previewed (9/24/08) Camera Armor developing $100 weatherproof housing (9/24/08) Camera flinging demo can't destroy Olympus 1050 (9/24/08) Fujifilm: EXR-equipped camera coming Q1 2009 (9/23/08) Details on Samsung HZ1 compact ultrazoom emerge (9/23/08) Next-generation Super CCD, 3D imaging on Fujifilm's development slate (9/22/08) Pentax K2000 in hand, DA* 55mm f/1.4 under glass (9/22/08) First look: Casio EX-FH20's 40 fps shooting mode (9/22/08) Leica going big with 37 megapixel S2 (9/22/08) Olympus unveils rangefinder inspired Micro Four Thirds concept (9/22/08) New Olympus E-system camera to hit in Q1 2009 (9/22/08) Panasonic: New Micro Four Thirds lenses, HD movie capture in 2009 (9/21/08) Canon shows off 5D Mark II's video prowess (9/21/08) Fujifilm quietly drops xD support for S2000HD (9/21/08) Lexar enters wireless SD market (9/21/08) Pentax DA* 60-250mm f/4 finally here (9/21/08) Hands-on time with Nikon D90 (9/21/08)

COMMENTARY

Our Take In addition to our news coverage and product announcements, DigitalCameraReview.com provides editorial commentary to help you sort out the latest new tech and give you a chance to speak out on larger issues and industry trends via our discussion forums. The following list is continually updated with our most recent show-related opinion pieces: "Photokina 2008 Top Five" (9/28/08) "The Aspiration Factor" (9/20/08) "Lumix G1 gets it right" (9/14/08) "All I want for Christmas is a 5D Mark II..." (9/6/08) "50D vs. D90" (8/30/08) "Photokina Dreamin'" (7/12/08)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

New Tech New product launches are the heart of Photokina. With this in mind, we've provided you with a one-stop home for all of the new products we've covered leading up to and during the show. Check back daily for the latest new tech to come out of the world's largest imaging industry event. CAMERAS Canon EOS 5D Mark II (9/17/08) Canon EOS 50D (8/26/08) Canon PowerShot SD880 IS (9/17/08) Canon PowerShot SD990 IS (9/17/08) Canon PowerShot G10 (9/17/08) Canon PowerShot SX10 IS (9/17/08) Canon PowerShot A1000 IS (8/26/08) Canon PowerShot A2000 IS (8/26/08) Canon PowerShot SX110 IS (8/26/08) Canon PowerShot E1 (8/26/08) Casio Exilim EX-FH20 (9/16/08) Casio Exilim EX-Z85 (8/20/08) Casio Exilim EX-Z250 (8/20/08) Casio Exilim EX-Z300 (8/20/08) Fujifilm FinePix S2000HD (8/12/08) Fujifilm FinePix F60fd (8/12/08) Fujifilm FinePix J150w (8/12/08) Fujifilm FinePix Z200fd (7/31/08) Kodak EasyShare Z1015 IS (7/11/08) Kodak EasyShare M1093 (7/11/08) Leica D-Lux 4 (9/16/08) Leica C-Lux 3 (9/16/08) Nikon D90 (8/27/08) Nikon Coolpix P6000 (8/7/08) Nikon Coolpix S60 (8/7/08) Nikon Coolpix S610c (8/7/08) Nikon Coolpix S710 (8/7/08) Nikon Coolpix S560 (8/7/08) Olympus SP-565 UZ (8/25/08) Olympus Stylus 1050 SW (8/25/08) Olympus Stylus 1040 (8/25/08) Olympus FE-370 (8/19/08) Olympus FE-360 (8/19/08) Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 (9/12/08) Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 (7/21/08) Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 (7/21/08) Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX150 (7/21/08) Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX37 (7/21/08) Pentax K2000 (9/22/08) Ricoh R10 (8/19/08) Samsung TL34HD (7/16/08) Samsung TL9 (7/16/08) Samsung SL310W (7/16/08) Samsung SL201 (7/16/08) Sigma DP2 (9/23/08) Sigma SD15 (9/23/08) Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 (9/9/08) Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T500 (8/28/08) Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T700 (8/7/08) Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T77 (8/7/08) LENSES Canon 24mm f/1.4L (9/18/08) Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 21mm f/2.8 (9/17/08) Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f/1.4 ZE (9/15/08) Carl Zeiss Planar T* 85mm f/1.4 ZE (9/15/08) Leica Noctilux 50mm f/0.95 (9/12/08) Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 (9/22/08) Panasonic Lumix G Vario 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 Asph./Mega O.I.S. (9/12/08) Panasonic Lumix G Vario 45-200mm f/4-5.6 Mega O.I.S. (9/12/08) Sony/Carl Zeiss Vario Sonnar T* 16-35mm f/2.8 ZA (9/9/08) Sony 70-400mm f/4-5.6 G (9/9/08) Tamron AF 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC LD Aspherical (IF) Macro (7/30/08) SOFTWARE Adobe Photoshop Elements CS4 (9/23/08) Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 (8/26/08) Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 (7/29/08) Adobe Photoshop CS4 (9/4/08) PictureCode Noise Ninja for Apple Aperture (8/5/08) Vertus/Imagenomic Plug-In Bundle (8/15/08) ACCESSORIES Canon Pixma MP620 (8/27/08) Canon Pixma MP980 (8/27/08) Canon Pixma MP480 (8/11/08) Canon Pixma MP190 (8/11/08) Digital Foci Photo Safe II (7/18/08) Epson P-6000 (8/5/08) Epson P-7000 (8/5/08) Epson Artisan 700 (9/2/08) Epson Artisan 800 (9/2/08) Epson Stylus NX100/NX200/NX300 (9/10/08) Epson Perfection V300 (8/26/08) Kingston 32 GB Class 4 SDHC (8/12/08) Lenovo ThinkPad W300 (8/12/08) Lowepro Terraclime (8/4/08) Lowepro Primus AW (8/4/08) Lowepro Flipside 400 (8/4/08) Lowepro SlingShot 330 AW (8/4/08) Lowepro Luxe (8/4/08) SanDisk 32 GB Extreme III CompactFlash (9/11/08)

[Jerry Jackson]

Strange that Pentax has been silent so far regarding new products. I hope they announce something at Photokina.

Likewise, I think it's interesting that Olympus hasn't announced anything related to the Four Thirds system and Sigma has no new lens announcements so far.

[KCook]

Cool format with that lead post. I've been around a lot of sites, but haven't seen anything that fancy before.

Kelly Cook

[jetstar]

Strange that Pentax has been silent so far regarding new products. I hope they announce something at Photokina.

I was wondering about that as well...

[David Rasnake]

Cool format with that lead post. I've been around a lot of sites, but haven't seen anything that fancy before.

Kelly Cook

Thanks. Doesn't look so nice in the forums, but I'll see what I can do about that.

dr

[Nautilus]

Has Pentax always been slow in introducing new products?

[David Rasnake]

Has Pentax always been slow in introducing new products?

Looking back, it's been a bit of a mixed bag on timing for Pentax.

dr

[KCook]

Very cool to see that Oly is considering a M43 answer to the Panny LX3. However, without an optical viewfinder, I would not give that Oly the "rangefinder" label. Please take Oly team hostage and insist on optical viewfinder for that one!

wude Kelly

[David Rasnake]

Funny you should bring that up: I actually inquired briefly with our Olympus contact this afternoon about the lack of an EVF on the prototype (no true optical in the MFT system, of course), and apparently I wasn't the only one who had asked. I have to think if 50 journalists say, "This looks excellent, but where's my viewfinder?", someone might listen.

dr

[KCook]

Good to hear. But I still prefer an optical viewfinder, as on the Canon G9, etc. Yes, not the usual choice for a camera with interchangable lenses. But Canon and Leica did do this back in the dark ages of 35mm cameras. And I would like to see it again, even if only a pale copy of those brightframe designs. And even if it really only matches the standard kit lens.

Cool is cool is cool,
Kelly