Photokina 2012 News Round-Up - UPDATED

September 19, 2012 | Zoltan Arva-Toth | Photokina 2012 | 0 Comments |

We have updated our Photokina News index page to include the latest product announcements, hands-on previews and sample galleries.

This is the recap of the most important announcements and related posts/articles, broken down by manufacturer (today’s posts are denoted as NEW)

Canon
Canon EOS 6D full-frame DSLR Announcement | Hands-on photos | Nikon D600 comparison

Three new Wi-Fi enabled12-megapixel compacts:
- Canon Powershot G15 with 1/1.7” sensor and f/1.8-2.8(!) lens Hands-on photos
- Canon Powershot S110 with 1/1.7” sensor, f/2.0-5.9 lens and touchscreen Hands-on photos
- Canon PowerShot SX50 HS with 1/2.33” sensor and 50x optical zoom(!) Hands-on photos

Two new Pixma Pro series printers
Three new Pixma series printers

Carl Zeiss
Three new AF lenses for Fuji X and Sony E mounts NEW
Carl Zeiss lenses hands-on photos NEW

Casio
Casio EX-ZR1000 Announcement | Hands-on photos
Casio EX-H50 Announcement | Hands-on photos

Eizo
New ColorEdge monitors NEW

Epson
Epson XP-600 and XP-800 “Small-in-One” Printers NEW

Fotoman
Fotoman 624 Panoramic Camera re-announced

Fujifilm
Fujifilm XF1 premium compact with 2/3-type 12-megapixel sensor and 25-100mm (eq.) f/1.8-4.9 lens
Fujifilm XF1 Hands-On Photos
Fujifilm X-E1, Fujinon XF18-55mm & XF14mm Hands-On Photos

Hama
Hama Olbia bags NEW

Hasselblad
Hasselblad Lunar Announcement | Hands-on photos UPDATED
Hasselblad Partners up with Sony
Hasselblad H5D hands-on photos NEW

Impossible
Impossible PX70 / PX680 Color Protection instant films NEW

Leica
Leica M 24-megapixel rangefinder camera with Live View and video
Leica M accessories including an add-on EVF, an adapter for R-mount lenses, and more
Leica M-E “affordable"18-megapixel rangefinder camera
Leica S 37.5-megapixel medium-format digital SLR camera
Leica TS-APO-ELMAR-S 120 mm f/5.6 ASPH. tilt-shift telephoto lens for the Leica S system
Leica Vario-Elmar-S 30-90 mm f/3.5-5.6 ASPH. “standard zoom” for the Leica S system
Leica Super-Elmar-S 24mm f/3.5 ASPH. superwide lens for the Leica S system
Leica ELPRO-S 180 close-up accessory lens for the Leica APO-Elmar-S 180mm f/3.5
Leica V-Lux 4 with 25-600mm equivalent lens and constant f/2.8 maximum aperture
Leica D-Lux 6 premium compact with 24-90mm (eq.) f/1.4-2.3 lens
Leica X2 Edition Paul Smith limited to 1,500 units worldwide
Leica X2 à la Carte - customise your Leica X2 to your tastes
Leica Hands-On photos
Leica M Hands-On Photos
Leica D-Lux 6 Hands-On Photos
Leica V-Lux 4 Hands-On Photos

Lensbaby
Lensbaby Spark Announcement | Hands-on photos

Lexar
Lexar Professional 400x SDXC UHS-I 256GB card Announcement | Hands-on photos NEW
Lexar microSDHC / microSDXC cards NEW
Lexar Multi-Card 25-in-1 USB 3.0 Reader NEW

Novoflex
Novoflex Castbal-T/S Bellows Attachment for CSCs NEW

Olympus
Olympus E-PL5 and E-PM2 with OM-D sensor
Olympus E-PL5 Hands-on photos | Sample images NEW
Olympus E-PM2 Hands-on photos | Sample images NEW
Olympus Stylus XZ-2 Announcement | Hands-on photos
Olympus E-PL5, E-PM2, XZ-2 Comparison Photos

Olympus 15mm f/8 body cap lens Announcement | Hands-on photos
M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm f/2.8 Macro Price announcement | Hands-on photos
M.Zuiko Digital ED 17mm f/1.8 MSC Development notice | Hands-on photos (prototype)
M.Zuiko Digital ED 12mm f/2 Special Edition Announcement | Hands-on photos

Panasonic
Panasonic Lumix GH3 Announcement | Hands-on photos
Panasonic Lumix G X 35-100mm f/2.8 Announcement | Hands-on photos | Sample images
Upcoming lenses Photos
Presentation showing new fast primes planned for 2013-14

Pentax
Pentax Q10 Hands-On Photos
Pentax K-5 II Hands-On Photos
Pentax-DFA645 Macro 90mm, DA 560mm and DA 18-270mm Hands-On Photos
Pentax X-5 Hands-On Photos
Pentax-DA 18-270mm hands-on photos NEW

Phase One / Mamiya Leaf / Schneider Kreuznach
Phase One / Mamiya 645DF+ and Schneider Kreuznach 28mm LS f/4.5 Aspherical
Schneider Kreuznach Micro Four Thirds lenses with AF
Schneider Kreuznach video lenses for full-frame HDSLRs
Schneider Kreuznach SLR lenses
Schneider Kreuznach polariser for iPhone NEW
Schneider Kreuznach lenses hands-on photos NEW