The Canon Cross Media Station is also previewing at Photokina. This is an upcoming product which encompasses Canon’s vision for a connected future. With built in storage and internet access, and the ability to transfer photos via NFC, your images will be always be immediately available.

The Vanguard Alta Pro AB100 combines the Alta Pro 263AT tripod and SBH-100 ball head, providing unmatched stability and flexibility and enabling more shooting angles than ever before.

The Phottix Indra500 TTL Studio Light offers a new level of power for photographers on the move. Use TTL to shoot during fast moving events like weddings. Shoot on-location, under the harsh sun and control ambient light with high speed sync. Shoot wide-open with shutter speeds up to 1/8000s. The built-in Phottix Odin Receiver for Canon and Nikon makes the Indra500 TTL easy to control and trigger.

The Indra500 TTL Studio Light, Indra Battery Pack and Indra AC Adapter will be available in October 2014. A Indra 500 TTL Light and Battery Set will be priced at $1295 USD.

The Profoto Air Remote TTL-N allows Nikon shooters to do TTL metering with the Profoto B1 off-camera flash. Air Remote TTL-N is a small, wireless radio transmitter that attaches to the Nikon camera’s hotshoe. Attaching the unit enables TTL metering with the B1. The Air Remote TTL-N can also be used to manually control and sync the B1 or any other Profoto flash with Air built-in. Air Remote TTL-N is sold separately. The recommended sales price is €295 / $395. The already released Air Remote TTL-C has the same price.

Lowepro has unveiled the newest generation of its beloved expedition backpacks from the Professional Collection: the Trekker Series. "Trekker is our largest capacity backpack line, so our number one goal in refreshing the design was to improve the premium suspension system and offer a best-in-class solution for carrying a heavy load," said Tim Grimmer, Lowepro brand director. The new Pro Trekker 650 AW ($429.95 / £365), Pro Trekker 450 AW ($379.95 / £325) and Lens Trekker 600 AW III ($299.95 / £265) offer improved comfort, superior protection and a versatile organization system.

The Lowepro ProTactic Series is a groundbreaking, professional camera backpack. These packs are built for photojournalists, documentary photographers and urban shooters who rely on mission-critical access and on-the-fly versatility to get them behind the lines and into the action. "From the design table to field testing, ProTactic has generated more energy and excitement internally than any other product I've been involved with," said Tim Grimmer, Lowepro brand director. "We can't wait to see where photographers take it and how they'll set it up." The Pro Tactic 450 AW costs $249.95 and the ProTactic 350 AW $199.95.

The Lowepro Toploader Pro is a new compact and flexible toploading camera bag. Sports, event and active photographers will benefit from the updated features, including four wearing options. "We looked at how people carry and work with their bags and designed a flexibility strap and harness system that lets photographers wear it four ways," said Tim Grimmer, Lowepro brand director. The Toploader Pro 75 AW II costs $99.95 / £85 and the Toploader Pro 70 AW II $89.95 / £75.

The Lowepro Hardside Series is a game-changing line of impact-protective, hard case solutions. Tested to a rating of IP67, which translates to 100% protection against the ingress of dust and sand, and makes it watertight for at least 30 minutes under 15cm to 1m of water, these hardworking cases double up on protection and versatility with a tough outer shell of formed ABS resin and a removable, soft-sided insert with a padded divider system. The Hardside 400 Photo retials for $249.95 / £215, the Hardside 300 Photo £199.95 / £170, and the Hardside 200 Video $169.95 / £145.

JOBY has unveiled four versatile, durable and compact accessories for professional photographers that help improve workflow and increase efficiency. The Pro Sling Strap ($69.95 / £57) is a low profile, high-strength camera strap designed for professional DSLRs with zoom lenses and battery grips. The UltraFit Hand Strap with UltraPlate ($49.95 / £41) is a useful combination of a streamlined hand strap and universal quick-release plate. GorillaPod Focus + Ballhead X ($149.95 / £140) is the strongest and largest GorillaPod, designed with the professional photographer in mind. The Flash Clamp & Locking Arm ($39.95 / £35) helps transform everyday objects into lighting assistants.

The JOBY Suction Cup & Locking Arm and Suction Cup & GorillaPod Arm are two new accessories for GoPro and action cam shooters. Scheduled to launch in November, they deliver fast set-ups, unique perspectives and provide the ultimate hold on all kinds of smooth surfaces. The Suction Cup & Locking Arm will retail for $39.95 / £33, while the Suction Cup & GorillaPod Arm will cost $29.95 / £25.

G-Technology today announced the first extension of its Studio line, the G-Speed Studio XL, which holds up to eight removable enterprise-class 7,200rpm hard drives. Offfering up to 1,350MB/s performance in RAID 0, the G-Speed Studio XL Thunderbolt 2 storage solution comes in a high-quality, black enclosure with integrated cooling technology. It also supports 4k workflows with user-configurable RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 60, and can be daisy-chained via dual Thunderbolt 2 ports to boost storage speeds. The G-Speed Studio XL will be available in November in capacities of 24TB for $3,599.95, 32TB for $4,599.95, 40TB for $5,499.95, 48TB for $5,999.95 and 64TB for $6,999.95.

Nikon will exhibit its remote camera system at IBC and Photokina 2014. Developed by Nikon and Mark Roberts Motion Control (MRMC) as professional equipment for the imaging industry, this remote camera system uses Nikon’s digital camera and imaging solutions and MRMC’s robotic heads. Nikon has been working with MRMC in the UK for some time, allowing professional photographers to use remote systems set up at major sporting events such as Wimbledon and The Open Golf Championship, as well as at some of the world’s other big sporting events. Earlier this year the partners installed a bespoke remote set-up using Nikon DSLR cameras in the London Live studio, the first 24-hour entertainment TV channel dedicated to London. The studio operates a fully automated set-up using the Nikon D4 and Nikon D800 cameras and a nine axis, state of the art, custom-made robotic arm to produce the desired full-frame 35mm cinematic effect.

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The Nikon SB-500 is the company's first Speedlight with a built-in LED light. The flash head and LED light both cover a wide 24 mm angle of view in FX-format, and easy-to-understand controls on the rear of the unit ensure simple operation. The SB-500 also enables wireless control of multiple flash units. The Nikon SB-500 retails for £199.99 / €249.00 / $249.95 and will be available from 25th September.

Sigma Corporation of America today announced the availability of the Sigma dp1 Quattro camera and a new viewfinder that will magnify Quattro cameras’ LCD screens. Unveiled in February, the Sigma dp1 Quattro utilises a newly developed, fixed 19mm (28mm eq.) f/2.8 wide-angle lens that is specifically designed and optimised to pair with Sigma’s new Quattro sensor, which outputs 5424x3616-pixel raw images at the highest resolution setting. The camera will be available in the United States in mid-October

Exclusively designed for the Quattro series of cameras. the new LCD View Finder LVF-01 attaches to the camera’s LCD screen to eliminate outside light and magnifies the display 2.5 times. This accessory will be sold separately beginning in December. The pricing of both products has not yet been announced.

Sigma has unveiled two new teleconverters and four new filter lines. The  dust and splash-proof teleconverters TC-1401 and TC2001 have been developed as dedicated attachments for Sigma Global Vision lenses. By mounting it in between a telephoto lens and a camera, the TC-1401 and TC-2001 will magnify a lens’ focal length by 1.4 and 2 times, respectively. The TC-1401 (pictured) will be sold for the street price of $349, and the TC2001 will be available for $399. Also, Sigma will now offer 13 filter size options in four new lineups, including the WR Protector (Water-repellent, antistatic type) and Protector (normal type) as well as the WR UV Filter and the WR Circular PL Filter. The filters will be launched in October, with availability yet to be announced for the teleconverters.

Tether Tools have announced four new AeroTab Universal Tablet Mounts. The AeroTab S2/S4, and AeroTab L2/L4 mounts are compatible with various tablet makes and models and are mountable to any tripod, light stand, arm, clamp, camera sling strap or grip. "Whether taking photos using cabled or wireless tethered capture, editing on-the-spot during a production or integrating a tablet as a video monitor, clapboard, time clock or instant play-back tool for clients - the AeroTab Series gives Acer, Amazon, Apple, Asus, Dell, Microsoft, Samsung, Sony, Wacom and other tablet users a versatile, streamlined and sleek new way to mount portable devices to any tripod, lightstand, arm or clamp used in photography or video work," the company says. Tether Tools will showcase the AeroTab Series at Photokina - September 16-21, 2014 at their booth in Hall 9.1, Stand B.24.

SanDisk today unveiled significant upgrades to its SanDisk Extreme PRO CFast 2.0 memory card and announced that the SanDisk Extreme PRO SSD has been qualified for 4K capture. As a follow-up to the world’s first CFast 2.0 card in 2013, the upgraded SanDisk Extreme PRO CFast 2.0 card delivers shot speeds of up to 440MB/s and data transfer speeds of up to 515MB/s in storage capacities of up to 128GB. Industry leaders ARRI, Canon, Hasselblad, PhaseOne and Leica, and video technology pioneers, Atomos and Blackmagic Design, are strong supporters of the CFast 2.0 standard, SanDisk said in a statement. ARRI has named the SanDisk Extreme PRO CFast 2.0 card as its card of choice for its ALEXA and AMIRA cameras. The new SanDisk Extreme PRO CFast 2.0 memory cards will be available at select photo specialty stores in October. The SanDisk Extreme PRO SSDs are currently available online and purchasable through SanDisk’s worldwide network of authorized distributors and resellers.

Adorama is expanding its Flashpoint ZeroGrav stabilizer line with the ZeroGrav 2-Axis Digital Gyro Stabilizer. Featuring the newest gyroscope accelerometer grip, Gyro is compatible with DSLRs and the Blackmagic Cinema Camera.  The unit incorporates twin handles for a steady grip, center of gravity assurance and pitch balance, leaving no room for error. Powered by a lithium gyro motor, the ZeroGrav Gyro stabilizer controls pitch and roll/yaw through calibration of inertial measurement in tandem with the sensors, software parameters and application. The Flashpoint ZeroGrav 2-Axis Digital Gyro Stabilizer is now available to preorder exclusively from Adorama for the special price of $899 (regularly $1,199).

Kenro, the official UK and Ireland distributor of the Benro range of photo equipment, has announced two additions to the Benro Travel Tripods range. The Benro IT15 and IT25 Travel Tripod kits are lower cost additions to the range and are suitable for those who wish to travel light, while still achieving good stability for their cameras. They are manufactured from high-quality aluminium with magnesium alloy castings that are anodised and treated with high temperature anti-corrosion powder paint. These tripods are supplied with matching IH ball head, flip lock legs with rubber feet, and carry case. One of the legs is quickly removable, and when attached to the centre column is instantly converted to a full size monopod with ball head. The Benro IT15 costs £119.94, while the IT25 is available for £143.94.