Nikon says it has created its most spectacular booth ever for this year’s Photokina. Located in Hall 2.2, the Nikon booth will play host to a series of talks from the world’s leading photo visionaries including award-winning commercial photographer, Chase Jarvis, who will be making a keynote speech on the first day of the show. The company’s new star products ranging rom the D3100 to the D7000 digital SLR cameras will be on display, while a daily programme of movies, stills and product films will be playing on the Nikon Video Wall, showcasing work by Nikon Pros from all over the world including Vincent Munier and Bill Frakes. At the heart of the stand will be a giant, interactive installation which enables people to get hands-on with Nikon’s latest products and innovations. Called the Nikon Key Cube, this installation symbolises the past, present and future of the company.

Westcott’s new Green Screen Kit allows anyone to add special effects to photos easily. The kit includes PhotoKey Lite software, 100 digital backgrounds and a 5‘ by 7‘ green screen with 2 wall hooks. PhotoKey Lite will automatically extract the Green Screen from behind your subject and with a few clicks, you can insert any one of the 100 digital backgrounds included or upload your own background image. The software also features editing and positioning tools enabling you to provide finishing touches to your images. The Green Screen Digital Photography Kit is available for £69.99 and is marketed by Johnsons Photopia in the UK.

At Photokina, Minox will unveil a new 3D camera called the Minox PX3D. Described as “revolutionary” by its manufacturer, the Minox PX3D allows one to take “fascinatingly realistic” 3D photos that can be viewed without the use of special glasses. Apart from that, precious little information has been released on the camera so far. Visitors to the trade show will, however, be able to see it with their own eyes at Stand D-010 in Hall 2.1.

Website: Minox press release in German

The Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC is a bright wide-angle lens for manual-focus enthusiasts. Constructed of 12 optical elements arranged in 10 groups (including one aspherical and two highly refractive elements), the Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC uses a system of floating lens elements in order to preserve high image quality even at the lens’ close focus point of 30cm. The new 35mm lens from Samyang will be available in Canon EF, Four Thirds, Nikon F, Pentax, Samsung NX and Sony fit. The price has not yet been revealed.

Kodak will celebrate its 125th anniversary at Photokina next week. New and current products on display will include the Kodak Nexpress Photo Platform, Picture Kiosk and APEX systems, the Kodak D4000 duplex photo printer and the recently announced Kodak Professional Portra 400 film (pictured), which is claimed to be the world’s finest grain 400 speed colour negative film. Of course Kodak will also showcase its existing range of digital cameras, inkjet printers, pocket video cameras and digital photo frames.

Corel has announced CorelDRAW Premium Suite X5, a new product based on its CorelDRAW Graphics Suite. Designed to be a versatile solution for graphic design professionals who need to create and display visuals across a wide range of media, CorelDRAW Premium Suite X5 offers an expanded set of web and video output capabilities. Specifically, the new software suitee includes enhanced vector illustration and page layout, image editing and bitmap to vector tracing as well as new website, Flash and video authoring applications. CorelDRAW Premium Suite X5 is now available in English and German language versions at a suggested retail price of £239 for the upgrade version and £579 for the full version excluding VAT.

Want to see exactly what the new Nikon D7000 DSLR camera looks like in the flesh?

Here are 22 hands-on product shots of the Nikon D7000, including a side-by-side comparison with the older and cheaper D90 - click through to view the gallery.

During today’s UK launch of the Nikon D7000, an informative slideshow presentation was shown providing further details of the new D7000, SB700 flash and two new lenses.

Here are 31 photos showing the slides, including an in-depth look at the D7000 and full UK prices for most of Nikon’s new products for Autumn 2010.

Want to see exactly what the new Nikon Coolpix P7000, S80, S1100pj compact cameras look like in the flesh?

Here are 22 hands-on product shots of the Nikon P7000, S80, S1100pj - click through to view the gallery.

Nikon has posted full-resolution sample photographs taken with the new Nikon D7000 digital SLR camera by Chase Jarvis. Two of the three Nikon D7000 samples on display were captured using the professional-grade AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED lens, whilst the third was shot with the new AF-S DX Nikkor 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR telezoom. Originally captured in 12-bit raw image mode, the images are downloadable as JPEGs.

Website: Nikon D7000 Samples

The Nikon D7000 is a dust- and moisture-sealed 16.2-megapixel DX-format DSLR camera with a 39-point AF system, 14-bit analogue-to-digital conversion, 6fps continuous shooting, dual memory card slots and Full HD video with full-time autofocus and manual exposure control. The new AF module includes 9 cross-type sensors in the central part of the frame. Photographers can also activate 3D tracking, which continuously follows moving subjects within the 39 AF points, highlighting the activated AF point in the viewfinder - which in turn has 100% frame coverage and 0.94x magnification. Also new is the 2,016-pixel 3D Colour Matrix meter, which Nikon calls “groundbreaking”. The Nikon D7000 has a native ISO range of 100-6400 that can be expanded to ISO 25,600; another first in a Nikon DX camera. The video mode of the D7000 offers variable frame rates of 20, 24 or 30fps at 720p, and cinema-standard 24fps at the 1080p setting. In the US, the Nikon D7000 will be available from mid-October priced at $1199.95 for body only and $1499.95 for body and lens outfit that includes the AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR lens. In the UK, the body-only price will be £1099.99, while the kit will cost £1299.99.

The Nikon SB-700 is a new system flash that has a multi-step zooming head covering the angle-of-view range of a 24-120mm lens in FX format. Moreover, the new Nikon SB-700 also incorporates FX/DX-format identification that optimises zoom settings based on the user’s camera body. The flash supports Nikon’s wireless TTL operation and can also be set up as a commander unit or a remote slave. The Nikon SB-700 also features a new Quick Wireless Mode with A:B (light ratios) for quick setting of multiple flash units. This makes it easy and quick to control two remote flash units in i-TTL mode. With a guide number of 38 (in metres at ISO 100/21°) at the 120mm setting, the recycle time of the SB-700 is approximately 2.5 seconds for full power with NiMH batteries, and approximately 3.0 seconds with AA Alkaline batteries. Scheduled to be available from mid-November, the Nikon SB-700 has an MSRP of $329.95 / £289.99.

The Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200mm f/2G ED VR II is is a fast telephoto lens that incorporates Nikon’s VR II image stabilisation system. Constructed of 13 elements in nine groups, the lens includes one Super ED and three ED optical elements to minimise chromatic aberrations. The AF-S Nikkor 200mm f/2G ED VR II incorporates an internal focussing system featuring three focus modes - A/M, M/A and M. Also included is a Tripod Detection Mode, which automatically compensates for minute vibrations when mounted on a tripod. The AF-S Nikkor 200mm f/2G ED VR II will be available early October for an MSRP of $5999.95 / £5299.99.

Updating a popular Nikkor lens, the new AF-S 35mm f/1.4G from Nikon completes the lineup of f/1.4G lenses announced in the past year. A moderate wide-angle lens on FX format, the AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.4G becomes a fast ‘normal’ prime when mounted on a DX body. The build of the 35mm f/1.4 features 10 optical elements in seven groups with one aspherical lens element that eliminates coma and other types of aberration even when shooting at the widest available aperture. A Rear Focus (RF) system incorporating a Silent Wave Motor provides smooth and fast autofocus with full-time manual focus override, while eliminating front barrel rotation. The Nikon AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.4G lens will be available in mid-November with an MSRP of $1799.95 / £1699.99.

Olympus Malaysia has released two promotional videos showing the new Olympus E-5 being used in extreme circumstances. One of the movies sees the E-5 being used to film a sandstorm in a desert, while the other shows a photographer working the camera in a mountain stream. Both clips show the footage captured by the E-5 itself in a smaller frame embedded in the video. You can see the films after the break.

The Hähnel Combi TF is a wireless remote shutter release and flash trigger. Compact & lightweight, the wireless remote control gives you the flexibility of shutter release, auto focus, continuous shooting, bulb mode & 4-second timer delay, while the flash trigger allows you to fire several portable flashguns or mains flashes simultaneously when combined with additional receivers. The Combi TF will be on dsiplay at Photokina next week.

At Photokina, Ilford will unveil the new Infovinyl 3D Photo System co-developed with Photoplast. With this system, Ilford is targeting production houses, giving them a unique point-of-sale display option. The Infovinyl 3D process works by manipulating a traditional 2D photo into a 3D image, developing the standard Infovinyl media through regular RA4 equipment and applying the new Infoseal coating to the media. This seal is the differentiating ingredient which enables the entire 3D process, Ilford claims. Finally, the sealed Ilfovinyl is formed on a 3D mould. Ilfovinyl 3D Photo System samples will be available for preview at Photokina, and the product will be launched in October. Other Ilford products to be showcased at Photokina include Galerie fine-art papers and Omnijet commercial display solutions.

Canon USA has announced the Lucia EX Print Sample Request Programme, a service giving consumers the opportunity to receive 8.5-inch by 11-inch sample photographs printed on the new Canon imagePROGRAF iPF8300/6350/6300 large format printers. Through the program, customers will receive three printed images captured by Canon Explorer of Light photographers, which demonstrate the printing capabilities of the imagePROGRAF 12-Colour series and new Lucia EX ink set. To request a print sample, visit the website below. The finished print will be sent to your address at no cost (you need to have a US mailing address.to take advantage of this service).

Website: Canon USA
Review: Read our review of the Canon imagePROGRAF iPF6300 printer

A group of works by German photographer Wolfgang Tillmans goes on public display at the Walker Art Gallery from 18 September to 12 December. Caroline Douglas, Head of the Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre says: “We are delighted to be able to debut this outstanding new acquisition at the Walker Art Gallery.  The project is emblematic of the kind of imaginative collaboration the Arts Council Collection can have with important museums in Britain. The exhibition demonstrates that art is a continuum, across centuries, a conversation that goes on beyond generations and one that we are all a part of.”