Photokina 2012 Report

September 18th - 21st, 2012
Colonge, Germany

The Photokina 2012 convention doors are now open!

Quite possibly the most important photography trade show in the world, Photokina is a major launchpad for the latest products and technologies from pretty much everyone in the photo and video industries. Held only once every two years, this trade show averages over 1200 vendors from 45 different countries around the world, along with approx 180,000 visitors from about 165 different countries. Below you'll find links to the latest announcements made prior to, and during the show.

The next big photography trade show is CES 2013, which is being held in Las Vegas, Nevada from January 8th - 11th, 2013.

• *Apple Announces the iPhone 5 - Camera Essentially Unchanged
• *Just Announced: the Canon EOS 6D - the Smallest Full Frame EOS dSLR to Date
• *Canon Adds Three New PowerShot Cameras to Their Ranks
• *FujiFilm Introduces the FinePix XF1
• *FujiFilm Launches New X-mount EVIL Camera; the FinePix X-E1
• Leica Announces the Leica M, Leica M-E, Leica S, Leica D-Lux 6 and Leica V-Lux 4
• Lexar Debuts the First 256GB SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
• *Nikon Announces the D600 - a New Full Frame DSLR with a 24MP Sensor
• Nikon Releases New 1 Nikkor 18.5mm f/1.8 Lens for their Nikon 1 Series EVIL Cameras
• *Olympus Borrows Features From Their OM-D Line to Create Two New Digital Pen Cameras; the E-PL5 and E-PM2
• *Just Announced: the Olympus Stylus XZ-2 iHS
• *Olympus Adds Two New M.Zuiko Lenses, a Body Cap Lens, as well as Announced the Development of a New 17mm Lens in the Near Future
• *Red Announces a Monochrome Movie Camera
• *Panasonic Unveils the Lumix DMC-GH3 - Built for Multimedia Photographers
• *Just Announced: the Pentax K-5 II and K-5 IIs
• *Just Announced: the Pentax Q10
• *Sony Unveils Their Photokina 2012 Alpha, Cyber-Shot, and NEX Offerings
• *Sony Launches Several New E-mount and A-mount Lenses Alongside New Camera Offerings
• *Tamron Sets Up Their 90mm Macro Lens with Vibration Compensation and Ultrasonic Silent Drive
• *Tamron Announces a Full-Size High-Speed Telephoto with VC and USD

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