Photokina 2014

Photokina 2014: Trying the new Leica Summarit-M-lenses on the Sony A7s

21/09/2014 By Mathieu

Leica announced a number of new camera and lenses at Photokina 2014. Amongst the new releases, there are the new versions of the Summarit-M-lenses. The 35mm, 50mm, 75mm and 90mm, all of which have the same fast aperture of f/2.4, have been redesigned and improved in performance. They are also available for the first time in both black and silver. [Read more…] about Photokina 2014: Trying the new Leica Summarit-M-lenses on the Sony A7s

Photokina 2014: Interview with Rachel Barker of Leica about the M-A, M-60, T series and more

21/09/2014 By Heather

The fourth instalment in our series of interviews at Photokina 2014 was with Rachel Barker, head of PR at Leica UK. We asked her a number of questions about the new Leica M-A, M-60, T and X series, while touching upon topics such as film, using Leica lenses with Sony cameras, and more. We hope you enjoy her answers!

Photokina 2014: Hands-on with the new Samsung NX1

20/09/2014 By Mathieu

The Samsung NX1 is certainly one of the most exciting camera announcements at Photokina this year. Samsung seems to have put the most advanced technology they possibly could in their flagship APS-C mirrorless model. We had a hands-on session at the Samsung booth but unfortunately, despite the presence of lots of samples in the area, they were all pre-production models and the SD card was actually sealed to make sure no one could insert his or her own card. But we were still able to try some other interesting features.

Photokina 2014: Hands-on with the Panasonic Lumix CM1, the true smart camera

20/09/2014 By Heather

I’d already spoken in our previous news article about how much I appreciate the concept behind the Lumix CM1, a hybrid smartphone and high-end compact from Panasonic, and my opinion hasn’t changed since then. Having seen the CM1 at Photokina, we can definitely confirm that Panasonic has planted the seed of an idea that could potentially revolutionise the smartphone market as far as digital photography is concerned.

Photokina 2014: First impressions of the Zeiss Loxia lenses for Sony E-mount

20/09/2014 By Mathieu

One of the most enjoyable moments spent at Photokina was at the Zeiss booth. After our interview with Mr. Christophe Casenave, product manager for all manual focus lenses, we had the opportunity to shoot with both Loxia lenses (35mm and 50mm) using a sample Sony A7r and our Sony A7s. We extend our thanks to Mr. Casenave for giving us this opportunity!