It is on a bittersweet note that our complete coverage of the 2014 edition of Photokina draws to a close. During six days of non-stop hands-on and meetings, we managed to write 26 different articles including news, hands-on and interviews. But if you think that this number high, the truth is that there were still many things […]
Photokina 2014
Photokina 2014: Hands-On with the new Leica X and Leica X-E
Amongst the new products announced by Leica at the Cologne event, there were also three new cameras in the compact and X range. We already talked about the new D-Lux (Panasonic LX100 clone), so now let’s have a look at the new X and X-E cameras.
Photokina 2014: Hands-on with the Leica M-A, Leica M-60 and the missing “entry level” M
Leica announced plenty of new products at Photokina and its booth was also one of the most elegant including a very nice gallery featuring Leica photographers from all over the world. After our interview with Rachel Barker (Head of PR), we stopped at the various desks to try the new products. Two of them were related to […]
Photokina 2014: Interview with product manager Riccardo Scotti of Fujifilm Italy
After trying the new X100T, X30 and XF lenses at the Fujifilm media session, we stopped at the Fujifilm press lounge to talk with Riccardo Scotti, product manager for Fujifilm Italy. We discussed not only the new products announced just before Photokina, but also the growing interest in the system from professional photographers, customer support, full-frame and […]
Photokina 2014: Hands-on with the Canon PowerShot G7X a.k.a. the RX100’s new rival
For over two years, Sony has managed to monopolise the high-end point-and-shoot market with its RX100 series. The original RX100 made its debut in June 2012, whereas the third generation came out only a few months ago. It was the world’s first truly pocketable high-end camera which, with the help of its 20MP 1-inch sensor, […]