Photokina - Day 1 Picutres

Here are some pictures from earlier today. For the full analysis look below or click on the link at the right under Previous Posts. If there is something you'd like me see at Photokina and write about, just leave a comment on this post. And be sure to check out the full M8 hands-on write up from two days ago.

Me at the entrance to the Kolnmesse

Leica has a very large booth at Photokina

People waiting to see the Leica M8

Leica M8 looks mighty nice in silver chrome with 28mm f/2.8 ASPH

Image shot in B&W in DNG mode on M8 LCD - Image of Roger Horn and my wife Julie, shot with Tri-Elmar from 2 feet away

New Leica 28mm f/2.8 ASPH

New Leica 16-18-21mm Tri-Elmar ASPH

Leica M8 with Tri-Elmar and Universal Finder

Leica had some really cool cutaways.

New Leica 16-18-21mm Tri-Elmar ASPH

New Leica 28mm f/2.8 ASPH

Leica 90mm f/4 Macro-M with Macro Adapter

One of the sharpest lenses ever - the Leica 100mm F/2.8 APO-Macro-R

This is what goes into just one Leica 28-90mm f/2.8-4.5 lens - all assembled by hand - Now you know why it's expensive

Leica shooting gallery

Julie scoping out the APO-Modular-Telyt 560mm f/4

Actually holding a Mamiya ZD...

...And shooting one, too

Hasselblad H3D 39MP

New Hasselblad HCD 28mm f/4

Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 on Nikon D200

Zeiss ZF line-up additions - 35mm f/2, 50mm f/2 Makro, and 100mm f/2 Makro

Zeiss 18mm f/4 prototype - S/N 00000001!

Zeiss 15mm f/2.8 is big

Zeiss ZM 21 f/4.5 is small

Zeiss ZM 21mm f/4.5 next to 21mm f/2.8

Zeiss ZM lenses

Zeiss 1700mm f/4 - the longest telephoto ever! (and yes, that's a V-series Hassy on the back)

A $65,000 Zeiss 16.5-110mm zoom (for Arri 35mm)

More really expensive Zeiss glass for motion picture (check out the focal lengths!)

Epson P-5000 screen explaining its own screen

New Canon 70-200mm f/4 L IS

New Canon 50mm f/1.2 L

Canon 85mm f/1.2L II