A few Photokina and other announcements were made while I was off the Internet and wandering around Africa:
- The Sigma EF-610 DG Super and DG ST flash units were announced. Both feature TTL wireless, FP, rear sync, 17-105mm coverage, Max 200 ft/61m GN at 105mm. The main difference is the control system, with Super having an LCD and push button control, the ST having very little manual control over settings and no LCD.
- The Samyang 14mm f/2.8 now is available with a CPU that allows exposure control on lower-end Nikon bodies.
- The Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 was renewed with OS and weather resistant construction.
- The Sigma 150mm f/2.8 macro was renewed with OS.
- Two new Schneider-Kreuznach tilt-shift lenses: 50mm f/2.8 Super Angulon and 90mm f/4 Makro Symmar. 12mm shift and 8 degrees of tilt, can be independent.
- Photoshop Elements 9 for Mac OS X includes Photomerge Style Match, Guided edits, layer masks, improved panos, and more.
- Lensbaby Tilt Transformer is an adapter to use Nikon F-mount lenses on m4/3 and NEX cameras and allows tilt-shift focus with them. US$250.
- DxO added 41 additional Nikon camera/lens combinations to their optics modules. They also announced plans for well over a hundred other additions in the coming months.
- Silkypix updated Developer Studio Pro and Basic to support the Nikon D3100.
- Photomatix Pro 4.0 adds manually de-ghosting, previews for presets, improved noise reduction, and more.
- Pixelmator 1.6.1 adds Aperture support, improved photo browser palette, a revamped Stroke feature, and more.
- Foolography introduced Bluetooth modules (for wireless GPS) for the D3100, D5000, D7000, and D90 models (previously only the 10-pin connector Nikon's were supported).