Photokina 2012 wrap-up: Canon, Nikon, lust-worthy Leicas, a full-frame Sony compact and more

The sun is setting on Germany's monster of a photo show, but Photokina didn't come and go without shaking up the industry. The biennial trade show drew all the big names -- Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Sony and many more manufacturers all had their latest wares on display for tens of thousands of photographers, journalists and local attendees -- with each company releasing a suite of impressive products. Canon and Nikon made an impression with their $2,100 6D and D600 full-frame DSLRs, while Olympus, Panasonic, Sony and Fujifilm each upped the ante with new mirrorless lineups, and Leica demoed its new M, which for the first time brings live-view and video capture to the high-end rangefinder series. The fun doesn't stop there, though -- there was plenty more to explore, and you'll find it all in our wrap-up just after the break.

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Canon

• Canon PowerShot SX50 HS hands-on

• Canon launches Project 1709 photo service with deep Facebook hooks

• Canon PowerShot G15 features f/1.8-2.8 lens and DSLR-like controls (hands-on)

• Canon PowerShot SX160 IS appears at Photokina, we go hands-on

• Canon PowerShot S110 packs WiFi and touch-enabled display (hands-on)

• Canon Cinema EOS C100 hands-on

• Canon EOS 6D full-frame DSLR hands-on

• Canon adds the G15, S110 and SX50 HS to its PowerShot lineup

• Canon unveils EOS 6D DSLR: full frame sensor and WiFi for $2,099 in December

• Canon announces PowerShot SX500 IS, SX160 IS superzoom cameras

Leica

• Apple's Jony Ive tapped to design one-off Leica M for charity auction

• Leica V-Lux 4 superzoom hands-on

• Leica S-System hands-on

• Leica D-Lux 6 and V-Lux 40 hands-on

• Leica M-E is a $5,450 M9 with new color scheme, minor feature exclusions (hands-on)

• New Leica M camera has live-view and 1080p video capture, we go hands-on

• Leica X2 gets à la carte, Paul Smith editions

• Leica unveils V-Lux 4 superzoom, D-Lux 6 compact

• Leica reveals S-System medium format digital photography lineup

• Leica launching new Leica M in early 2013, stripped-down M-E available this month

• Pair of unannounced Leica cameras get leaked

Sony

• Visualized: Sony's Cyber-shot RX1 gets smashed to pieces, in a good way

• Sony's Cyber-shot RX1 compact camera packs a full-frame sensor (hands-on)

• Sony announces NEX-VG30 and full-frame NEX-VG900 Handycams, we go hands-on

• Sony reveals the Alpha A99 (hands-on)

• Sony NEX-6 mirrorless cam has WiFi, EVF and dedicated mode dial (hands-on)

• Sony VG900 leaks, packs full-frame sensor into a NEX camcorder

• Sony RX1 camera leaks with full-frame sensor in compact body

Other news

• The Engadget Interview: Polaroid CEO Scott Hardy

• Hasselblad announces Lunar mirrorless camera

• Lensbaby launches Spark, an $80 selective-focus lens

• We're live from Photokina 2012 in Cologne, Germany!

• Panasonic teases 42.5mm f/1.2 and 150mm f/2.8 MFT lenses, slated for release by 2014

• Fujifilm's XF1 digicam has manual controls and a faux leather exterior

• Future Panasonic G camera's 72Mbps movie-making prowess teased

• Amazon starts selling Sony's Cyber-shot RX1, NEX-6 and Alpha A99

• Olympus E-PL5 and E-PM2 interchangeable lens cameras leak into view

• Unnamed Olympus point and shoot leaks, looks like the XZ-2

• Hasselblad H5D coming December with new focus system, design

• Fujifilm grows X-series mirrorless lineup with 16.3-megapixel X-E1

Other hands-ons

• Ion The Game action cam has built-in WiFi and 2.5-inch display

• Nokia Lumia 920 makes PureView appearance at Photokina with anti-shake demo

• Pentax K-5 II and K-5 IIs hands-on

• Pentax's Q10 mirrorless shows its tiny sensor to the world

• Casio's Exilim EX-H50 superzooms its way to Photokina

• Casio joins the self-portrait LCD ranks with the €350 Exilim EX-ZR1000

• Impossible Instant Lab iPhone photo booth

• Hasselblad H5D brings the megapixels to Photokina

• Hasselblad Lunar mirrorless camera hands-on

• Lensbaby Spark delivers selective focus for 80 bucks (sample images)

• Colors! Samsung's Galaxy Camera with vibrant orange and magenta paint jobs

• Fujifilm X-E1 hands-on

• Fujifilm's XF1 makes a fashion statement at Photokina

• Panasonic's GH3 mirrorless camera has 16MP, WiFi and 72Mbps HD video

• Olympus Stylus XZ-2 is a digital compact stuck in a mirrorless camera's body

• Olympus E-PL5 and E-PM2: Micro Four Thirds cameras with OM-D-like focusing

• Nikon unveils lightweight, full-frame D600 DSLR (sample images)