Last year Photokina got “suspended until further notice” and while I am sure the brand “Photokina” will come back in the future in one way or another, it seems that we now already have a replacement: meet Photopia Hamburg or “Festival of Imaging” – a brand new photography show that is supposed to take place […]
Photokina is “suspended until further notice” – the Koelnmesse AG basically just canceled the biggest photo gear show in Cologne, Germany:
The 2020 Photokina show rumored to be canceled int he next days. Stay tuned for details and the official announcement. All other photo related shows (NAB, The Photography Show) have been already canceled or postponed. Update – here is the official press release, the next show will be in 2022:
Meyer Optik Görlitz confirmed that they will announce six new lenses at the 2020 Photokina show (see also this post): Trioplan 100 Trioplan 50 Trioplan 35 Primoplan 75 Primoplan 58 Lydith 30 All lenses are completely developed and manufactured in Germany and most models should be available in the next few months. Here is the full […]
PetaPixel reports that Fujifilm will also not take part of the upcoming Photokina 2020 show (May 27-30, 2020): “After considering exhibiting from an overall perspective, including the launch timing of several exciting new products next year, our sales promotion plans, and cost effectiveness, we have decided not to take part in photokina 2020. We will […]
Nikon, Leica and Olympus will not take part in the next Photokina in Germany, but Canon, Panasonic and Sony confirmed today their presence at the 2020 Photokina show (May 27-30, 2020):
Nikon, Leica and Olympus will not take part in the next 2020 Photokina show in Germany (translation):
Last year Photokina announced that the biggest photography show will start taking place annually. This made absolutely no sense since the camera industry is shrinking and many of the camera manufacturers were not happy with that decision. I am not surprised that today Photokina canceled their 2019 show and announced the 2020 Photokina dates (May 27-30, 2020):
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