photokina

The photokina is the world's most important trade fair for Photography ( exhibition subtitle: world of imaging ) and is considered a trade fair for the photographic and imaging industry. They will be held at two yearly intervals each fall in Cologne, the current operators are Koelnmesse GmbH and the Photographic Industry Association eV The last photokina was held from 18 to 23 September 2012. The next will be held September 21, 2014 from 16.

Set to photokina - with relatively minor fluctuations - some 1,600 suppliers from 50 countries presented their products and services on an area of ​​about 200,000 square meters of. In the years 2002 and 2004, the organizers counted around 160,000 visitors. During the entire term of the trade visitors and the general public will find various lectures and discussions in the Congress program.

Importance

The photokina is used by the photo industry to present new products. For photographic magazines and trade fair visitors, the event of information about and trying out the photo products, the socializing, visiting the photo exhibitions and of course the detection of new "Trends " is. The following product areas are addressed:

  • Consumer Imaging: Photo and video cameras, camera accessories, film, and digital media, digital imaging, home printing, photo kiosks, mobile imaging, home cinema, slide technology and accessories, frames and albums, merchandise, imaging services;
  • Professional Imaging: Professional camera and lighting systems, photo studio equipment, digital imaging and publishing, large format printing, wholesale and mini labs, consumables, photofinishing, imaging services, data and video projectors, interactive presentation systems, professional video and audio technology, control technology and networks, AV services.

Photokina also serves as the setting for the presentation of various awards, such as the German Camera Award.

New Releases

Technically innovative products have been widely introduced or introduced at photokina, such as:

  • 2008: Medium -format camera system Leica S
  • 2012: Mirrorless system camera for professional filming Panasonic LUMIX DMC- GH3

History

The first Photokina in 1950 on the initiative of the President of the Photo Association, Bruno Uhl performed. As a framework program called Bilderschauen be conducted, organized in the early years of Leo Fritz Gruber.

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