It’s official: Photokina canceled because of the Coronavirus outbreak

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After CP+ and NAB also Photokina has been canceled:

Photokina Press Release

The management team of Koelnmesse has decided not to organise any own events on the part of Koelnmesse until the end of June 2020 – including the photokina. This decision is supported by the crisis management team of the City of Cologne, which also recommended in its meeting on 18.03.2020 to cancel the trade fairs during this period of time.

This also happens against the background of the agreement reached on 16.03.2020 between the German federal government and the governments of the German states – laying down common guidelines for dealing with the coronavirus epidemic and explicitly including the general closure of trade fairs and exhibitions. This impairs the planning security for Koelnmesse and the participants of the trade fairs in Cologne far beyond the scope of the current scenarios.

This decision also includes the cancellation of photokina, which was planned for 27 to 30 May 2020. The cancellation is also valid for the Imaging Innovation Conference for 26 May 2020. A new date will be coordinated.

We have also received enquiries from you about health and safety at the trade fair ground. The health of all trade fair participants is our top priority.

Added to this is the uncertainty of numerous customers and the complicated travel situation. Against this background it is currently not possible for us to offer a global business and community platform for the imaging industry in the usual quality.

The next photokina will take place in Cologne 18 to 21 May 2022. The 2022 orientation gives us enough time to design the next photokina according to the needs of the market, our exhibitors and visitors.

All paid tickets will be refunded. Koelnmesse will arrange this centrally in the coming weeks. There is nothing further for you to do.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the photokina team.

Sincerely,

Your photokina team

I think in 2020 all events will be canceled. There is no way out of this until we got a vaccine.

via Fujirumors

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New PhotoLab 3.2 announced and save up to 30% on all DxO software!

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Today DxO announced the new PhotoLab 3.2 software. Here are the improvements:

– more flexible local adjustment masks
– optimized Repair ToolSAR
– improved PhotoLibrary keyword function
– improved Local Adjustment Palette with two new settings: Duplicate and Rename.
– ability to move automatic masks available for Windows users too

And til March 31 you save up to 30% on all DxO software!!! Check out:

 

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Jim Kasson testing the Sony 20mm f/1.8 FE lens: “This looks like a promising lens”

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Jim Kasson has started testing the new Sony lens and wrote two articles:

Sony 20mm f/1.8 G initial tests: “This looks like a promising lens”

Sony 20/1.8 vs Batis 18/2.8: “At four or five hundred dollars cheaper than the Zeiss lens, and a stop and a third faster, the Sony 20/1.8 looks attractive here.”

Sony 20mm f/1.8 FE G:
In USA at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama. FocusCamera.
In EU at Amazon DE, Calumet DE. Amazon UK. Parkcameras UK. Amazon FR. Amazon IT. Amazon ES.

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New Tamron patent discloses new FE lens variations…tell us which one you want!

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The patent describing the current 28-75mm f/2.8 FE lens contains other lens variations that the company might release in the future. Let us help Tamron to decide which one they should release:

The patent describes those five FE zooms. Which one would you consider to buy?

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