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SEPTEMBER 2014
Photokina 2014, panasonic working closer with retailers, we talk to Shahab Fraz Mirza from coinaphoto and Dragon’s Den Duo ‘Frame Again’ plus much more...
Photo Sphere now Available for iPhone Google’s Photo Sphere app, launched in 2012 and designed for capturing 360º panoramas with Android devices, is now available for device’s running iOS. The app enables photographers to capture an interactive 360º images they can explore with a tap of a finger, sliding up, down and around. Now, the potential customer base for the app has been significantly expanded, enabling iPhone owners to download and use it too.
Making the Most of photokina in 2014
Nick Fielder, MD of Koelnmesse (the organisation behind photokina) offers his suggestions for making the most of photokina as a trade visitor
Miss Aniela - Nikon D810 (non-final sample)
Toshiba Unveils Smaller, Improved Sensor for Mobile Devices According to Toshiba, the T4KA3 operates at 15% lower battery power than its previous 8mp sensor, and is also significantly smaller. The new sensor can also shoot high quality slow motion video, something that Toshiba claims hasn’t been achieved before. Because slow motion requires more frames per second, this high rate typically results in shorter exposure time, making the footage too dark. Toshiba claims to have rectified this by developing a ‘bright mode’ feature, which uses an interlaced video format enabling 240 frames per second – therefore extending the exposure time to increase the brightness. Photo -
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As you probably know: photokina is vast. Covering the entire spectrum of imaging, the show itself is the biggest of its kind in the world, stretching across 7 halls at the huge Cologne Exhibition Centre. Knowing where to start is a task of its own – and as a trade visitor, time is money. To make the planning process easier for trade visitors, we’ve asked Koelnmesse MD Nick Fielder to pick out some of this year’s photokina show highlights: video
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presentation by the Japan Camera Industry Institute of the work of Yoshihiro Tatsuki; an exhibition of images from ‘Blende’, Europe’s largest amateur photographic competition; the ‘Butterfly’ open-air exhbitition; and the ‘world’s largest photo globe’ – a stunning project to celebrate 175 years of photography!
Exhibitions: Plan your time to include visits to the many fantastic exhibitions taking place throughout photokina. These include: the Leica Gallery in Hall 1; the International Nature Photography Award ‘Highlights’; a presentation of 55 exceptional photographs selected from the 125year history of National Geographic magazine; ‘We the Peoples’, a presentation of images by the International Photographic Council (IPC), sponsored and produced by Lifetouch Inc.; ‘A Fallen Angel’, a -
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Market Briefings Be sure to attend the GfK market briefings. Continued on page 19 -
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