andybarton Posted March 13, 2017 Share #1 Posted March 13, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Anyone going to this show, next weekend? I see that our favourite manufacturer don't have a stand... https://www.photographyshow.com/2017-exhibitor-list?&azletter=L&searchgroup=471D5E24-exhibitors Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wattsy Posted March 14, 2017 Share #2 Posted March 14, 2017 Probably the wrong demographic for Leica nowadays. Perhaps too many people at the show looking to buy stuff for taking photos? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrycym Posted March 15, 2017 Share #3 Posted March 15, 2017 They had a massive stand last year but it always seemed to be pretty empty every time I walked by. Seems like a good decision by them to not bother this year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrycym Posted March 15, 2017 Share #4 Posted March 15, 2017 They had a massive stand last year but it always seemed to be pretty empty every time I walked by. Seems like a good decision by them to not bother this year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldphart Posted March 15, 2017 Share #5 Posted March 15, 2017 (edited) That is a surprise! They had a stand last year and the year before so I had assumed that they would be there this year! I booked tickets for Saturday (the opening day) early in February but in early March had an email from the organizers that Sebastiao Salgado, probably my favorite living photographer. was going to be there, speaking. on Tuesday, the final day. Too late for me to change my plans but some of you might like to hear him speak. Edited March 15, 2017 by oldphart Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted March 16, 2017 Share #6 Posted March 16, 2017 I'll be going on Sunday - with a long list of stands to look at. Some innovators and some who seem to be importing under the guise of 'producing'. Should be interesting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrycym Posted March 16, 2017 Share #7 Posted March 16, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) I'll be there on Monday. You can easily spend 1/2 your time on the Adobe stand listening to their talks Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanetomlane Posted March 17, 2017 Share #8 Posted March 17, 2017 I may go on Sunday but am still undecided. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwpics Posted March 19, 2017 Share #9 Posted March 19, 2017 Anyone going to this show, next weekend? I see that our favourite manufacturer don't have a stand... https://www.photographyshow.com/2017-exhibitor-list?&azletter=L&searchgroup=471D5E24-exhibitors I will hopefully be there on Tuesday for the Salgado lecture and the David Alan Harvey one. Early start for the drive so I hope the traffic is kind! Gerry Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
visoflex Posted March 21, 2017 Share #10 Posted March 21, 2017 Usual Canon / Nikon arms race and some interesting stuff from the likes of Sony and Fuji. After the usual camera and studio kit sellers, the one stand that brought me up with a start was Remembrance photography. This is a charitable organisation that specialises in the photography of still-born infants. Friends of mine who had to go through the trauma of a still-birth complained that they have very little by which to remember their first born son. However "distasteful" it may seem on first encounter, and provided that an un-necessary profit is being made, then it certainly fulfills a need. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
visoflex Posted March 21, 2017 Share #11 Posted March 21, 2017 Usual Canon / Nikon arms race and some interesting stuff from the likes of Sony and Fuji. After the usual camera and studio kit sellers, the one stand that brought me up with a start was Remembrance photography. This is a charitable organisation that specialises in the photography of still-born infants. Friends of mine who had to go through the trauma of a still-birth complained that they have very little by which to remember their first born son. However "distasteful" it may seem on first encounter, and provided that an un-necessary profit is being made, then it certainly fulfills a need. Sorry - can't edit this. Should have put "an un-necessary profit is NOT being made" Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
honcho Posted March 22, 2017 Share #12 Posted March 22, 2017 Usual Canon / Nikon arms race and some interesting stuff from the likes of Sony and Fuji. After the usual camera and studio kit sellers, the one stand that brought me up with a start was Remembrance photography. This is a charitable organisation that specialises in the photography of still-born infants. Friends of mine who had to go through the trauma of a still-birth complained that they have very little by which to remember their first born son. However "distasteful" it may seem on first encounter, and provided that an un-necessary profit is being made, then it certainly fulfills a need. There are several organisations that specialise in this kind of bereavement photography. I have a few colleagues who are involved and it clearly provides a service that many bereaved parents want. I spent three days at the Show in various capacities. Sunday has traditionally been the worst day for crowds but was noticeably less packed than usual this time. Monday was a different story, for the 30 minutes I could get away from doing what I was there to do, the hall was heaving with people. My credit card got off lightly, I spent less than £500. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwpics Posted March 22, 2017 Share #13 Posted March 22, 2017 Sorry - can't edit this. Should have put "an un-necessary profit is NOT being made" I once got a call to the General Hospital here to photograph a new-born who had hours to live. I found it very distressing and (of course) could not charge because I could not make money out of the parents grief. The father phoned me maybe a week later to say how much comfort the photos had bought him and his wife, and to ask for my invoice. I explained my feelings, and he was pretty insistence, so I asked him to make a donation to the neonatal unit at the hospital. I got a beautiful card from them to thank me and they assured me that they had made the donation. Slightly different, I met a photographer in France who specialised in photographing funerals and assured me it was 'a good earner', however he found it difficult to intrude on the grief so used to lurk in a raincoat with the camera (a twin lens Rollei hidden under the coat. Gerry 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanetomlane Posted March 23, 2017 Share #14 Posted March 23, 2017 We went and although Leica didn't have a stand we ended up buying one. Bumped into David Stephens and Eileen decided to buy a T; going picking it up tomorrow. She reckons she can't keep turning up at the Leica functions much longer without having one. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
satijntje Posted March 23, 2017 Share #15 Posted March 23, 2017 We went and although Leica didn't have a stand we ended up buying one. Bumped into David Stephens and Eileen decided to buy a T; going picking it up tomorrow. She reckons she can't keep turning up at the Leica functions much longer without having one. You have a very wise wife Tom! @Eileen: enjoy it! John 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanetomlane Posted March 27, 2017 Share #16 Posted March 27, 2017 You have a very wise wife Tom! @Eileen: enjoy it! John She must be, after all she married me. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
larsv Posted April 5, 2017 Share #17 Posted April 5, 2017 She must be, after all she married me. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Since, we have not heard from Tom.......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
david strachan Posted April 5, 2017 Share #18 Posted April 5, 2017 Lars...Last I heard Tom had run off to Australia. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo Posted April 5, 2017 Share #19 Posted April 5, 2017 Has he gone walkabout Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
david strachan Posted April 6, 2017 Share #20 Posted April 6, 2017 Its a pity your not here too David. Would have enjoyed the company at the Australasian Challenge. all best... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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