Tag Info

you can probably try everything there if you're a representative of a major retail chain or a major wholesale company. As a consumer with no credentials and not looking like you've a few tens of thousands to spend and are seriously interested in buying, no. That's not what they're there for. Maybe the above mentioned large accounts will get a show discount, ...

For your specific questions, the answers are 'no' and 'not really'. Both derive from the fact that photokina's more of an industry exhibition than a consumer show. When I was there two years ago, there were a number of cameras that were only on display, or only available to the press. Not many, but a few. There's certainly no shortage of cameras to try. ...