Photoplus Expo 2002 Report

Every two years,Photokina, the world's largest photographic exhibition, takes place in Cologne, Germany. It is monstrously huge, occupying some dozen major exhibit halls. If you walked up and down the isles, past every booth, even without stopping it would take you several days. The show is for trade only with the public not admitted.
Most people can't get toPhotokina, but if you live in the Northeastern U.S. or Canada thenPhotoPlus Expois a good alternative. About 50 million people live within a day's drive of New York city. This year the show took place on the first weekend of November. Because the show is open to the public it is heavily attended by professional photographers and enthusiastic amateurs.
The following is a brief report on the products that I saw at the show that I was either looking to specifically find out more about, or which caught my eye. Since it's not as big as Photokina it's possible to "do" the show in a single day, which is what I did. I may have ...