Anyone goin to Focus?
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MadMullah

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5,299 posts

222 months

Wednesday 29th February 2012
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http://www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk/

website said:
FOCUS ON IMAGING is Europe's biggest annual imaging show, covering all your needs from image capture through to output and beyond. Whether you are a professional image maker or processor, a buyer of image making equipment or materials, a manufacturer or distributor of products or a keen hobbyist, a visit to FOCUS ON IMAGING is a must.

Over 200 exhibitors and product launches galore - including all the very latest digital cameras and equipment - will feature at FOCUS 2012, 4 - 7 March, NEC, Halls 9 and 10.

ian in lancs

3,853 posts

227 months

Wednesday 29th February 2012
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yep be there sun & mon

Adz The Rat

18,852 posts

238 months

Wednesday 29th February 2012
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I would like to go one year but would want to take loads of money with me biggrin

Xaero

4,063 posts

244 months

Wednesday 29th February 2012
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Will probably be there Monday

K12beano

20,854 posts

304 months

Wednesday 29th February 2012
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Yup. Wednesday!

I have no need to go as I have committed my photo-pocket money from now until 2019. But it's nice to do a bit of window shopping!

ian in lancs

3,853 posts

227 months

Wednesday 29th February 2012
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K12beano said:
Yup. Wednesday!

I have no need to go as I have committed my photo-pocket money from now until 2019. But it's nice to do a bit of window shopping!
ive cancelled my D800 order so there is one more to go round!

kman

1,108 posts

240 months

Wednesday 29th February 2012
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Il be there on sunday

K12beano

20,854 posts

304 months

Wednesday 29th February 2012
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ian in lancs said:
K12beano said:
Yup. Wednesday!

I have no need to go as I have committed my photo-pocket money from now until 2019. But it's nice to do a bit of window shopping!
ive cancelled my D800 order so there is one more to go round!
ooo - I could get two and become bankrupt! Tempting! biggrin

kman

1,108 posts

240 months

Wednesday 29th February 2012
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K12beano said:
oo - I could get two and become bankrupt! Tempting! biggrin
just get one D4 job done.

markmullen

15,877 posts

263 months

Wednesday 29th February 2012
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I'll be there on Wednesday.

If you see a man stuggling under the weight of an Alpa 12 and Phase One IQ180 back and looking very very very poor that will be me.

K12beano

20,854 posts

304 months

Thursday 1st March 2012
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One year I went Epson were supplying little collapsible sack trucks for free so that you could wheel their bigger printers out - surely they'll offer you a little motorised truck or such like...... hehe

Cybertronian

1,554 posts

192 months

Thursday 1st March 2012
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Count me in on Wednesday too. Seems like and odd year, carrying over from last year with some notably missing exhibitors (Adobe) and some returning ones after Canon's poor (non) show in 2011.

Possibly in the market for a new walkabout lens and a some cheap issues of magazines.

Xaero

4,063 posts

244 months

Thursday 1st March 2012
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Got my ticket this morning :-)

Shame Adobe arent there, especially with Lightroom 4 coming out soon.

I'm most interested in seeing the Olympus OM-D E-M5

NotDave

20,951 posts

186 months

Thursday 1st March 2012
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I'm off Wednesday. Not for me, but 'cause the OH has been offered to go by work, and has spare ticket.

Should be cool. My geek side is excited.

kman

1,108 posts

240 months

Thursday 1st March 2012
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kman said:
Il be there on sunday
actually i wont now! maybe during the week.

leeb

1,074 posts

272 months

Sunday 4th March 2012
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Went today...missed two years is it was crap the last time we went. Guess what....nothing has changed.

The amount of weird men just all appearing with their cameras, in a "whos got the biggest lens to point at this bored, freaked out looking girl" competition just freaks me out a bit.

I dont like it a lot. Im sure there are deals to be had if you can be bothered, but on the whole a waste of my sunday which i should have spent with my son and wife.

chopper602

2,333 posts

252 months

Sunday 4th March 2012
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leeb said:
Went today...missed two years is it was crap the last time we went. Guess what....nothing has changed.

The amount of weird men just all appearing with their cameras, in a "whos got the biggest lens to point at this bored, freaked out looking girl" competition just freaks me out a bit.

I dont like it a lot. Im sure there are deals to be had if you can be bothered, but on the whole a waste of my sunday which i should have spent with my son and wife.
I agree with some of that (I was there today). I listened to a good presentation about the new D800 and lusted after a few bits of kit, but did find the people wandering round with their entire photo kits carried around their neck or back a little 'strange'.

ian in lancs

3,853 posts

227 months

Sunday 4th March 2012
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chopper602 said:
leeb said:
Went today...missed two years is it was crap the last time we went. Guess what....nothing has changed.

The amount of weird men just all appearing with their cameras, in a "whos got the biggest lens to point at this bored, freaked out looking girl" competition just freaks me out a bit.

I dont like it a lot. Im sure there are deals to be had if you can be bothered, but on the whole a waste of my sunday which i should have spent with my son and wife.
I agree with some of that (I was there today). I listened to a good presentation about the new D800 and lusted after a few bits of kit, but did find the people wandering round with their entire photo kits carried around their neck or back a little 'strange'.
ditto

richcorsavxr

966 posts

201 months

Sunday 4th March 2012
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chopper602 said:
leeb said:
Went today...missed two years is it was crap the last time we went. Guess what....nothing has changed.

The amount of weird men just all appearing with their cameras, in a "whos got the biggest lens to point at this bored, freaked out looking girl" competition just freaks me out a bit.

I dont like it a lot. Im sure there are deals to be had if you can be bothered, but on the whole a waste of my sunday which i should have spent with my son and wife.
I agree with some of that (I was there today). I listened to a good presentation about the new D800 and lusted after a few bits of kit, but did find the people wandering round with their entire photo kits carried around their neck or back a little 'strange'.
i went aswell, got told to take my camera but never used it (became a hindrance with so many people there), trying to listen to some of the demo's/ lectures became frustrating as they where to packed out and you could barly hear the person speaking (partly my fault for not planning what i wanted to see and get there early). bargins wise, mainly looking at printers and a few lense's they could be brought cheaper online (although there where some good bargins on printer paper). all in all its good if your patient and get to the stands to speak to the people on there latest products/ test them out. Also learnt a few new things.

Xaero

4,063 posts

244 months

Monday 5th March 2012
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What lectures are worth seeing?

I only want to see a few stands so the rest of the day will be watching the stage mostly. I dont get why people would take their entire kit in such a packed indoor place. I bet some idiots even go with tripods and all.

Edited by Xaero on Monday 5th March 22:47