====== PhotoPlus 2018 ====== * Oct. 25 – 10am-5pm * Oct. 26 – 10am-5pm * Oct. 27 – 10am-4pm ---- ===== Main Area ===== Floor plan - https://photo.a2zinc.net/photoplus2018/Public/eventmap.aspx?_ga=2.63209708.2108890813.1540280338-1660261638.1537640072 Exhibitors list - https://photo.a2zinc.net/photoplus2018/Public/exhibitors.aspx?ID=15748&_ga=2.63209708.2108890813.1540280338-1660261638.1537640072 Mobile app - https://www.photoplusexpo.com/show/app/ **Note** - we look for gear that interest PV audience. Lenses, cameras, camcorders, VR/360 cameras, software, storage things, tripods and similar. We are not interested in strobes, printers, paper and photo only things. ===== Booths plan ===== ==== Vuze DONE ==== //Meetup place 10:00 26th October// **Booth:** 1235 **Items of interest** - Their latest software (Vuze Camera App and Vuze VR Studio & LIVE) and products besides Vuze XR Note - we covered Vuze XR, and it even got our award. Can also make provocative questions comparing Insta360 ONE X to Vuze XR by features, especially software ones. Just keep mouth shut about Insta prize for now. **Info links** - https://vuze.camera/vr-software/ ==== Boris FX OUT OF TIME ==== **Booth:** 1228 **Items of interest** - Mocha Pro 2019 **Info links** - https://borisfx.com/products/mocha-pro/#whats-new ==== Kodak PixPro OUT OF TIME ==== **Booth:** 1225 **Items of interest** - Anything real new and recent, if they have some Can pass with saying hi if nothing good and new. ==== Pimax Technoligy (TOP) ABSENT ==== **Booth:** 1214 **Items of interest** - Their 5K and 8K VR goggless **Info links** - https://www.pimaxvr.com/en/ https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/24/18019254/pimax-8k-5k-vr-headset-preorders-now-available-features-price //Considering NY VR incubator area// - Look for anything useful -nice software demos, nice ideas, etc. Let me know instant if anything good at incubator area. //Here move to other area where you had been yesterday via Tokina booth // ==== Tokina (TOP) DONE ==== **Booth:** 1055 **Items of interest** - Their Opera 50mm lens. **Info links** - It is interesting theory that it is same lens as Pentax one https://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2018/10/are-the-tokina-opera-and-pentax-d-fa-the-same-lens.html ==== Parrot (TOP) DONE ==== **Booth:** 655 **Items of interest** - Parrot Anafi Drone (can do others also, separate, we don't have any covered) **Info links** - https://www.parrot.com/global/drones/anafi ==== LaCie (LOW) DONE ==== **Booth:** 563 **Items of interest** - LaCie Rugged RAID Pro **Info links** - * https://www.lacie.com/gb/en/company/press-kits/lacie-rugged-raid-pro-kit-master/ * https://www.lacie.com/gb/en/products/rugged/ ==== Drobo (LOW) DONE ==== **Booth:** 767 **Items of interest** - New storage solutions for video guys (Drobo 5N2 may be and such) **Info links** - https://www.drobo.com Did not find something really new made in 2018. >StorCentric, the newly formed customer centric storage solutions company will be acquiring Drobo, the preferred storage solution for prosumer and SMB customers and Nexsan, a global leader in enterprise storage solutions. With these acquisitions, StorCentric will provide a robust portfolio of storage solutions with a broad and feature rich product line. This will enable high performance, secure, and scalable solutions for a multitude of workflows and workloads. Both brands will remain intact as independent divisions under StorCentric. Can be reason. ------------- All bigger brands below are nearby to each other, do them after VR stuff ==== Fujifilm (TOP) OUT OF TIME ==== **Booth:** 537 **Items of interest** - Fujifilm X-T3 and their new lenses Especially interesting is that it is first consumer hybrid camera after NX500 featuring HEVC. **Info links** - https://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/19516/fujifilm-x-t3-4k-p60-internal-video/p1 Can also check their MF new body - Fujifilm GFX 50R https://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/20401/fujifilm-gfx-50r-more-afforable-mf-camera#Item_14 ==== Canon OUT OF TIME ==== **Booth:** 121 **Items of interest** - Canon EOS R Camera and it's usage for video Issues with crop and more are present. **Info links** - https://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/20357/canon-eos-r-mirrorless-ff-camera-with-4k-video#Item_77 ==== Nikon OUT OF TIME ==== **Booth:** 519 **Items of interest** - Their new mirrorless cameras Z6 and Z7 Again - focus on video performance, similarity with Sony, can ask if sensor is same. Z6 is of much more interest for video shooters. **Info links** - * https://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/20281/nikon-z6-smaller-brother-and-sony-a7iii-competitior-with-exact-same-sensor#Item_17 * https://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/20280/nikon-z7-first-mirrorless-generation-camera-made-for-still-shooter#Item_92 ==== Sony (TOP) OUT OF TIME ==== **Booth:** 401 **Items of interest** - Sony HXR-NX200 Camcorder If they do not have it - ignore them. **Info links** - https://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/20432/sony-hxr-nx200-camcorder https://pro.sony/en_TH/products/handheld-camcorders/hxr-nx200 ==== Panasonic OUT OF TIME ==== **Booth:** 829 **Items of interest** - Their FF cameras prototypes, if present Can talk about similarity to A7III/Z6 of one camera and to A7RIII/Z7 of another **Info links** - * https://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/20508/panasonic-s1-ff-camera-copy-of-nikon-z6#Item_55 * https://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/20509/panasonic-s1r-ff-camera-copy-of-nikon-z7#Item_16 ==== Sample ==== **Booth:** XXX **Items of interest** - YYY Additional notes **Info links** - Placeholder ==== Sirui DONE ==== **Booth:** 1054 **Items of interest** - Their new SIRUI SR Series Tripods and acessories for them Guys make very nice products. We made video last year about their famous monopods. **Info links** - http://www.direporter.com/products/sirui-usa-launches-sr-series-pro-tripods ==== Atomos DONE ==== **Booth:** 555 **Items of interest** - Ninja V recorder/monitor Atomos sometimes can be tough at interviews and busy. Be calm, assing time if required. **Info links** - https://www.atomos.com/ninjav ==== Insta360 DONE ==== **Booth:** 760 **Items of interest** - Insta360 ONE X 360-degree 5.7K camera Very nice camera with high resolution. But according to reviews still some features declared not work and has bugs. Ask them about competition with Vuze XR. **Info links** - https://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/20524/insta360-one-x-360-degree-5.7k-camera#Item_16 ==== BenQ - DONE ==== **Booth:** 567 **Items of interest** - PhotoVue Monitors and VideoVue Video Post-Production Monitors, ?=27" preferably **Info links** - * https://www.dpreview.com/news/4565032302/benq-releases-sw240-photovue-monitor-for-photographers-on-a-budget * https://www.benq.eu/en-uk/monitor/video-post-production/pv270.html * https://www.benq.com/en-us/monitor/photographer/sw271.html ==== Fotodiox - DONE ==== **Booth:** 559 **Items of interest** - RGBW Lights or adapters if they will be absent (or if it'll be Bohus doing interview) **Info links** - http://www.photokina.de/news/photokina-newsroom/presseinformationen-der-aussteller/presseinformationen-der-aussteller.php?aktion=pfach&p1id=kmpk1952&format=html&base=&tp=km9&search=&pmid=km.kmpk1952_1537201445&start=0&anzahl=10&channel=pk&language=e&archiv=