Photography Show Exhibition NEC 2017

jonneymendoza · 21 Mar 2017 at 09:45

Hi all i went on the weekend for the very first time and enjoyed it.

There was lots of gears to see and try including the new medium format fuji, hasselblad mirrorless one and some of the new sigma lenses.

Check out my highlights video below

https://youtu.be/6KAp6zcjSIA

Paul11 · 21 Mar 2017 at 11:33

i thought it was great this year too

seemed much busier than last year

(and bought loads of goodies)

Mattewes · 21 Mar 2017 at 18:44

Agree 100%, I can't put my finger on why, but it seemed miles better this year. Did anyone go to any of the talks? What goodies did you come away with Paul11?

xaldub · 21 Mar 2017 at 18:55

I didn't go this year ; I read on another forum that other people thought it was quieter this year, but perhaps that was just the weekend. I heard the Fuji stall was popular at least

jonneymendoza · 21 Mar 2017 at 19:39

xaldub said:
I didn't go this year ; I read on another forum that other people thought it was quieter this year, but perhaps that was just the weekend. I heard the Fuji stall was popular at least

The Canon one was the most popular followed by close second between nikon and sigma!

Paul11 · 21 Mar 2017 at 21:54

Mattewes said:
Agree 100%, I can't put my finger on why, but it seemed miles better this year. Did anyone go to any of the talks? What goodies did you come away with Paul11?

Canon 5D mk 4 !

and some lencarta lights

DeathStorm · 22 Mar 2017 at 00:10

xaldub said:
I didn't go this year ; I read on another forum that other people thought it was quieter this year, but perhaps that was just the weekend. I heard the Fuji stall was popular at least

Went on Saturday and I think it was a little busier than last year.

Seemed like a solid event to me, plenty they can improve on but well worth at least half a day of someone's time.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 22 Mar 2017 at 10:45

I went too - it was OK. The exhibitors seem much more tighter than in the days when it used to be called Focus on Imaging.

Greebo · 27 Mar 2017 at 14:59

LCE had the best bargain on the Olympus OMD EM1 mark II. £150 off plus the £290 vertical grip for free and Olympus were giving a £300 leather shoulder bag to first 100 people to buy one. So £150 plus £590 of useful freebies.

Thats the kind of deal that makes you want to go to the show.

Vertigo · 1 Apr 2017 at 19:56

I always seem to end up buying a new bag at these shows, probably because it's one of those things you really do need to see and inspect in person first. Picked up a Thinktank Retrospective 7.

Managed to escape without buying anything else this time

Raymond Lin · 1 Apr 2017 at 20:07

Vertigo1 said:
I always seem to end up buying a new bag at these shows, probably because it's one of those things you really do need to see and inspect in person first. Picked up a Thinktank Retrospective 7.

Managed to escape without buying anything else this time

Im looking for a Retrospective 5 for
My Fuji gear actually... how much was the 7 at the show?

Vertigo · 1 Apr 2017 at 22:36

Raymond Lin said:
Im looking for a Retrospective 5 for
My Fuji gear actually... how much was the 7 at the show?

£120 from LCE. Was a pinestone coloured one.

I had my eye on the 5 but it wasn't quite deep enough to hold something like a 70-200 so the 7 was perfect. I'd expect the 5 would be perfect for your Fuji stuff though.

Raymond Lin · 1 Apr 2017 at 22:48

Vertigo1 said:
£120 from LCE. Was a pinestone coloured one.

I had my eye on the 5 but it wasn't quite deep enough to hold something like a 70-200 so the 7 was perfect. I'd expect the 5 would be perfect for your Fuji stuff though.

It should be enough even for my Canon gear anyway, don't have a 70-200 anymore. I might get the 6 instead actually, I think the 7 is too big for what i want. I already have another Crumpler shoulder bag which can take 1 camera, 4 lenses and 2 flashes.

Vertigo · 1 Apr 2017 at 23:16

I primarily wanted it for NY as I wanted something reasonably compact and inconspicuous but which could still accomodate my 70-200 or 100-400 when necessary. Not that I'd normally bother with such focal lengths in somewhere like NY but I'm going to a Yankees game whilst there

Greebo · 2 Apr 2017 at 12:12

Love the think tank bags. I got mine for £90 new direct from the factory in Vietnam on eBay.