Just got back from the latest PhotoExpo in New York.
Here are some observations (in no particular order):
- practically nothing shown on the floor regarding darkroom equipment -- you can surmise that practically speaking, the darkroom is essentially dead from a retail point of view
- film being actively promoted by Kodak (less so by Fuji)
- scanners starting to be promoted less visibly than in past years (although they are still very much in demand)
- digicams of every size and shape were shown everywhere
- several big announcements in medium format digital (including the big news that Hasselblad is dropping their H2 line of cameras and going to the closed H3 system)
- lots of new papers both inkjet and analog
- a dizzying variety of tripods from nearly a dozen manufactures, many of which weigh significantly less than equivalent technology of just 10 years ago
- huge variety of camera bags for nearly every type of photographer
- waaaay too much wedding photography suppliers hawking everything from albums and books to software and online sales sites
- still a good deal of large format stuff if you know where to look
- small vendors are alive and well -- many catering to medium and large format
More later...
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