As it says really! Going to the show at the NEC in March never been before and wondered if I should take my camera, thinking of maybe buying a lens, would I be able to try them out on my camera?
No, I wouldn't bother. If you want to try a lens from a manufacturer they will have cameras there too. Looking at the men pretending to be interested in studio lighting just so they can shoot the model is cringe worthy.
Bit more of a helpful answer than the first one.
No, I wouldn't bother. If you want to try a lens from a manufacturer they will have cameras there too. Looking at the men pretending to be interested in studio lighting just so they can shoot the model is cringe worthy.
As it says really! Going to the show at the NEC in March never been before and wondered if I should take my camera, thinking of maybe buying a lens, would I be able to try them out on my camera?
+1Why would anyone take a camera to a camera show? If you want to grab some images there.... just take a small compact. Don't be one of those sad gits who walk around draped in SLRs. Real people will just laugh at you.
Having been to Focus. I think in order to blend in you need to not wash for a week before, wear your oldest t shirt, put every item of photography equipment you have on straps around your body and then swarm around every young female in the building.
Having been to Focus. I think in order to blend in you need to not wash for a week before, wear your oldest t shirt, put every item of photography equipment you have on straps around your body and then swarm around every young female in the building.
Why would anyone take a camera to a camera show? If you want to grab some images there.... just take a small compact. Don't be one of those sad gits who walk around draped in SLRs. Real people will just laugh at you.
Gone (hopefully...) are the days when "photographers" would crowd around any stand with semi naked young ladies shooting god knows how many frames on their film cameras without reloading.
Gone (hopefully...) are the days when "photographers" would crowd around any stand with semi naked young ladies shooting god knows how many frames on their film cameras without reloading.
semi naked ladies,where & when must take a camera
Folkestone. May.
Aye.Newcastle - Friday and Saturday nights.
Thank you Nod for your helpful reply to a legitimate question. and thanks to everyone else for the non to helpful answers I think I'll just take my body tucked away in a non conspicuous bag
In all seriousness... it's a bad place to buy anything. Major manufacturers won't be giving discounts... you'll have hardly any time to test the lens, and in reality... HOW can you test a lens in that situation? I'd go to a store (if there are any left in your area)... test the lens there, and then examine the files when you get home more critically... then if you like it, go back and buy it.
On the years I have been, and have been buying, I have always managed to get a price on something for lower than the cheapest internet/store deal.
Some years it has been bags, some paper, or light modifiers, but I also got a great deal on a refurb 1D MKIIn from Jacobs (back in the day), and the last time I was there they certainly had show offers on lenses. Now you have to weigh up the £10 for the car park, fuel etc as an additional cost and the ticket if you pay to offset against just ordering one. But the deals are there.
On the subject of discounts, bear in mind that it costs a small fortune to exhibit there, so exhibitors really ought to be charging more, not less, for items they sell there.
Some exhibitors will be offering genuine discounts, to get a high turnover, because a high turnover at low profit can help to offset the exhibition costs.
But others may just be offering discounts on selected items that they can't sell at the normal price.
I'm not suggesting that any exhibitor DOES charge more for goods sold at the show than normally, just that, logically, they SHOULD because of the very high associated costs, something like £1000 psm with everything considered (space, stand contractors, electricity, staff, hotels, travel etc) - so an average size stand of 50 sm costs around £50,000 in total. People expect to pay more when shopping in Regent St than in the local market, it's the same principle.LOL - I'm not that holds water at all. Shows like that are a cost of doing business, it should come out of a marketing budget - either as you only direct marketing or as part of the mix. You don't see photographers charging more at wedding fairs to offset the cost of the stall. If it doesn't make financial sense to go then you just don't attend and spend money on SEO, Ads, or other direct marketing & promotions.
Exactly - but not just to offset the exhibition costs again if you don't think you can cover your direct expenses and then some over the show or as a result of increased brand awareness, customer base, or future business then you simply shouldn't be there.
As an attendee I wouldn't care if the item I wanted was discounted because it was hard to shift, or a genuine offer. What I'm not going to do is pay over the odds for something I could get from the same retailer a week later for less because they jacked up prices for a show or from anyone else either before, after or ordering it on my smartphone during the show.
FWIW I usually buy F2F in my local pro shop, unless I'm picking up used items on here, and occasionally eBay. So I'm not suggesting abandoning local companies - just not funding 3 nights of a hotel, and a load of beer and curry for some stall-holders and my slice of what it costs for a stand for them.
On the subject of discounts, bear in mind that it costs a small fortune to exhibit there, so exhibitors really ought to be charging more, not less, for items they sell there.
Some exhibitors will be offering genuine discounts, to get a high turnover, because a high turnover at low profit can help to offset the exhibition costs.
But others may just be offering discounts on selected items that they can't sell at the normal price.
Ah, I can't tell you about Lencarta show discounts yetShucks, and there was me waiting for the show to get a pair of Lencarta Elite Pros at a reduced cost
I've got my ticket so I'll take a chance, besides after the expense of December and Jan I'd best kerb spending for Feb at leastAh, I can't tell you about Lencarta show discounts yet