[Leica] Some Sad News--Adieu Photo Plus Expo

[Nathan Wajsman]

This is not surprising. Covid just gave a final push to a trend that was already happening. The age of this kind of equipment focused trade show is coming to an end. The same with Photokina:

https://www.photokina.com/

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman

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> On 2 May 2022, at 15:16, Tina Manley via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> I already had it on my calendar and was looking forward to seeing everybody
> there.  We'll miss it!  I'll still plan my NYC trip with an extension to
> Maine but it won't be deductible!
> 
> Tina
> 
> On Mon, May 2, 2022 at 2:37 PM <jshulman at judgecrater.com> wrote:
> 
>> Photo Plus Expo in NYC is no more, at least as the country's largest trade
>> show of photo equipment and supplies.  My guess is that two years of
>> cancellations made a Javits center show too risky for both promoter and
>> vendors.  Over the last few years a number of vendors, Leica included,
>> decided the show wasn't worth the expense (Leica figured that anyone
>> visiting NYC could go over to the Leica store,) but there were still quite
>> a
>> few small vendors (in the back and along the perimeter) who brought
>> interesting and unusual items.
>> 
>> It's now becoming some vague creators festival, meaning lots of workshops,
>> in Brooklyn.
>> 
>> Met quite a few LUG folks there over the years.
>> 
>> https://photoplusexpo.com/
>> 
>> Jim
>> 
>> 
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