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Photokina 2006 Show Report

Published by: DPReview       09-20-2006        Read Complete Article
Article Summary

Digital Photography Review is proud to have attended and reported from the last three Photokina shows (2000, 2002 and 2004). In preparation for this years show (which looms ever closer) they have now activated their Photokina 2006 Show Report which already carries some twenty-two recently announced products and will be continually updated from now until the end of the show. The report pages carries a new product index and during the show itself will be the starting point for our minute-by-minute live reports 'from the show floor'.....Read Complete Article



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