CP Plus was cancelled in February, the Photography and Video show was postponed yesterday, and
now we get confirmation that Nab Twenty Twenty has been cancelled. Is Photo kina next?
Intro
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Several popular photo and video trade shows and conferences have been cancelled recently.
But other trade shows have moved ahead. The Mineral and Exploration & Mining conference
in Toronto went ahead last week with at least one case of the virus being transmitted, and
the Toronto Home Show, which attracts over one hundred and thirty thousand people is
still going ahead next week, while Chicago canceled their home show.
NAB was schedule to go ahead in April. But earlier today, Nab issued a press release.
Here’s an excert. IN the interest of addressing the health and safety concerns of our stakeholders
and in consultation with partners throughout the media and entertainment industry, we have
decided not to move forward with Nab Show in April. We are currently considering a number
of potential alternatives to create the best possible experience for our community. YOU
can see the full statement at Canon Rumors or NAB’s website.
NAB stands for the National Association of Broadcasters and is designed for content professionals
in the media, entertainment and technology sectors. Products showcased at NAB are well
above the affordability of ordinary filmmakers or entry level YouTubers, but that does not
mean the show is not of interest, and can’t influence us. NAB is a great place to learn
about the broadcasting industry, about tools and techniques, to speak to industry professionals,
and more importantly, network with people that can influence us. We get to hear from
industry pioneers and visionaries. Sure we’re ordinary filmmakers, but isn’t that how
George Lucas started out?
Lucas began shooting with an Eight Millimetre camera, but was still very much interested
in auto racing, but his interest as a race car driver ended when he got into an accident
that almost ended his life. Ironically, it was the failure of his seatbelt that saved
his life. His interest in racing slowly faded, as his interest in cinema increased. He later
progressed to making sixteen millimetre films, and while still playing with sixteen millimetre
cameras, Lucas entered the School of Cinema arts at the university of southern California.
He learned to focused on non narrative attributes like color, lighting and the surroundings
that we can see put to full effect in the ground breaking science fiction film, Star
Wars.
You don’t need a lot of money to become a filmmaker. You don’t need lots of expensive
equipment. You need a talent and hunger to tell stories. Lucas started out with simple
gear. He networked and collaborated with other like minded people, learned about the trade
and succeeded. Our interactions, and connections lead to opportunities. I am sadden to hear
that Nab is cancelled, but I understand the concern. The Coronavirus is a real threat
to our friends, family and community. Sixty Minutes Australia stated that the virus is
easily transmissible and a threat to those of us more advanced in years and with underlying
respiratory conditions. In the interest of public safety, organizations are cancelling
or postponing conferences and trade shows that are scheduled for the next two months.
The N B A and N H L have already cancelled all games in the current season.
Things are moving quickly. As I am writing this, I just got news that March Madness has
been cancelled, and that all Ontario schools will be closed for three weeks. It’s a strange
feeling. I have never seen anything like this since the power outage of Twenty Oh Three,
which was only limited to the north east united states and central canada. But this is not
a health channel. The purpose of this video to address the affect of the virus on the
camera industry, and product releases.
As of today, all camera manufacturers plan to go forward with product announcements as
planned. I’ll keep you posted if anything changes. Canon will still announce the Eos
R 5, Eos R 6 and the C Three-Hundred Mark three. Canon rumours says that C Three-Hundred
Mark Three will look like the C Five-Hundred Mark 2, be equipped with a Super thirty sized
image sensor, and will shoot 4K at One Hundred and Twenty frames per second internally.
As I stated yesterday in this video, Canon plans to continue with previously planned
dates for product announcements and releases, but availability will be an issue for much
of the spring or longer depending on the persistence of the corona virus.
Nikon announced the D6 last month, but recently announced that the D6 will not be available
in March as planned, pushing the release to May with availability likely constrained.
Fuji has also been affected according to Fuji rumors. The X Tea Four originally schedule
for April release, will be pushed to May in some markets like Russian and Israel, and
will be available in limited numbers in all markets. Currently North America, Europe and
Japan are still reporting April availability. Have you heard anything about the availability
of announce cameras in your market? Let me knowing the comments section down below.
The Photography Show and The Video Show has not been cancelled as previously reported.
The show is postponed until September the nineteenth to Twenty Second this year at NEC
in Birmingham. Tickets and badges are automatically transferred to the new event. However, if
you cannot make it to the new event, you can receive a full refund. I hope we do not have
to wait until September for the world to return to normal. Stay well and safe everyone. That’s
it for today.