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Another lesson learnt: the world needs more tripods

28.9.2018

Translation: machine translated

Tripods have only played a very minor role in my life. Until today.

Checking out the big and well-known manufacturers is the compulsory programme of a trade fair visit. Once I've done that, it's only really interesting for me. Some small, exotic manufacturers with sometimes strange stands that I've never heard of are the icing on the cake. Manuel Wenk and I are therefore always on the lookout for curious discoveries at Photokina.

That's why we visited the China Pavilion on Wednesday. However, we didn't have time for a video or even a real story. Today, the compulsory programme was a little less strict, so we were once again on the lookout for interesting exhibitors. So off we went to the China Pavilion. But where was it again? Or are there several? My sense of direction is legendarily bad, and Manu didn't have his best day in the confusing and completely overcrowded catacombs. So instead of the China Hall, we ended up ... in the tripod hall.

Or was it tripod hell? Because not only here, but also in other halls: Tripods in all shapes, colours and materials everywhere. There seems to be an inexhaustible reservoir of tripod manufacturers. Apparently the world needs a lot of tripods, because the law of supply and demand states that there is only a supply where there is a demand. But that's actually nonsense, otherwise Zurich would certainly not have been flooded with these Chinese O-bikes. Perhaps the law only applies when no Chinese market participants are involved. However, after a busy day at the trade fair, I don't want to think about it in depth right now, I just want a beer.

If I end up having more than one, perhaps I can lean on a tripod.

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David Lee

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My interest in IT and writing landed me in tech journalism early on (2000). I want to know how we can use technology without being used. Outside of the office, I’m a keen musician who makes up for lacking talent with excessive enthusiasm.

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