European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 21, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse At left a binocular toting visitor examines the scenery at photo Kina. Below a Singapore dancer performs for photos. At right a tree of roller miniature 35s revolves at photo Kina and two Happy faces provide a background for a lineup of new movie cameras. Super compacts instant movies feature two visitors relax Back to Back while photographing photo Kina exhibits. Lese were the three top prize winners from 3,100 photos entered in the world press 1978 Competition to select the most humane photo of the year. A hymn mail if Civ 0i"tmguia�imim a a a for Mara Page 14 by Mary Neth staff writer electronics computerization and compactness were the big developments in camera systems shown at this year s photo Kina in co Logne. Despite the Price 30 Marks Entrance seethe exhibit at the Messe fair Center Drew big crowds of International visitors. Indians the women in Graceful saris mingled wit groups of conservatively Clad japanese colourfully garbed nigerians and French american italian Brit ish Swiss and German members of the Trade plus More than a smattering of Amateur photo bugs. In All 27countries were represented in the exhibits. There was talk at the opening press conference of moving next year s exhibit to the larger Fairgrounds at Frankfurt where the Entrance fee could be lowered an the show made More attractive to the general Public. As it is photo enthusiasts can skip the just con the stars and stripes eluded Trade show and take in the photo exhibits for Only a four Mark entry fee at the Cologne runs Thalle and adjoining building of the Cologne Art so these shows run though oct. 1 daily from 10 to 8a.m. And include a retrospective from 1923 to 1933 plus entries in the worldwide work and Leisure and aperture77 photo contests. The Catalon of the works Sells for 12 Marks. At the Trade show itself the biggest splash probably was made by Polaroid with its pol vision an instant movie system that lets the movie maker play Back his to show off the innovation Polaroid put Lueeler dancers mimes and clowns on stage and handed out cameras to would be retailers of the new instant movie cameras. Not to be outdone at a nearby Booth roller also set up stage for featured were dancing girls from Singapore where the German company manufactures some of its wares. A number of the big Nearnen camera maker showed off super compact sys Tehie cameras most with interchangeable lenses Arat the size of packs of cigarettes. Polaroid also is inf cing a camera the sonar Auto focus so 70, that deters focus distance by measuring the time it takes fan frequency sound Waves to travel from the came Raje subject and Backoo the camera. Also shown were simple tie less expensive Home sound movie systems advances in both Black and White and color . With innovations such As rating motor winds and High spa come next in the world of photo tithe prediction from the trl now in its infancy but accor soon to be More than just a of a push was the announcement by 1980. Thursday exposure focus films what can photography dec in the know jiving the concept of 3d television 21, 1978 Cornelius Oyebade a society photographer from Lagos Nigeria examines the new equipment at one of the show exhibits. Stars and stripes photos by Pete Milia a mime performs for instant movie photographer. The stars and stripes Page 15
