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Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Visit Cologne, Compliments of Nikon

Trouble sleeping? Early riser? Use your insomnious hours to visit Photokina 2006 -- virtually, at least -- compliments of Nikon Imaging. Nikon has three, 24-hour, live web cams at the Photokina show in Cologne, Germany. One camera is aimed at the Nikon booth, one at the stage where Nikon is putting on shows throughout the event, and the last at a modeling stage where various photo shoots are scheduled.

To get to the Nikon Photokina web cams, aim your browser at the following (Flash) URL:
http://www.nikon-euro.com/photokina2006/main.php?lang=EN&country=UK

Once you get through the musical intro, click on the "Webcam" link at the bottom of the Flash screen, and the interface will show you a selection of the three cameras.

(Note: Windows Media Player is required to view the web cam feed; the images are transmitted in a Windows Media formatted data stream.)

Also, keep in mind that the Photokina photography trade show is in Germany, which is several hours ahead of anyone living in the United States. Specifically, Cologne is 6 hours ahead of people living on the east coast, and 9 hours ahead of west coast residents. (You people living in the Midwest and the Rocky Mountain states can do the math.) If you log onto these web cams during the middle of a work day, you're bound to see a dark or empty room.

Enjoy your virtual visit to Photokina 2006...