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| Carl Zeiss at the ”Gulf Imaging & Photo Show” in Dubai |
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Dubai, under the direction of Sheikh Mohammed bin Raschid al Maktoum, is expanding its ”Media City” at a rapid pace. The Dubai Media City is home to a multitude of Cine and TV production facilities, TV channels like mbc and CNN, and related businesses. This holds opportunities for precision optical instruments, like lenses, and related products. Therefore, the Gulf Imaging & Photo Products Show saw ten German manufacturers from the photo industry exhibiting their products at the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry from Feb. 11. through 13. 2003. Carl Zeiss showed photo and cine camera lenses, binoculars, as well as sun glasses.
The camera lenses at the Carl Zeiss booth were displayed with the respective cameras from Alpa, Contax, Hasselblad, Sony. Likewise, cine company Arnold & Richter of Munich showed their latest Arriflex and Arricam 35 mm cine cameras with Carl Zeiss/ARRI Ultra Prime® cine lenses, which turned out to be the most effective magnets of attention at the whole show. Adjacent to the Carl Zeiss booth, partner company Rollei Fototechnic (Rolleiflex) of Braunschweig, showed their medium format cameras and the whole line of Carl Zeiss (and Carl Zeiss license) lenses available for these cameras. All three companies made valuable new business contacts in the Middle East during the show. As a result of this exhibition, more ARRI and Carl Zeiss equipment will be available for cine productions in Dubai from 2003 on.
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