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Samsung European Convention 2002 – Vienna

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Samsung  launched the  Samsung 350SE  at their European convention in Vienna. We flew out  from Heathrow Terminal 1  on BA700 We visited Schoenbrunn Palace and Heurigen. I also…
350SE Chris Hahnel Duncan Evans European convention Ferris Wheel Gary Banks Gary Coward-Williams Heathrow Heurigen Karl Foster Lee Mansfield Matthew Henry Neil Whitford Samsung Schoenbrunn Palace Simon Joinson Terry Hope Vienna Wiener Riesenrad
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TIPA – Madrid

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TIPA – not sure which year, but we were in Madrid. Myself and William Cheung stayed on for an extra and popped round to Spanish…
Casa Pata El Escorial Juan Varela Madrid Monastery Sergovia TIPA William Cheung
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Nikon F5 launch – Stockholm

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Nikon Europe arranged a product launch in  Stockholm, Sweden for the pro spec F5 We flew from London to Stockholm on BA 107 . I…
Eileen Martin Jeremy Gilbert Martyn Moore Nikon F5 Peter Bargh Roger Payne Simon Coleman Steve Bavister Stockholm Sweden
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On Safari with HP

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I was one of the judges for a HP photo competition. The prize was a safari trip to  South Africa and I was invited  along…
Andreas Lakeberg Anita Pongratz Ann Van Rooij Anna Klingenberg Carol and Ian Moore Chobe Game Reserve competition Elephant Hills Inter-Continental Eugenio Oller Geoff and Hazel Hampshire Gerard Delvecchio Gerog Bons Jacques Joffre Jamie Mackay Jean and Patricia Dufresne Jean Sebastian Rousseau Piot Johannesburg John and Sylvia Dinham Joop Wever judge Lindsay Baldwin Lyn Try Malcolm and Diana Downes Marian Andreas Lisius Mark Henning Mark Killingley Martin Reijgersberg Michael Rickets Monica De Toores Mowana Safari Lodge Natalie Bohlin Nathalie Scohier Peter Bargh Sarah Lambe Simon Lane South Africa South African Airlines Uhland and Bettina Goebel Vasilis Van Gemert Victoria Falls Zimbabwe
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Nikon Pronia Factory Tour – Thailand

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Although I’d like cameras still to be made in the UK, I was always grateful when we were invited on a press trip to the…
Ayuthhaya Bangkok Emerald Buddha Temple Loy Krathong Nakorn Pathom Nikon Rose Garden Royal Orchid Sheraton Thailand
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Samsung European Convention 96 – Marbella

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Samsung’s European  Convention 1996  was to  Marbella in Spain. I attended as editor of Buying Cameras magazine. British Airways flight BA 2473 – I was in…
Buying Cameras Cipriano Playas Del Doque Daniel Lezano Dennis Taylor Hacienda La Venta Keith Wilson Liz Walker Marbella Neil Whitford Puerto Banus Roger Payne Samsung Spain
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Kodak APS System Launch – France

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Kodak took editors to France for the launch of the Advanced Photo System We traveled over on Eurostar 9034, Coach 11 -I was in Seat…
Advanced Photo System Ailsa McWhinney Angela McGinlay Brian Bottomley Clare Fleerackers Dennis Taylor Eileen Martin Eurostar France Gare de Lyon Joel Lacey John Shandley Kodak Neil Whitford Novotel Roger Payne Steven Webb
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Contax Symposium Mallorca

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I attended the International Contax Zeiss Symposium at Richard Branson’s Hotel La Residencia in Deia, Mallorca I was editor representing  Buying Cameras magazine. The objective…
Buying Cameras Contax David Kilpatrick Hotel Joel Lacey Keith Wilson Leo Stejskal Mallorca Residencia Zeiss
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Euro Space Centre – Belgium

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I think HP took us out to Belgium to visit the Euro Space Centre while trying out some new cameras – possibly the PhotoSmart 912,…
Belgium Euro Space Centre Gyroscope
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Nikon – France

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Press invite with Nikon to France The group travelled over on Hovercraft, It was a choppy ride on the way back. First time I really…
Chateau Tilques F90x France Hotel Hovercraft Nikon Sand yachting
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