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In what looks like it could be "Honey, I shrunk the visitors!", people at Photokina check out a display in an oversized model of a Zeiss lens. Photokina, at the fairgrounds in Cologne, Germany, is billed as the largest imaging trade fair in the world. It is open through Sept. 23, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is 45 euros, but on Saturday and Sunday family tickets are available for 47 euros for two adults and two children ages 7 to 17.

Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes

In what looks like it could be "Honey, I shrunk the visitors!", people at Photokina check out a display in an oversized model of a Zeiss lens. Photokina, at the fairgrounds in Cologne, Germany, is billed as the largest imaging trade fair in the world. It is open through Sept. 23, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is 45 euros, but on Saturday and Sunday family tickets are available for 47 euros for two adults and two children ages 7 to 17. Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes (Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes)

In what looks like it could be "Honey, I shrunk the visitors!", people at Photokina check out a display in an oversized model of a Zeiss lens. Photokina, at the fairgrounds in Cologne, Germany, is billed as the largest imaging trade fair in the world. It is open through Sept. 23, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is 45 euros, but on Saturday and Sunday family tickets are available for 47 euros for two adults and two children ages 7 to 17.

Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes

In what looks like it could be "Honey, I shrunk the visitors!", people at Photokina check out a display in an oversized model of a Zeiss lens. Photokina, at the fairgrounds in Cologne, Germany, is billed as the largest imaging trade fair in the world. It is open through Sept. 23, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is 45 euros, but on Saturday and Sunday family tickets are available for 47 euros for two adults and two children ages 7 to 17. Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes (Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes)

A visitor to Photokina in Cologne, Germany, uses one camera to take a photo of another at the Olympus stand. The trade fair is billed as the world's largest for imaging.

A visitor to Photokina in Cologne, Germany, uses one camera to take a photo of another at the Olympus stand. The trade fair is billed as the world's largest for imaging. (Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes)

Photographers check out new digital cameras Wednesday at the Fuji stand during Photokina in Cologne, Germany. Photokina, at the city's fairgrounds, is billed as the largest imaging trade fair in the world. It is open through Sept. 23, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is 45 euros, but on Saturday and Sunday family tickets are available for 47 euros for two adults and two children ages 7 to 17.

Photographers check out new digital cameras Wednesday at the Fuji stand during Photokina in Cologne, Germany. Photokina, at the city's fairgrounds, is billed as the largest imaging trade fair in the world. It is open through Sept. 23, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is 45 euros, but on Saturday and Sunday family tickets are available for 47 euros for two adults and two children ages 7 to 17. (Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes)

Visitors to Photokina in Cologne, Germany, look through telephoto lenses Sept. 19, 2012, at the Canon stand, where a giant poster featuring one of the company's cameras hangs above them. Photokina is billed as the largest imaging trade fair in the world. It is open through Sept. 23, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is 45 euros, but on Saturday and Sunday family tickets are available for 47 euros for two adults and two children ages 7 to 17.

Visitors to Photokina in Cologne, Germany, look through telephoto lenses Sept. 19, 2012, at the Canon stand, where a giant poster featuring one of the company's cameras hangs above them. Photokina is billed as the largest imaging trade fair in the world. It is open through Sept. 23, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is 45 euros, but on Saturday and Sunday family tickets are available for 47 euros for two adults and two children ages 7 to 17. (Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes)

Photographers aim their cameras toward a model at the Panasonic stand during Photokina in Cologne, Germany. Photokina, at the city's fairgrounds, is billed as the largest imaging trade fair in the world. It is open through Sept. 23, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is 45 euros, but on Saturday and Sunday family tickets are available for 47 euros for two adults and two children ages 7 to 17.

Photographers aim their cameras toward a model at the Panasonic stand during Photokina in Cologne, Germany. Photokina, at the city's fairgrounds, is billed as the largest imaging trade fair in the world. It is open through Sept. 23, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is 45 euros, but on Saturday and Sunday family tickets are available for 47 euros for two adults and two children ages 7 to 17. (Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes)

If you have $25,999 to spend, you can buy this Sigma 200-500mm zoom lens on display at the Photokina imaging trade show in Cologne, Germany.

If you have $25,999 to spend, you can buy this Sigma 200-500mm zoom lens on display at the Photokina imaging trade show in Cologne, Germany. (Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes)

The Sony RX1, billed as the first full-frame fixed-lens point-and-shoot digital camera is one of the stars at Photokina in Cologne, Germany, this year. It is expected to cost $2,798 when it is released in December.

The Sony RX1, billed as the first full-frame fixed-lens point-and-shoot digital camera is one of the stars at Photokina in Cologne, Germany, this year. It is expected to cost $2,798 when it is released in December. (Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes)

A visitor to the Photokina trade fair in Cologne, Germany, looks at portraits of President Barack Obama, left, and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez taken by the photographer Platon. Although the trade show focuses on cameras, lenses and other imaging equipment, it also features many photo galleries.

A visitor to the Photokina trade fair in Cologne, Germany, looks at portraits of President Barack Obama, left, and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez taken by the photographer Platon. Although the trade show focuses on cameras, lenses and other imaging equipment, it also features many photo galleries. (Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes)

A visitor to the Photokina trade fair gets ready to take a photo after putting his camera on one of the wooden tripods at a vendor's booth.

A visitor to the Photokina trade fair gets ready to take a photo after putting his camera on one of the wooden tripods at a vendor's booth. (Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes)

A photographer focuses on a model at the Hasselblad stand during the Photokina imaging trade fair in Cologne, Germany. The fair is billed as the world's largest for imaging and offers displays of cameras and other imaging equipment as well as several photo galleries.

A photographer focuses on a model at the Hasselblad stand during the Photokina imaging trade fair in Cologne, Germany. The fair is billed as the world's largest for imaging and offers displays of cameras and other imaging equipment as well as several photo galleries. (Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes)

It looks like a model at the Hasselblad stand at Photokina in Cologne, Germany, is about to become a giant panther's dinner. The panther is actually a poster on the wall behind her.

It looks like a model at the Hasselblad stand at Photokina in Cologne, Germany, is about to become a giant panther's dinner. The panther is actually a poster on the wall behind her. (Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes)

Armed with cameras in all shapes and sizes, visitors to Photokina in Cologne, Germany, take photos of dancers performing at the Sigma stand. The trade fair is billed as the world's largest for imaging.

Armed with cameras in all shapes and sizes, visitors to Photokina in Cologne, Germany, take photos of dancers performing at the Sigma stand. The trade fair is billed as the world's largest for imaging. (Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes)

COLOGNE, Germany — Photokina in Cologne is billed as the largest imaging trade fair in the world.

By the time the biennial show ends on Sunday, more than 150,000 visitors will descend on the fairgrounds along the Rhine River to check out what is new in the world of photography.

Digital and analog cameras, lenses, photo printers, camera bags and lighting equipment are only some of the items on display by 1,251 exhibitors from 45 countries. If it has something to do with making images, it can probably be found at Photokina.

In addition to equipment, many photo galleries are displayed throughout the seven exhibition halls used for the fair.

Photokina is open through Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is 45 euros, but on Saturday and Sunday family tickets are available for 47 euros for two adults and two children ages 7 to 17.

The next Photokina is Sept. 16-21, 2014.

— Michael Abrams

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