=========================================================== THE NIKONIAN http://www.nikonians.com Regular Newsletter #11 27-FEB-2001 =========================================================== In this issue: 1. Editors Note 2. Make Sure You Place Your Vote for the Feb 2001 Contest 3. A Whole Bunch of New Nikon Gear 4. The New D1X and D1H 5. Article on the Nikkor AF S 17-35mm/2.8 6. Article on the Nikonos V 7. Short Overview on the SU-4 Slave Unit 8. Upcoming Events From Our Calendar Coordinator 9. 4th Nikonians Assignment 10. Some Hints on Using The Site 1. Editors Note =========================================================== Thanks for your interest in our non-profit community for Nikon users. February started out very good with Nikon's PR department releasing several new product infos. Links to some relevant sources are included in this edition of THE NIKONIAN. It has been tough to select the winner of the Nikonians 2000 Photo Contest finals, but we are getting closer. The winner will be announced within the next weeks. We have two, new in-depth articles with many pictures on the site. See below for more information. As always, remember to have fun! Bo & JRP 27-Feb-2001 bo@nikonians.com jrpalacios@nikonians.com 2. Make Sure You Place Your Vote for the Feb 2001 Contest =========================================================== One day left for members to vote. Make sure we get your vote too. http://www.nikonians.com/cgi-bin/dcforum/dcboard.cgi?az=read_announcements 3. A Whole Bunch of New Nikon Gear =========================================================== Christmas time! Nikon has announced several new products. Nikkor AF-S 300mm f/2.8D ED-IF II http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/micro_stories.pl?ACCT=141412&TICK=NIKON3&STORY=/www/story/02-05-2001/0001419574&EDATE=Feb+5,+2001 Nikkor AI-S 45mm f/2.8P http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/micro_stories.pl?ACCT=141412&TICK=NIKON3&STORY=/www/story/02-05-2001/0001419579&EDATE=Feb+5,+2001 Nikkor AF 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6G http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/micro_stories.pl?ACCT=141412&TICK=NIKON3&STORY=/www/story/02-05-2001/0001419578&EDATE=Feb+5,+2001 SB-50DX Speedlight http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/micro_stories.pl?ACCT=141412&TICK=NIKON3&STORY=/www/story/02-05-2001/0001419575&EDATE=Feb+5,+2001 FM3A Manual 35mm SLR http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/micro_stories.pl?ACCT=141412&TICK=NIKON3&STORY=/www/story/02-05-2001/0001419573&EDATE=Feb+5,+2001 The D1X and D1H See separate section in this newsletter http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/micro_stories.pl?ACCT=141413&TICK=NIKON4&STORY=/www/story/02-05-2001/0001419577&EDATE=Feb+5,+2001 Coolscan 4000ED http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/micro_stories.pl?ACCT=154437&TICK=NIK&STORY=/www/story/01-30-2001/0001415804&EDATE=Jan+9,+2001 Coolscan 8000ED http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/micro_stories.pl?ACCT=154437&TICK=NIK&STORY=/www/story/01-30-2001/0001415791&EDATE=Jan+9,+2001 4. The New D1X and D1H =========================================================== The new D1X 5.47 megapixel and D1H 2.74 megapixel digital cameras have caused quite some interest. The D1X is due for this spring whereas the D1H should be available this summer. A current discussion on the cameras: http://www.nikonians.com/dcforum/DCForumID11/27.html A great review on the new D1X by Rob Galbraith: http://www.robgalbraith.com/diginews/2001-02/2001_02_12_d1x.html A very nice review on both cameras can be found here: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0102/01020503nikond1xd1h.asp Other sources on the net: http://www.digitalkamera.de/Info/News/07/39-en.htm http://www.maxwell.com.au/photo/cameras/Digital/D1x.html http://www.maxwell.com.au/photo/cameras/Digital/D1h.html http://www.steves-digicams.com/diginews.html 5. Article on the Nikkor AF S 17-35mm/2.8 =========================================================== So I waited a long time for the chance to travel again to the US and view, feel, try and buy the lenses I would need for the brand new F5 I had also been longing for. Since I don't print poster sized or larger mural pictures, I had been arguing with myself on whether to get the Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm f/2.8 and the AF-S 80-200mm f/2.8 or the corresponding Tokina's AT-X Pro lenses. After all, with the price difference you can get a lot of filters, film and additional gadgets. The wider angle perspective I had cover - or so I thought - with a beautiful Nikkor AF 24mm f/2.8D. With those three lenses, the range from 24mm all the way to 200mm would be complete and I could later get ready to further go to 300mm and even to 420mm with a TC1.4E teleconverter. After all, my Sigma 600mm f/8 had been a disappointment most of the time. As soon as I arrived to the hotel, dropped the bag, hooked up my notebook to the high speed ethernet port and started to make phone calls. It was only to discover that none of the local Tokina distributors -within a 50 miles radius- were stocked at all with any AT-X Pro. Destiny had made the choice for me. I ordered a taxi and headed towards the apparently largest Nikon distributor in Miami: Pitman Photo Supply. Forty nine dollars after, the taxi arrived there. [...] -- JRP The complete article is here: http://www.nikonians.com/html/resources/nikon_articles/nikkor/af/17-35/AFS_17-35mm_f2.8_1.html 6. Article on the Nikonos V =========================================================== Underwater photography is as fascinating or more than land or aerial photography. The 'painting with light' concept is by far more evident underwater than above the surface. Besides, to enter into a submerged new world, hidden, increases emotions with that of discovery. Although it may look at first as something very complicated, I will attempt here to convey it is not that difficult. [...] -- JRP The complete article is here: http://www.nikonians.com/html/resources/nikon_articles/underwater/nikonos1.html 7. Short Overview on the SU-4 Slave Unit =========================================================== The SU-4 is a small gadget with a powerful punch. More than just a simple slave unit, this SU-4 is a wireless remote TTL flash control. A relatively inexpensive unit that takes on the duties of a fully armed studio lightning system. The complete overview is here: http://www.nikonians.com/html/resources/nikon_articles/other/su-4/the_su-4.html 8. Upcoming Events From Our Calendar Coordinator =========================================================== First of all, I would like to ask fellow Nikonians for sources of information about exhibits and photographic events outside of the United States, so that the Calendar may better serve and reflect Nikonians' worldwide membership. Please email me at: calendar@nikonians.com Thanks - Albert. - Exhibits "The Model Wife" Images exploring the complex relationship of photographic artist and wife, through the lenses of nine 20th century photographers. February 10 to May 6, 2001 The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL Info at http://www.artic.edu/aic/exhibitions/wife.html "Committed to the Image: Contemporary Black Photographers" Nearly 200 works by 94 African American photographers from around the country. February 16 to April 29, 2001 Brooklyn Museum of Art Brooklyn, NY Info at http://www.brooklynart.org/exhibits_2.html 9. 4th Nikonians Assignment =========================================================== The 4th Nikonians Assignment is dedicated to Romance. Feeling romantic? Make sure you capture it on film! http://www.nikonians.com/dcforum/DCForumID29/11.html 10. Some Hints on Using The Site =========================================================== How do I unsubscribe or change subscription to the forums? ----------------------------------------------------------- To change your subscription to forums, do like this: 1. Login 2. Click the "User" icon at the top of the main conference page ("the Lobby") 3. Select the "Subscribe to forums" radiobutton and click "Submit" 4. You now see the forum descriptions and the checkboxes to the left of each. Unmark the checkboxes for the forums where you don't want to receive a notification. 5. Click the "Submit" button 6. 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