Posted on 02 November 2008. Tags: airport, Bangkok, Nikon D300, Suvarnabhumi
On this particular day my flight was delayed and I was stuck in the departure lounge for over six hours. When this happens it helps to be at an airport that is as interesting architecturally (and has as many shops and restaurants) as Suvarnabhumi International Airport, in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Posted in Adobe Photoshop / Lightroom, George Mann Photo / Tours, Nikkor DX format lenses, Nikon DX - D2 / D200 / D300
Posted on 28 October 2008. Tags: D300 Firmware Update, Nikon
Update: Nikon USA D300 Firmware Update 1.10 is now available I don’t see it available on the US Nikon site yet, but the Nikon Europe site has posted the D300 Firmware Update 1.10, for Macintosh and Windows. Nikon Europe D300 Firmware Update 1.10 – Windows Nikon Europe D300 Firmware Update 1.10 – Macintosh
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Posted in Nikon DX - D2 / D200 / D300, Nikon Software
Posted on 27 October 2008. Tags: 18-200 Nikkor super-zoom
If you like the speed, resolution and responsiveness of a Digital SLR, but don’t want to change lenses while you are traveling, then there is really only one lens for you. The AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED (11.1x). It really does not matter if you are using a Nikon D40 or a D300 [...]
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Posted in Nikkor DX format lenses, Nikon DX - D2 / D200 / D300, Nikon DX - D40 / D60 / D80 / D90
Posted on 23 October 2008. Tags: nikkor, Nikkor DX lenses
What if you could take only one camera and two lenses with you on a trip around the world. What camera body and two lenses would you take? I would take my Nikon D300 camera, plus my Nikkor DX 17-55mm f/2.8 and Nikkor DX 12-24mm f/4 lenses. As you can see from the image at [...]
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Posted in Camera & Laptop Bags, Nikkor DX format lenses, Nikon DX - D2 / D200 / D300, Think Tank Photo
Posted on 07 October 2008. Tags: Micro Nikkor 60mm f/2.8 AF
A great thing about using (higher end) Nikon SLR cameras (both digital and film) has always been the ability to use almost all older Nikon mount lenses on the newest camera bodies. There are of course some exceptions but basically this means that even the newest digital SLR cameras, such as the new Nikon D300 [...]
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Posted in Nikkor AF / AF-S lenses, Nikon DX - D2 / D200 / D300
Posted on 04 October 2008. Tags: D200, D80, Firmware, Nikon
These updates may not be available in your region yet, but Nikon announced them at the recent Photokina in Germany. In both cases they are mainly addressing the blinking battery light issue, that may indicate that the camera battery is running low when it is in fact still charged. Nikon D200 – firmware upgrade version [...]
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Posted in Nikon DX - D2 / D200 / D300, Nikon DX - D40 / D60 / D80 / D90
Posted on 20 September 2008. Tags: Nikon D300
Shortly after the Nikon D300 was released, it became obvious that aside from new digital SLR users and people upgrading from the D200 (D80, D70, etc.), a lot of D2X users were also buying the D300 to use alongside their D2X. The D2X users very quickly noticed that the default image coming out of the [...]
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Posted in Nikon DX - D2 / D200 / D300, Nikon Software
Posted on 20 September 2008. Tags: Nikon Camera Control Pro 2
Connecting a computer to the Nikon D300 with either a USB cable or the Nikon Wireless Transmitter WT-4 allows for the remote control of most of the D300 functions and the preview of images before they are transfered to the computer. Liveview functions and the Picture Control System are fully supported and the images can [...]
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Posted in Nikon DX - D2 / D200 / D300, Nikon Software
Posted on 19 September 2008. Tags: D300, George Mann Photo / Tours, Nikon Pocket Guides
Even the most knowledgeable photographer often finds himself wondering, “what does this button do again?” or “how do I change to that mode?” It is nothing to be embarrassed about and George Mann’s Pocket Guide to the Nikon D300 can help you find the answers quickly. The Nikon D300 Pocket Guide is comprised of eight [...]
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Posted in George Mann Photo / Tours, Nikon DX - D2 / D200 / D300, Nikon Pocket Guides