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Halloween Costume Idea: Be a Nikon DSLR!

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:53:00 +0100

Happy Halloween to all our Nikonians members! If you're stuck for costume ideas - take some inspiration from Tyler Card; he built a working Nikon D3 outfit that take photos, has a working flash and and a rear LCD! (Courtesy of Popular Photography)

Unbelievable Savings from Nikonians Sponsors!

Thu, 19 May 2011 05:07:00 +0200

Our Director of Good Deals for You has arranged for some unbelievable savings on some of the hottest photography hardware and software, and they're exclusive to Nikonians members only!

Roberts Imaging: Three Hot Nikon Lenses in Stock Now!

Wed, 11 May 2011 21:20:00 +0200

Roberts Imaging has three hot Nikon VR lenses available now! Due to the crisis affecting the Japanese electronics industry, it could be a while before you see these lenses in plentiful stock; they're the latest versions in the most popular of focal length ranges, so get yours now while you can!

Lowepro X200 Roller Case: The Nikonians Review

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 22:26:00 +0200

Our own Martin Turner puts the LowePro X200 Roller Case through it's paces.

"For when you need to move the maximum amount of kit around without calling attention to yourself, destroying half the things around you, or looking like you are working for the military, the Lowepro X 200 Pro Roller may well be the ultimate bag."

Three Adobe software final versions released

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:21:21 +0200

Adobe Lightroom 2.7, Camera Raw 5.7 and DNG-Converter 5.7 are now available as final versions for both Mac and Windows systems.

Only two weeks after Adobe's announcement of so called "Release Candidates" the three software applications are now available as finalized versions.

Spring Fever Drawing

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:03:16 +0200

ThinkTankPhoto (TTP) started a unique contest and will draw a random user from their follower groups at Facebook, Twitter and Flickr.

The winner gets TTP's Logistics Manager and all Think Tank Photo bags that will fit into the equipment case. These can be bags-within-bags-within-bags.

Interesting film workshop in New Orleans coming up

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:18:07 +0200

If you live near New Orleans and if you have piles of film left from the good old days, this might be of interest for you.

The New Orleans Photo Alliance (NOPA) hosts a workshop where you learn how to preserve your valuable negatives and transparencies. This evening workshop will present an affordable and rapid method for creating digital scans from your film by using a digital camera.

"Spring Expo and Sale" in Indianapolis

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:24:18 +0200

Roberts Imaging, a long-time partner to Nikonians, presents their "Spring Expo and Sale" in Indianapolis, IN. this week.

Chris Butcher, National Sales Manager with another loyal Nikonians partner, Think Tank Photo, will also be there to show TTPs latest products.

The show starts Friday, April 23, 10:00 a.m. and ends Saturday, April 24, at 6:00 p. m.

The address is: 255 S. Meridian Street Indianapolis, IN 46225.

Winners of the 2010 Pulitzer Prizes announced

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:06:33 +0200

The 94th annual Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism, Letters, Drama and Music, awarded on the recommendation of the Pulitzer Prize Board, have been announced by Columbia University.

The winners in the two photography categories are Mary Chind (Breaking News Photography) and Craig F. Walker (Feature Photo-graphy). Both receive $10,000 - next to all the fame connected to these prizes.

New Compact Prime Lenses from Zeiss

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:51:36 +0200

The trend of filming in high definition using a digital SLR camera is unstoppable. Carl Zeiss now introduces the worlds first set of cine lenses designed especially for HD-SLR cameras: the Compact Prime CP.2 lenses.

New 24mm Nikkor lens in stock

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:48:31 +0200

We would like to inform you that BorrowLenses now has the new Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24mm f/1.4G ED in stock. It is designed primarily for Nikon's FX format, currently consisting of D3-series and D700 digital SLR cameras.

OnOne software $100 savings special available

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:52:41 +0200

Nikonians on Silver level or higher can seize a great opportunity: From today until April 30 they can get $100 off on the award winning Photoshop Plug-In Suite5 from OnOne Software.

Adobe announces Photoshop CS5

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:54:01 +0200

Adobe today announced the latest version of its Photoshop Creative Suite 5. New features include full 64 bit support for PC / Mac and the ability to address more than 4 GB memory which increases performance.

Rent hardware and save 5%

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:34:02 +0200

Borrowlenses, online rental service for camera gear and partner of Nikonians, is offerings a 5% discount to all Gold, Silver and Platinum members.

Cameras, accessories, lighting, water housing and more can be rented for interesting prices. A Nikon D3s for three days costs $251 (regular price).

New Cinema Kit Pro by Hoodman

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:29:56 +0200

Hoodman adds a hot shoe mount for using the HoodLoupe 3.0 during DSLR video capture. The new mount is called HoodCrane.