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December 29, 2008
The Nikonians On Location #47 - Last Podcast (not really)
A criminal always returns to the scene of the crime, and On Location's Martin Joergensen thought he'd celebrate the podcast's one year anniversary by returning to the location where he shot the first On Location podcast. Shooting a few foggy shots and thinking back through the year that passed.
Show Notes: December 29, 2008
The show covers the foggy shoot as well as some thoughts about the year that passed. Martin also ponders about what to cover in the coming season and as usual wants you to chip in with ideas, comments and suggestions.
The sound file:
- Intro
- Foggy shoot
- On the bridge
- Thinking back
- Next season
- Bye
Video supplement:
Samples from the fog as well as sample shots from this year's podcasts.
Click here to view Nikonians On Location Video Supplement #47 (NPC-OLV-2008-12-29; 5:19; flash format)
Music used on today's show:
Girl I Like with the Jive Ass Sleepers on Magnatune
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You can also follow Martin's photographic rants on his Nikonians blog.
Posted by martinj at 10:00 AM
December 28, 2008
Photography Knowledge Base
Nikonians wiki is a user driven photography knowledge base. It is updated daily by our members. If you are a Gold or Platinum member and you have not added your own pearls yet, do that today and ensure that your knowledge is spread!
Posted by bgs at 12:24 AM
December 25, 2008
ID#82: The Image Doctors
Happy Holidays from The Image Doctors! This week, Jason & Rick interview Josh Haftel, Product Manager for Nikon Capture NX2.
Download The Image Doctors #82 (NPC-ID-2008-12-25.m4a; 54:28; 13.2MB; MP4 format)
Show Notes: December 25, 2008
1:05 Interview with Josh Haftel from Nik Software on Capture NX 2
49:41 Photo Prescription: Getting your sensor cleaned by Nikon
For the MP3 version of this podcast (audio only) click here (18.8MB).
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Posted by drjay32 at 12:06 AM
December 23, 2008
The Nikonians On Location #46 - Christmas Printing
Last minute and with a slight delay: On Location's Martin Joergensen is making a few presents from images. Prints are always a great gift, so get your production out on paper and give it away!
Show Notes: December 23, 2008
In this podcast Martin takes you through an easy process of printing and mounting prints in a frame or an album. Both the Florida trip (and again) and the Berlin trip have been covered on the show before.
The sound file:
- Outdoors intro
- Prints for gifts
- Printing
- Bye
Video supplement:
A short illustration of the process and the result as well as a few samples of the images printed.
Click here to view Nikonians On Location Video Supplement #46 (NPC-OLV-2008-12-23; 4:59; flash format)
Music used on today's show:
I Saw Three Ships by James Edwards on Magnatune
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Posted by martinj at 5:00 PM
December 22, 2008
Tips on Shooting Ice Hockey
Our user edited Wiki is growing continuously and new Tips and Tricks articles are being added often. If you are interested in tips and tricks on how to photograph ice hockey, or how to crop your images, you should take a look. Members on Gold and Platinum membership levels can create and edit articles.
Posted by bgs at 10:25 PM
Email other members for Silver and up
To ensure that our members are not being spammed we have decided to allow only Silver members and up to email other members.
Due to a recent incident with one member on a Basic membership spamming (a smaller number of) other members, we have decided to disable the email feature for Basic membership level from today onwards.
The email feature is now only available to Silver and higher.
Posted by bgs at 5:56 PM
A Nikonians Membership as a Gift
Now you can give another Nikonian a membership as a gift. Make sure you know the members' username and then select Give membership as a gift in your user menu.
You can select between a Silver, Gold or Platinum membership and the receiving Nikonian will directly be upgraded to the level you selected - or have his/her membership extended if the same level as the member has was selected.
If you want to keep the gift anonymous, you just go through the payment procedure without sending a message to the person afterwards. If you want to make sure the person knows who sent the gift, then you will have the chance to send a private message to the member after you paid.
Posted by bgs at 5:41 PM
December 21, 2008
Imaging Resource: D3X Test Shots
For Nikonians with visions of D3X cameras dancing in their heads, our colleagues at Imaging Resource have more content for you: initial test shots with the latest high-megapixel full-frame DSLR. See their samples page to view the Multi-target, Still Life and Viewfinder accuracy frames.
Posted by covey22 at 3:40 AM
December 20, 2008
Social Events Photographers Available
Nikonians Orange Pages lists Professional Social Events and Wedding Photographers. Make sure your business is listed. The service is free for Platinum members.
Posted by bgs at 2:00 PM
December 17, 2008
Customize your backpack with user-friendly previews and an instant discount
Nikonians sponsor M-Rock has an online "pre-visualization" feature to help you choose the perfect camera transport and protection gear for your personal Nikon inventory.
As soon as you visit the M-Rock home page you will find their products are now available with an instant 20% discount available, but that alone is not going to help you decide.
M-Rock has taken the next step for online shopping convenience by building a comprehensive database of camera, lenses and accessories sizes (based on all major manufacturers) and helping you make your choice with an advance look at the possible combinations. All you have to do is go to their "Bag Search" link and select "Nikon" to find a listing of compatible bags and backpacks.
Once you find your specific camera suggestions, the site takes an extra step, by providing a variety of "pre-visualization" views of the inner layout options and outside appearance of the pack (like this image of the 526 – McKinley showing the optional 550 Hydration Bladder).
You will see this pack, selling for $290 USD drop to $232 USD instantly as you begin to place your order.
This is just a sampling of the user-friendly shopping options available at M-Rock. If online shopping for camera packs has been a frustrating experience for you, try checking the M-Rock site for more information than you ever needed (plus that 20% discount).
Posted by flashdeadline at 4:05 PM
December 16, 2008
Silver, Gold and Platinum - 30 Days Free
Starting today, if you are on Silver, Gold or Platinum level with Nikonians and you renew, you will receive an additional 30 days extension to your membership at no additional cost.
If you decide to upgrade to a higher level, e.g. from Silver to Gold, whatever is left of your current level will be upgraded to the new level as well, also at no additional cost.
All functionality available to our supporting members is listed in the membership overview.
Posted by bgs at 5:01 PM
December 15, 2008
The Nikonians On Location #45 - Yeah Baby!
On Location's Martin Joergensen has had some fun with the new Lens Baby system, and gives you an intro to this very different lens.
Show Notes: December 15, 2008
Join Martin outdoors in the cold December weather probing the different options - one more weird than the other - and afterwards going indoors for a bit of heat and some flash shots. Read more details about the Lens Baby in Martin's review on his blog and on the Lens Baby homepage.
The sound file:
- Intro
- The Lens Baby system
- Harbor shoot
- Indoors flash shoot
- Bye
Video supplement:
- different optics with different effects, shot outdoors in ambient light as well as indoors with flash.
Click here to view Nikonians On Location Video Supplement #45 (NPC-OLV-2008-12-15; 7:33; flash format)
Music used on today's show:
Bamboo Baby by Tokyo507 on Magnatune
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You can also follow Martin's photographic rants on his Nikonians blog.
Posted by martinj at 2:20 PM
Certificate for Silver, Gold and Platinum
Nikonians has launched a new Membership Certificate for its supporting members. The certificate can be found in your User Menu.
The certificate is of high resolution and can be printed out in color on a high resolution printer.
Thank you for your continuous support!
P.S. Silver members might have experienced a problem printing out their personal certificate. This problem is meanwhile fixed - sorry about this!
Posted by bgs at 1:40 PM
December 12, 2008
RSS for Silver, Gold and Platinum
Nikonians launched RSS Feeds for its public forums for supporting Silver, Gold and Platinum members today. Not a supporting member yet? Upgrade today to secure Nikonians existence.
Posted by bgs at 11:31 AM
December 11, 2008
Roberts Imaging sweetens the deal while you wait for the D3x
Nikonians Corporate Partner Roberts Imaging has a special deal on the table for our Nikonians members who are placing pre-orders on the new Nikon D3x.
Your pre-order with Roberts will get you free 4G CF card, a card wallet and a $37.50 rebate on a Nikonians Gold Membership, just by mentioning your Nikonians Username when you place your order.
We checked with Derek Martin from Roberts Imaging for more pre-ordering details:
Nikonians members can call 1-800-726-5544 and ask for Mail Order, or they can email Roberts: with the subject line reading: D3x Nikonians
This contact will get you on the waiting list for the D3x and by mentioning your Nikonians membership and username you will be automatically in line for the special deal. If you are a member of NPS you should mention that also.
Your contact will place you on the Roberts wait list in the order they have received it, and you will not be asked for credit card information. There is no commitment for the purchase at this point.
Once Roberts receives their D3x shipments they will start contacting those who have placed their pre-orders, in the order they were received. Some will be reserved specifically for NPS members, and some open stock. For the open stock they will go down their list and contact each person. You will have a time-frame, usually a day or two, to get back with Roberts and confirm you still want to purchase the camera.
Derek says from that point on it's just a matter of paperwork and shipping times:
"If they confirm their order with us, we'll take their credit card information. First time customers have to ship to the billing address of an American credit card. International customers can ask us about establishing a wire transfer and we'll work with them. All orders ship signature required, no exception."
Nikonians who have identified themselves early in the pre-order with their usernames will then have the special offer automatically applied, said Derek -- "Before we ship their order, we'll add in a free Extreme III 4 GB CF card and a coupon for half off a Nikonian's gold membership." That half off is a $37.50 USD rebate on your Nikonians Gold Membership.
Pricing on the D3x is still currently showing only the MSRP ($7,999 USD) but Derek tells us your mention of the Nikonians username and this special offer will get you the best price Roberts Imaging can provide.
Posted by flashdeadline at 8:13 PM
ID#81: The Image Doctors
Nikon has announced the D3x! Get The Image Doctor's thoughts on this groundbreaking new Nikon DSLR.
Download The Image Doctors #81 (NPC-ID-2008-12-11.m4a; 57:12; 13.9MB; MP4 format)
Show Notes: December 11, 2008
2:17 The Nikon D3x has arrived
21:25 What to do with an older DSLR
40:41 Slow Flash Sync
52:43 Photo Prescription: Matrix metering and focus points
For the MP3 version of this podcast (audio only) click here (19.7MB).
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