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Nikon Coolpix L18 digital camera

Posted by: Dennis Hissink Thursday 31st, January 2008

Nikon Europe launched a new member to its successful Coolpix Life-Series, the Nikon L18 compact digital still camera. The Nikon Coolpix L18 is affordable, compact and easy to operate. The Nikon L18 delivers great close-ups, finds faces and fixes red eyes automatically to help everyone create beautiful images. The Nikon Coolpix L18 offers 8 megapixel resolution, a 3x optical Nikkor zoom lens, and a big, easy to view 3.0-inch, high quality 230,000-dot LCD screen. The Nikon L18 includes a 5.7-17.1mm lens equivalent to 35-105mm in 35mm format, with an aperture range of f/2.8-f/4.7. The camera can focus from 50cm (1 ft. 7.7 in.) to infinity. Estimated street price for the Nikon Coolpix L18 is €139.

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Nikon Coolpix L16 digital camera

Posted by: Ilse Jurrien Thursday 31st, January 2008

Nikon Europe launched a new member to its successful Coolpix Life-Series, the Nikon L16 compact digital still camera. The Nikon Coolpix L16 is affordable, compact and easy to operate. The Nikon L16 delivers great close-ups, finds faces and fixes red eyes automatically to help everyone create beautiful images. The Nikon Coolpix L16 offers 7.1 effective megapixel resolution and a 2.8-inch wide-angle LCD screen. It has a 5.7-17.1mm lens with a 3x optical zoom, with an aperture range of f/2.8-f/4.7. The Nikon L16 is available in silver or matt black and has an internal memory of 16MB and a slot for a SDHC memory card. The Nikon Coolpix L16 runs on widely-available AA batteries.

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Shark attack at Photography Expedition

Posted by: Dennis Hissink Saturday 15th, December 2007

The M/V Shearwater departs from West Palm Beach (Florida) towards the Bahamas where we go on our shark expedition. During this expedition we are searching for large sharks such as the tiger shark, the bull shark and the great hammerhead shark. The Nikon D80 in combination with the Nikon 12-24mm lens will capture a very special experience. I am nervous about what is to come. I do not know if they are healthy nerves or if they are nerves that make me ask myself if I should have booked this trip... After a very rough passage from West Palm Beach to the Bahamas I prepare my camera in the morning.

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Nikon D3 Sample Photos

Posted by: Dennis Hissink Friday 7th, December 2007

During a short stay in Florence, Italy, I used the new Nikon D3 professional digital SLR camera mainly in the evening and on many beautiful historical places, mostly inside museums and old buildings, to take a number of test pictures. Already various reactions of preproduction model testers and professional photographers have been published and in general one can say that the Nikon D3 is an impressive new Digital SLR and a strong weapon for Nikon to (re)gain their share of the professional photography market. I have used the Nikon D3 in combination with the new AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED and the AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED lenses and additionally the 10.5mm f/2.8G ED DX Fisheye Nikkor.

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Nikon D3

Posted by: Dennis Hissink Thursday 23rd, August 2007

Nikon Europe announced the revolutionary Nikon D3 Professional Digital SLR that defines a new benchmark in professional photography. “Nikon has eclipsed the competition with the Nikon D3, a cutting edge camera that will change how professional photographers take pictures,” said Robert Cristina, Manager Professional Products & IPS, Nikon Europe BV. “The incredible speed, resolution and flexibility of the Nikon D3 digital SLR camera will enable photographers to capture images under conditions previously thought impossible.” The Nikon D3 single lens reflex, the result of years of development and feedback from professional photographers, combines many innovative Nikon technologies.

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Nikon D300

Posted by: Dennis Hissink Thursday 23rd, August 2007

Nikon Europe announced the D300 D-SLR, a camera that sets new standards of compact professional performance. The easy-to-use DX-format Nikon D300 offers outstanding image quality, multi-functional technologies and fast response. With class-leading 12.3 Megapixel resolution, speedy 6 fps frame advance, self-cleaning sensor unit and high definition 3-inch VGA LCD display, combined with Nikon’s legendary durability, the Nikon D300 is a breakthrough solution for photographers searching for an advanced compact SLR. “Packed with the latest technologies and Nikon’s renowned ergonomics, the Nikon D300 sets a new standard for professionals on a budget,” said Robert Cristina, Brand Manager, Nikon Professional Products, Europe.

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Nikon CoolPix railway museum photos

Posted by: Dennis Hissink Wednesday 4th, July 2007

When testing the Nikon Coolpix P5000 digital compact camera, I took it along when I visited a piece of Dutch railway history, the Railway museum in Utrecht. The Railway museum is located in the Maliebaan station and gives visitors a glimpse of the past. Most of the test pictures were taken inside the railway museum, including a large depot where diverse old trains stand established. The lighting conditions were full of contrast ; darkness between the trains with spots of sunlight from the roof here and there. Although the Nikon Coolpix P5000 compact camera has an optical image stabilizer, I had to use a high ISO regularly to achieve the desired shutter speed or aperture.

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Arch National Park Pictures

Posted by: Dennis Hissink Wednesday 4th, July 2007

I have had the Nikon Coolpix S500 digital compact camera at our office for a long time, and I have made a lot of test shots during my visit the Arch National Park in the Unites States. The new Nikon CoolPix S500 digital camera was officially introduced at the start of 2007, just before the opening of the PMA Show in Las Vegas. The Nikon Coolpix S500 offers a resolution of 7.1 effective Megapixels, an advanced in-camera image processing and a 3x optical zoom lens (range of 35-105mm on 35mm camera). The Nikon CoolPix S500 powers up in a quick 0.8 seconds and has a practically imperceptible shutter release time lag of less than 0.005 seconds. Interesting specifications packed in a very compact and solid housing and most of all fully automatic operation.

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PMA 2009 - The digital SLR camera market is booming. Compared to last year the DSLR camera sales increased with impressive numbers and it seems the digital SLR camera has become a mass consumer product. New entry level D-SLR cameras with 6 Megapixels surprisingly were welcomed very well by the amateur photographer and it seems that within this segment of the digital camera market the resolution range of 6 - 10 Megapixel fulfils the need of the amateur photographer. Without lenses the digital SLR camera would not be complete and it is for that reason we see a huge number of digital SLR lens introductions appear this year. There are multiple camera manufacturers offering their best own brand solution for its DSLR camera, but there are even more specialized lens manufacturers who offer an impressive number of lens solutions too. Keep your eye on the digital SLR lens section of this PMA 2009 report for the latest introductions!