Comprehensive Nikon F4
website.....
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I've been interested in
photography for years ~ since I was a young
lad, but to be honest I was never that good
at it. Despite the lack of any real
"ability", I remain interested in the hobby
and most of all admire the mind-boggling
engineering that goes into a good camera.
Most of the time I've got
my Lumix DMC-FX01 with me,
It's a cracking little compact digital
camera with 6 MegaPixel resolution, a
true wide-angle lens and a superb 2.5"
LCD. It has an all metal body, five focus
modes, 250 shot battery and best of all a
LEICA lens! I use a couple of 2Gb memory
cards with it which give me all the space I
need for most circumstances including a spot
of video recording.
The other digital camera
I have is a Samsung Pro-815.
When I bought this, it was a bit of a record
breaker! It sported the world's longest zoom
at 15x optical. Resolution is 8
MegaPixels and it has a 3.5" LCD screen
in addition to another top mounted colour
viewfinder for waist-level shooting. The
lens is a very high quality Schneider-Kreuznach
with a true wide-angle (28mm) setting. The
whole thing is supported with the world's
largest capacity lithium-ion battery. It's a
fantastic camera and there's not much it
can't cope with.
Then there's my
film-cameras. The legendary Nikon F4s.
Wow!! What a magnificent piece of
engineering! I
use a Nikon Speedlight SB-26 with this
camera and that too is a
marvel in its own
right.
Then there's my
old Pentax ME SUPER. Just for old
time's sake!
Finally, my
latest acquisition is a Nikon D300
outfit. One of the finest DSLR's in the
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My
Current Cameras
  
As much as I adore my F4, I had to be
realistic and find a long-term replacement for it.
The obvious choice would have been a Nikon D3 but
they are ridiculously expensive, so I opted for the
next best thing - the D300. The differences between
the two cameras are negligible in practical,
everyday-use terms. The D300 is an outstanding piece
of kit and represents amazing value for money too.
The Kit is made up of a D300 Body, the amazing Nikkor 18-200mm VR lens,
an ultra-wide angle Sigma EX
10-20mm, the incredible Sigma 150mm APO Macro, the superfast Nikkor 50mm
F1.4, the 50-500mm "BIGMA", the MB-D10 battery grip and the iTTL SB400
Flashgun (I have an SB-26 too).
Comprehensive D300
Review HERE
What a zoom-range!!! The amazing
Sigma Bigma!
GeoPic II - GPS for cameras! Records your
exact position and altitude!
(within a few metres)
TAMRAC RUCKSACK
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In
years gone by....
Over the years I've owned allsorts of different
cameras and here's some of them:
I'm particularly fond of the Pentax ME Super - In
fact, I've had 3 of them! I remember that when I
bought my first one, I was totally thrilled with
it
and most of our early family photos were taken with
an ME Super. My other all time favourite (F4 aside)
was the trusty FM. What a cracking
bit of kit! Wish
I'd kept them all :-)
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