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Nikon Introduces New EDG 8x32, 10x32, 7x42, 8x42 and 10x42 Binoculars
"Nikon Vision Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Nikon Corporation, is pleased to announce the launch of the new EDG 8x32, 10x32, 7x42, 8x42 and 10x42 Binoculars. The EDG Binoculars will be released shortly."

Misc Nikon news releases

NIKON’S ARNOLD H. KAMEN RECEIVES PRESTIGOUS NAPET GEORGE LaCROIX MEMORIAL AWARD
"Nikon Inc. is proud to announce that the National Association of Photo Equipment Technicians (NAPET) recently awarded its highest level of achievement, the George LaCroix Memorial Award, to Arnold H. Kamen, vice president of operations and customer services, Nikon Inc."
NIKON CORPORATION RECEIVES INTEL'S PREFERRED QUALITY SUPPLIER AWARD
"Nikon Corporation has been recognized as one of 16 suppliers to receive Intel Corporation's Preferred Quality Supplier (PQS) award for their performance in 2009."
Nikon provides Aid to the Victims of the Earthquake in Chile
Notice regarding Transfer of Fixed Asset

The Twilight Zone: Shooting After the Sun Goes Down by EarthboundLight
"I often see people taking pictures at sunset. After all, I'm often right there with them, doing the same thing. As the evening progresses though, most everyone else leaves by the time the sun goes down. But with plenty of great images to be made as the light continues to fade, they're missing out on perhaps the best part. Welcome to the "twilight zone."

Workshop Wonders by Dave Black
"Although I have yet to start my own workshop I am very much involved with teaching photography for a variety of wonderful companies, and so I’ve decided to devote this article to sharing about some of the workshops that I teach each year."

Nikon Podcast #32: Excitement from the Nikon Booth on the PMA Show Floor
"Special guest Scott Sheppard of the Inside Digital Radio show hosts the latest installment of the Nikon podcast series, covering the sights, sounds and reactions from the Nikon Booth at PMA 2010."

Adobe Lightroom Keyboard Shortcuts by EarthboundLight
"I wrote an article some while back on some of my favorite keyboard shortcuts in Adobe Photoshop. Ever since, I've gotten requests to do a similar article on keyboard shortcuts in Lightroom."

Imaging Resource Interview: David Lee and Steve Heiner, Nikon
"Imaging Resource Publisher Dave Etchells and Senior Editor Shawn Barnett interviewed David Lee, Senior Vice President of Nikon Inc., and Steve Heiner, Senior Technical Manager, Nikon Inc. at PMA 2010."

Travel, Light by Strobist
"On of the biggest advantages of being speedlight-based is being able to avoid the excess-baggage mafia. Given that I usually travel with computer, camera gear, lighting gear (including stands, etc.) in addition to the typical clothing stuff, I thought I would do a quick post on what and how I pack."

Nikon will provide 'better balance' of ISO and resolution - DPReview
"Future Nikon models will provide a better balance between resolution and high ISO image quality than in the recently launched D3S, according to Nobuaki Sasagaki, General Manager of the Marketing Department of Nikons Imaging Division, speaking in an exclusive interview with dpreview.com."

Photoshop at Twenty ... and Beyond! by EarthboundLight
"This past Friday the 19th, Adobe Photoshop turned twenty years old. In the world of computer software, that's a long time, but Photoshop is still going strong, with the release of the upcoming Photoshop CS5 due out in the second quarter this year."

Pixel LV-WI Wireless Live View Remote Control - Engadget
"Pixel Enterprise Limited has just announced its new LV-W1 Wireless Live View Remote Control, which beams a live DSLR view over that well-worn 2.4GHz channel to a handheld remote with a 3-inch 960 x 240 LCD."

NIKON CELEBRATES DIGITAL IMAGING INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AND SHOWCASES LATEST INNOVATIVE PRODUCTSAT PMA 2010
"Nikon Exhibit Highlights First Look of New COOLPIX Line-Up, Nikon D3S, and Legendary NIKKOR Lenses"

Lexar 8GB UDMA 300x CF review by Fredrik Rasmussen
"The benchmark showed a sequential read speed of 62.74MB/s and a write speed of 32.78MB/s through the Lexar FireWire 800 card reader."

Lexar Professional UDMA FireWire 800 CF Card Reader review by Fredrik Rasmussen
"The speed of the Lexar 800 unit is awesome. This is probably one of the fastest CF readers on the market today."

Kestrel Meters: Keeping Track of the Weather in the Field by EarthboundLight
"As we move from winter towards spring, the weather can change rapidly. Interesting weather can make for interesting photos, but in order to be prepared for what might be coming, it helps to be armed with as much data as you can. Kestrel handheld weather meters make this a breeze, if you'll pardon the pun."

Nikon Virtual Touch Experience - PhotographyBLOG
"MRM Worldwide has partnered with Nikon to create an online tool called the Nikon Virtual Touch Experience. Users who have webcam-enabled computers can install the Nikon Virtual Touch Experience by simply dragging a link to their bookmarks bar. When a user is ready to view images on a given web page or online gallery, a simple click on the toolbar link opens the experience in a branded Nikon frame and allows full screen browsing. Through edge-detection technology, the webcam can recognise movement so that hand gestures control the virtual scroll or re-sizing of images."

Behind the Scenes – Nikon Winter Games - Moose Peterson
"My bud Scott at NPS posted this really cool time lapse of the unpacking and set up of their Winter Olympic Games service center."

Organizing and Simplifying Through Stacking in Bridge and Lightroom by EarthboundLight
"If you're anything like me, you're probably accumulating more and more image files. Thankfully, Adobe keeps adding features to their software to make our lives easier. One such feature that both Bridge and Lightroom share is the ability to collect similar images into stacks based on when they were taken, what camera settings were in effect, and even how similar their content is."

Solmeta N2 GPS for Nikon DSLR’s review by Terry White
"The Solmeta is a good choice, however I would have to caution everyone to be careful with how you attach it and transport it, otherwise you could end up with a broken one just like I did."

Third Quarter of the Year ending March 2010 Financial Results/Financial and Business Data

Nikon Podcast #31: New Announcements - COOLPIX P100, S8000, S6000, S4000, S3000, L110 and L22 Digital Cameras
"Host Mark Ellwood and guest Steve Heiner talk about some of Nikon's most recent COOLPIX announcements."

Some Thoughts on Localized Adjustments During Raw Conversion by EarthboundLight
"There once was a time when all adjustments made during raw image conversion were global, affecting the entire image equally. Nikon's Capture NX was one of the first raw converters to introduce localized adjustments back in 2006. Since then, Adobe Lightroom and Camera Raw (ACR), DxO Optic Pro and others have followed suit in varying degrees. But if Photoshop can do all this too, why should you care?"

NIKON FESTIVAL CROWNS TOP TWO WINNERS FROM MORE THAN 1,200 VIDEOS
"Actor Rainn Wilson, Photographer Chase Jarvis and Internet Personality “iJustine” Select 140-Second Video $100,000 Winner in Celebration of HD Video"

Interview with Tetsurô Gotô, Nikon's Director of R&D at Focus-Numerique (French language page)

Camera Raw Tricks and Underused Features at EarthboundLight
"From the moment it was first released as an add-on to Photoshop 7 back in 2003, Adobe Camera Raw has been a popular choice for converting raw images. With each new version since, Adobe has expanded the list of supported cameras added new features. Lately, I've noticed that all these features mean that some get missed. As such, here is a selection of tips and tricks for ACR. Hopefully you'll be able to pick up something new to you."

Nikon Reinforces Digital Camera Business with Capital Investment to Notion VTec Berhad (Malaysia)
"Nikon Corporation has invested capital in Notion VTec Berhad, located in Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia, in order to strengthen and expand the relationship between the two companies. This will help Nikon to increase its presence even further in the digital camera market through the utilization of Notion's machining technologies in the production of Nikon products, and development of a framework that will achieve a stable supply of highly competitive digital cameras."

Solving Monitor Profiling Problems by EarthboundLight
"There are a number of hardware/software monitor profiling packages on the market from vendors such as X-Rite and DataColor. Most users are amazed at the improvement the first time they use one. But occasionally I hear from someone for whom things didn't go so well. If you've had problems profiling your monitor, here are some possible fixes."

X-Rite ColorChecker Passport by NikonLinks Editor
"Seeing what the X-Rite ColorChecker Passport did for my recent hockey photos has me sold on the merits on using custom camera profiles wherever and whenever practicable. It lays waste to my previous attitude and assumptionof merely clicking on a white portion of an image or using a WB card to set the WB as an utterly ignorant method of getting the most from my RAW files. After seeing the results above, there's no going back to my previous way of editing."

D-Town TV: Episode 25: The 2nd Season
"Scott has a tip on using neutral density filters to shoot with fast lenses during the day. Matt heads to Ybor City to share multiple new tips on shooting HDR. Joe McNally drops by with a tip on getting usable light from an on-camera flash.Plus tips on shooting sports and landscapes."

GPS for your Camera – di-GPS Pro L Review by Terry White
"Hands down these are the best on camera GPS units that I've used."

Soft Proofing Isn't Hard by EarthboundLight
"The idea behind soft proofing is use your printer profile in a way to let you see on your monitor how an image will print, without actually printing it. If you haven't already figured it out, that means you need to have a printer profile specific to your printer model together with the type of paper you plan to print on."

Epson adds Tethered Shooting to their P6000/P7000 Backup Units by Terry White
"In the latest firmware for the Epson P6000/P7000 you can now shoot tethered directly to the device. I downloaded and installed the necessary firmware updates to bring my P6000 up to the latest version. Then I connected a USB cable from my Nikon D700 directly to the P6000. I turned on both devices and enabled tethered shooting on the P6000."

How does FPS & Buffer Effect Your Photography? by Moose Peterson
"What I did at the Reno Air Races is go back to the “old” way of making the image in order to get the amazing image quality of the D3x to produce one of a kind aviation 24×30 prints. I sacrificed the ease of blasting away to make the shot to the stressful one click get the shot method."

Fixing a Clogged Printer by EarthboungLight
"If you've owned an inkjet printer any length of time, no doubt you've experienced a clogged print head at least once. Some people seem to have more problems than others, but no one seems to be immune. Sooner or later, it's going to happen."

onOne Plug-In Suite 5 Review by Terry White
"onOne has definitely followed up nicely to an already great offering. Any one of these plug-ins is a great addition to Photoshop for photographers. However, if you have them all you'll have a very powerful set of correctional and special effect tools."

How Am I Doing HDR? by Moose Peterson
"That’s been a real popular question the last couple of days. So much so I thought I would create a quick video. Now this is not a software review or how to tutorial, but rather simply my basic approach to HDR."

The 2009 Earthbound Light Top Ten List by EarthboungLight
"As the number of shots remaining on the compact flash card that is 2009 counts down and the aperture scale of 2009 approaches f/32 (OK, enough with the photographic analogies), I wanted to take a moment to reflect on what I've published over the past year and how it has been received."

What Gloves do You Use? by Moose Peterson
"Back in the day, I would haunt every outdoor store I ventured by and gleaned the glove display trying to find the glove that kept my hands warm and permited me to shoot."

Nikon Podcast #30 – Nikon Festival Judge Chase Jarvis: Thriving as a Photographer in the Age of Digital Multimedia
Host Mark Ellwood and professional photographer and Nikon Festival judge Chase Jarvis discuss the Nikon Festival, what it takes to be a successful photographer in the age of instant news and multimedia, and what he'd like to see in video submissions to capture the $100,000 judges award.

Nikon Publishes Results of Its ‘Picture Yourself’ Survey - PhotographyBLOG
"Nikon recently announced the results of its 2009 “Picture Yourself” survey that reveals consumer attitudes about self-image. Nikon’s survey revealed that if people could turn back time, they would choose to retake a family portrait (25 percent), a high school graduation photo (21 percent), a driver’s license photo (21 percent), a wedding photo (15 percent) and a birthday party photo (7 percent)."

Westcott 45″ Halo Review by Terry White
"I like the Halo a lot! It's a great light modifier. I'll be using it with TD5 as much if not more than my standard softboxes. I just love the shape, ease of use and quick setup. The fact that it works with practically any light source is also a plus!"

Why Won't the Patch Tool Work Near the Edge? by Earthboundlight
"The Patch tool in Photoshop is extremely useful for cleaning up dust spots and other minor distractions. It can do an amazing job of blending in your edits with the surrounding image area. Things don't go so well though when the area needing to be patched is near the edge and there is no surrounding image on one side."

NASA Orders D3S Digital SLR Cameras and Interchangeable Lenses from Nikon
"Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has placed an order for eleven D3S digital SLR cameras and seven AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED lenses to be used for photographic documentation."

NIKON'S "PICTURE YOURSELF" SURVEY REVEALS AMERICANS WOULD MOST LIKE TO TAKE BACK A FAMILY PORTRAIT IF THEY COULD TURN BACK TIME
"Nikon Inc., world leader in digital imaging, recently announced the results of its 2009 “Picture Yourself” survey that reveals consumer attitudes about self-image."

Apple releases Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 2.7 - RobGalbraith
"Apple has released Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 2.7, which adds the ability to decode RAW files taken with the...Nikon D3S, Nikon D300S and Nikon D3000 to Aperture 2.x and iPhoto '08/'09 for Mac."

10m Nikon TTL Cords Now on Ebay - Strobist
"After several months of use, I am a pretty big fan of my YongNuo 10-meter TTL cord."

Nikon Podcast #29 – Judges Rainn Wilson and iJustine discuss the Nikon Festival and what it takes to create a winning submission
Host Mark Ellwood and special Nikon Festival celebrity judges Rainn Wilson and iJustine discuss what it’s like being a judge of the Festival, the experience of creating their own video submissions and what they’d like to see in video submissions to capture the $100,000 judges award.

Westcott Chromakey Blue/Green Screen Popup Illuminator review by Terry White
"...If I know going in that I'm going to want to extract the subject from the background in Photoshop or put something behind a video in Premiere Pro or After Effects, green screen is the only way to go. Being able to get 99% of the way there (minor tweaking after) in Photoshop with the click of an Action is huge!"

X-Rite ColorMunki review by NikonLinks Editor
"The ColorMunki is an easy tool to utilize with plenty of instructional videos available every step of the way. You essentially get much of the fine Swiss engineering that went into the very highly regarded Eye One Photo package distilled down to its essence with the ColorMunki for a much nicer price."

X-Rite ColorMunki Photo Knows More Than One Trick by EarthboundLight
"You can get off cheaper if you only need to profile your monitor, but if you've longed for an affordable solution to cover your printer and projector as well, this may be just what you're looking for. Recommended, with the latest software update."

Top Ten Questions – Bosque Base Camp by Moose Peterson
"Base Camp is a one of a kind experience, balancing the art of wildlife photography with the craft of the business of wildlife photography. One of the main requirements of the students is to ask questions. I decided to post the top ten questions asked of me (rated by me), thinking you might ask them too if you could. Here are my answers."

iPhone App of the Week – Photographer Assistants by Terry White
"It's 2 for 1 iPhone App of the Week Reviews today. I thought I would cover two apps this week that I've come across to assist photographers."

PocketWizard Plus II review by Fredrik Rasmussen
"The PocketWizard units works with pretty much every flash and camera unit on the market today. If you are a serious action photographer the PocketWizard's are a must have."

Phase One Capture One 5 Pro review by Peter K. Burian at Photocrati
"Capture One 5 Pro is absolutely loaded with pro-oriented features that provide maximum versatility in editing RAW captures; some of these can also be used on JPEG or TIFF photos. Become proficient with the tools and you can get outstanding quality even with RAW photos that were underexposed or made at very high ISO levels."

Focus! by EarthboundLight
"While it is possible to take a picture of something by pointing your camera in the right general direction and pressing the shutter release, you will likely get a much better image if you pay some attention on focus. And "focus" has more than one meaning."

Nikon SP and Nikon F shirts for sale at CafePress

Behind The Lens Of A CSI Photographer - PopPhoto
"A Nikon Coolpix 8800, Nikon Speedlight SB-800 flash, fingerprint kit, and lots of basic crime scene stuff—a raincoat, evidence markers, fire boots."

Choosing Big Lights: AlienBees - Strobist
"Do I regret jumping on the AlienBees? Not for a second. They have been very serviceable (not to say inspiring on all counts) and have provided some very valuable clarity for essentially no net cost should I decide to change horses."

2009 Nikon-Walkley Photographic Finalists - Walkleys.com (Australia)

Two New Drobo Storage Robots
Nikon user, Terry White, discusses the two new Drobo storage robots, the Drobo S and Drobo Elite

Really Smart Sharpening by EarthboundLight
How to use Smart Objects in Photoshop for sharpening your images

Nikon Podcast #28 – Travel and documentary photographer Ami Vitale talks about the benefits of stills and HD video when photographing a captivating culture

Choosing Big Lights: Elinchrom - Strobist

Leaf Aptus II 10 review by Robb Williamson (a Nikon user)

Help! My Photoshop Cursors are Messed Up! by EarthboundLight

Nikon Australia Ambassador Programme- PhotographyBLOG

NIKON LAUNCHES ONLINE FESTIVAL CELEBRATING HD VIDEO AS PART OF NEW INTEGRATED MARKETING CAMPAIGN

Using Both Adobe Camera Raw and Lightroom by EarthboundLight

Second Quarter of the Year ending March 2010 Financial Results/Financial and Business Data

Wanna learn the Adobe Creative Suite? There’s an App for that! - Terry White's new iPhone (and iTouch) app