Nikon UK is pleased to announce a new Cashback promotion on purchasing up to two FX lenses listed below in conjunction with a Nikon D4, D800 or D800E body.
I AM A PICTURE PERFECT DEAL – NIKON FX LENS PROMOTION 2012 – up to £180 / €210 CASHBACK
Customers will be entitled to claim up to £180 / €210 cashback when purchasing any of the selected lenses listed below in conjunction with a Nikon D4, D800 or D800E body.
Cashback can be redeemed for up to two qualifying lenses per body. The camera body and lens(es) can be purchased in separate transactions within the promotional period.
Body
Lens
Cashback
D4, D800 or D800E
NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8
£100
D4, D800 or D800E
NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8
£80
D4, D800 or D800E
NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G
£50
D4, D800 or D800E
NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G
£75
D4, D800 or D800E
NIKKOR 24-120mm f/4G
£75
D4, D800 or D800E
NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G
£60
D4, D800 or D800E
NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G
£35
The promotion will run from the 1st May 2012 to the 30th September 2012 (inclusive), and all claims must be received by 31st October 2012 in order to qualify. Redemptions will be fulfilled by Visa Prepaid Card.
For more information on the promotion or to download a claim form, visit: www.nikon.co.uk/cashback.
Nikon Owner South-Coast Group May Meeting Saturday 12th May 2012 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Venue: Upstairs Function Room, The Duke of Wellington, 36 Bugle Street, Southampton SO14 2AH
Workflow… but not as you know it
Farmers fear unkindly May,
Frost by night and hail by day Flanders & Swann: A Song of the Weather
Andy Hewson and Adrian Cochrane, the organisers of the Nikon Owner South-Coast Group have organised the last indoor meeting for the group before the start of summer and the various planned walks. It will take place at the Duke of Wellington on Saturday 12th May 2012 and is on the subject of workflow – but a totally different aspect of it.
Usually ‘workflow’ is concerned with the editing flow once the photos have been placed onto your computer and loaded into your editing software of choice. However, during the evening, Andy and Adrian will be looking at the underlying components and workflow that are not normally thought about in any great depth.
This will include: transferring photos onto your computer; the computers, hardware, software, backups, naming conventions and anything else that is used to support the ‘workflow’.
There will be short presentations from four of the members of the group about their own set-ups. The intention is to open up discussion, generally share ‘hows & whys’, and give people ideas about ways to improve ‘flow’ or different ways of implementing that ‘flow’.
Please leave a message on theNikon Owner Message Board: http://bit.ly/JsWxzG if you would like to attend and, in addition, please note if you plan to eat at the venue. It is also important to email (rather than telephone) your full name, user name, daytime mobile and landline to Gillian Greenwood at: gillian.greenwood@nikonownermagazine.com
Please note that this event is for current Nikon Owner subscribers only. If you need to renew your subscription, please add this information in an email to Gillian Greenwood along with your current contact details.
Venue
The Duke of Wellington
36 Bugle Street
Southampton
Hampshire
SO14 2AH
Telephone no. +44 (0)23 80339222
The Duke of Wellington is situated in the centre of Southampton, about a 20-minute walk from the railway station and located close to ample parking available at the nearby shopping centre. Visit their web site for more details.
Standard Annual Subscription – current price £59 (shortly to increase in price)
1-year Subscription to Nikon Owner + 3-yr warranty on all new Nikon products from Grays of Westminster
Nikon Owner magazine, a superb, glossy full-colour 60-page quarterly magazine that is 100% Nikon. Each issue delivers benchmark technical reviews of the very latest Nikon equipment, thought-provoking interviews and articles with world-class images
Private user-name and password to subscribers-only website
10% off Think Tank bags purchased at Grays of Westminster
Special trips and events
Discounts on events and training sessions
10% off any training courses run by Nikon UK
Gold Subscription – special price £349 (normal price £450)
4-year subscription to Nikon Owner
5-year warranty on all new Nikon products from Grays of Westminster
2-year warranty on second-hand Nikon from Grays of Westminster
Gold Priority waiting list for all new Nikon releases (top of the waiting list)
A half-hour tutorial on the phone or face to face, by appointment
Special offers to Gold subscribers throughout the period of subscription
A signed copy of Heather Angel’s Wild Kew while stocks last.
A Grays of Westminster umbrella (in store only) or a Simon Stafford Nikon Magic Lantern Guide of your choice
Nikon Owner quarterly magazine as above
Private user-name and password to subscribers-only website which includes forum, message board, technical equipment reviews, events’ page and use of a photo gallery
Gold subscription card
Simon Stafford’s Technical Helpline
15% off Think Tank bags purchased at Grays of Westminster (this month only)
Special trips and events
Substantial discounts on training sessions organised by Grays of Westminster, including Mike Maloney’s Workshops , Heather Angel’s Wildlife & Natural History Workshops, Simon Stafford’s Definitive Flash, Portraiture and Macro
Training Sessions, Michael Eleftheriades’ panoramic and colour-calibration seminars and Chris Weston’s Photographic Courses
10% off any training courses run by Nikon UK
Parallel Universes – The Graham Eaton Interview by Gillian Greenwood showcasing Graham Eaton’s extraordinary work appeared in Nikon Owner magazine issue 37. Now there is a documentary on Graham Eaton’s award-winning photography that you can view here:
On behalf of Mike Eleftheriades and the Nikon Owner London Group we are pleased to invite you to the next Nikon Owner (London Group) event Beyond Visible Light, Infrared Photography with Simon Weir LRPS. The event will be held on Friday, April 27th 2012 at Kensingtonrooms.
An acknowledged expert in the field, Simon will cover the history of IR, the physics of IR imaging, film vs. digital-based IR, acquisition with modified and unmodified cameras, camera modification and lens selection, the problems of focus and hot-spots, subject matter and typical workflows.
As well as showing many of his own striking infrared images, Simon will also be displaying the work of a number of infrared photographers from around the world.
It promises to be a great evening! Space is limited to 50 seats, so please book your places early to avoid disappointment.
About Simon Weir
Simon is a music, stage and editorial photographer with an intimate knowledge of flash and a passion for infrared photography. He has spoken at Nikon Owner events to great acclaim on the Siena Palio (90 Seconds to Victory), on Flash Photography (A Flash for Inspiration) and on Infrared Photography.
Simon has recently published a collection of more than 40 of his favourite infrared images as a book entitled “Beyond Visible Light” via the Blurb Bookstore. It is available in both hard-back and soft-cover, and can be viewed it at the following address: http://www.blurb.com/user/store/simonweir/
Kensingtonrooms Hotel, Media Suite (basement floor), from 6.30pm to 9.30pm, on Friday, April 27th, 2012. Presentations start at 7.00pm, main presentation starts at 7.30pm.
Address
Kensingtonrooms
131-137 Cromwell Road (corner with Courtfield Gardens)
Kensington
London SW7 4DU
This popular Kensington ’boutique’ hotel is located on the corner of Cromwell Road and Courtfield Gardens, within a short walk of Gloucester Road tube station (Piccadilly, District and Circle lines) and is also close to Victoria and Paddington mainline stations, all accessible via London Underground services or short taxi rides.
Metered parking is available near the entrance to the hotel – parking restrictions are in effect until 6.30pm. Kensingtonrooms is outside the Congestion Zone.
The last word
As on previous occasions, we would like to request a £5 contribution per person to cover the costs of the room.
To reserve your place, please email (rather than telephone) your full name, subscription number, daytime mobile and landline to Gillian Greenwood at: gillian.greenwood@nikonownermagazine.com. In addition, please indicate your attendance by replying to this invitation on the Nikon Owner Message Board.
For those wishing to socialise for longer, dinner will be organised at a local restaurant. We look forward to seeing you on Friday, April 27th!
Please note that this event is for current Nikon Owner subscribers only. If you need to renew your subscription, please add this information in an email to Gillian Greenwood along with your current contact details.
About Nikon Owner
Standard Annual Subscription – current price £59 (shortly to increase in price)
1-year Subscription to Nikon Owner + 3-yr warranty on all new Nikon products from Grays of Westminster
Nikon Owner magazine, a superb, glossy full-colour 60-page quarterly magazine that is 100% Nikon. Each issue delivers benchmark technical reviews of the very latest Nikon equipment, thought-provoking interviews and articles with world-class images
Private user-name and password to subscribers-only website
10% off Think Tank bags purchased at Grays of Westminster
Special trips and events
Discounts on events and training sessions
10% off any training courses run by Nikon UK
Gold Subscription – special price £349 (normal price £450)
4-year subscription to Nikon Owner
5-year warranty on all new Nikon products from Grays of Westminster
2-year warranty on second-hand Nikon from Grays of Westminster
Gold Priority waiting list for all new Nikon releases (top of the waiting list)
A half-hour tutorial on the phone or face to face, by appointment
Special offers to Gold subscribers throughout the period of subscription
A signed copy of Heather Angel’s Wild Kew while stocks last.
A Grays of Westminster umbrella (in store only) or a Simon Stafford Nikon Magic Lantern Guide of your choice
Nikon Owner quarterly magazine as above
Private user-name and password to subscribers-only website which includes forum, message board, technical equipment reviews, events’ page and use of a photo gallery
Gold subscription card
Simon Stafford’s Technical Helpline
15% off Think Tank bags purchased at Grays of Westminster (this month only)
Special trips and events
Substantial discounts on training sessions organised by Grays of Westminster, including Mike Maloney’s Workshops , Heather Angel’s Wildlife & Natural History Workshops, Simon Stafford’s Definitive Flash, Portraiture and Macro
Training Sessions, Michael Eleftheriades’ panoramic and colour-calibration seminars and Chris Weston’s Photographic Courses
10% off any training courses run by Nikon UK
RRP: £54.99 Sales start date: mid May 2012 London, UK, 19th April 2012 – Nikon today announces the launch of a Wireless Mobile Adapter that brings Wi-Fi capability to their D-SLR cameras.
Launched for use with Nikon’s new D3200 D-SLR, the WU-1a is a USB dongle that lets photographers connect their camera to smart mobile devices. Designed to enable easy sharing, backup and remote camera control, the WU-1a is equipped with built-in Wi-Fi for direct camera-to-device communication without the need to connect to external Wi-Fi hotspots first. Users can send high-quality photos and movies directly from their D3200 to a smartphone or tablet, or control their camera from their smart device.
Zurab Kiknadze, Product Manager Lenses, Accessories & Software, Nikon Europe says: “Advancements in smart device technologies have made sharing photos and videos on the go a key part of the photographic experience for many people. With WU-1a, Nikon D-SLR users aren’t going to have to compromise between quality and immediacy anymore: high-quality images can be shared with friends and family moments after they were taken.”
Wireless image transfer
With the WU-1a, you no longer have to choose between sharing low-quality mobile images on the spot or uploading high-quality images later through your computer: now you can share exceptional D-SLR images instantly.
No matter where you are, photos and movies can be sent directly from your camera to your smartphone or tablet: you don’t need to connect the adapter to an external Wi-Fi hot spot, and the device is powered by the camera. Images are transferred without hassle, ready for instant sharing via social media, easy uploading to photo sharing and storage sites, or for sending by email. You can also use the adapter to free up space on your camera’s memory card by transferring photos and movies for storage on your smart device.
Remote camera control
In addition to transferring images directly from the camera, the WU-1a also lets you use your smartphone or tablet to control your D-SLR camera remotely. You can preview or compose images from your smart device, or check camera settings and trigger the shutter release from a distance. This makes it an exceptionally useful accessory to have if you want to take a self-portrait—or if you want to take advantage of the bigger screen on your tablet to compose more elaborate shots.
Connected world
The WU-1a is compact to carry, easy to use and is powered by the camera, so there’s no need for batteries. It currently supports Android OS 2.3 or later for smartphones, and Android OS 3.0 or later for tablets; an application called “Wireless Mobile Adapter Utility” is available for free download to your smart device from the Android Market. Firmware can be easily updated via your smart device.
Nikon Owner is a worldwide users’ group and magazine initially founded with the purpose of assisting Nikon owners to make full use of the Nikon equipment they own, to give advice on a wide spectrum of photographic queries and problems, and at the same time to offer ideas to bring about an increase in photographic skills. Nikon Owner provides a bridge between theory and practical, technical knowledge and accomplishment.
