CONTENTS
ISSUE IIII 2001
ONE DAY IN SEPTEMBER – A Firefighter’s Story…
September 11th 2001 was a day that changed the world. Lt. John McCole, a Nikon user and Nikon Owners’ Club member witnessed the catastrophe first-hand; here is his story.
SIMON MARSDEN – A CAREER IN RUINS
In his forthcoming book Venice – City of Haunting Dreams the celebrated photographer/ghost hunter takes us on a tour of the out of the way places and hidden corners of this extraordinary city.
HISTORY OF NIKON
In 1961 Nikon produced a 3.5cm-8.5cm f/2.8-4 Wide-Zoom Nikkor that never went into production. Only one such example of this lens is known to exist. Gray Levett reveals this unique lens in this issue
SHARP PRACTICE – PART 3
In this, the final instalment of this series of articles, Simon Stafford covers the methods of supporting your camera and releasing the shutter to ensure you achieve sharp shots.
GRAHAM HANCOCK & SANTHA FAIIA – A GLIMPSE AT MYSTERIOUS MALTA
After the international success of No.1 bestsellers The Fingerprints of the Gods and Heaven’s Mirror, Graham Hancock’s new book, Underworld, with photographs by Santha Faiia, will be published in Spring 2002, and contains five chapters on Malta. In this specially written article for Nikon Owner he gives us an advance glimpse at mysterious Malta.
HEATHER ANGEL – CAPTURING ACTION
Conveying motion within a single still frame is always a challenge, never more so than when the action is fleeting. Heather Angel explains how to capture action.
ABOVE & BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY
Thomas E. Franklin’s unforgettable image of hope – three fire fighters raising the American flag amidst the rubble of the World Trade Center.
RICHARD YOUNG – THE ITALIAN JOB
One phone call to his London home and Richard Young flies to Milan to attend Donatella Versace’s fashion show and then on to shoot the honeymoon feast given by the designer for newlyweds Jennifer Lopez and Cris Judd at Donatella Versace’s home.
THE BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP
NIKON F80 – THE REVIEW.
Technical editor Simon Stafford puts the Nikon F80 to the test.
MEMBERS’ GALLERY – ROBERT SANGER
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