CONTENTS
Issue V
PATRICK MCMULLAN- ZERO DEGREES OF SEPARATION
An interview with New York’s ultimate society photographer by Gray Levett.
CONVERSION COURSE- BY SIMON STAFFORD
A review of Nikon teleconverters both past and present, together with some practical advice on using them.
DIGITAL INFRARED
Peter Bargh, launch editor of Digital PhotoFX, ex-editor of Buying cameras and creator of ePHOTOzine (his internet photography magazine project)guides us into infrared digital photography.
THE HISTORY OF NIKON- BY GRAY LEVETT
A highly celebrated war photographer introduced Nikon into the West. His name is David Douglas Duncan. This is the story of how he discovered Nikon.
SHOOTING AT SUB ZERO- BY HEATHER ANGEL
You are as cold as ice, your camera batteries are failing and the film is so brittle that the sprocket holes are tearing but you have to get the shot. What do you do? Simple. Ask Heather Angel.
POWER HUNGRY
Not all batteries are created equal. To get the most out of them and his or her camera equipment it is important that the photographer understands the qualities and uses of different types of battery. In response to your frequent requests we present this guide by Eleanor Weston.
That’s LIFE- BY GILLIAN GREENWOOD
It is March 1971 at Madison Square gardens. It is the Ali- Frazier Fight. You are the editor of LIFE magazine so you hire Norman Miler, a part-time fighter and great American writer. You think you have got the perfect ingredients to cover the sports event of the decade and then you get seriously lucky- Frank Sinatra ringside shooting with his Nikon!
MADE TO MEASURE
By taking control of your light meter you will see an immediate improvement in your images. The derivation of the word photography is ‘writing with light’. In this article Eleanor Weston explains how to write with accuracy.
THE KING IS DEAD- LONG LIVE THE KING: A REVEIW OF THE NIKON D1X
Nikon’s D1X replaces the highly successful and ground-breaking D1. Our technical editor takes a look at the flagship model.
MY FAVOURITE IMAGE- BY GARRY COWARD- WILLIAMS
Garry Coward- Williams the respected editor of Amateur Photographer magazine chooses his favourite image and explains what it means to him.
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