Bring your photos back to life with the Nikon Film Scanner

Film Scanner is a great feature for those of you who are still using the good old 35mm or anybody who wants to bring old and precious film back to life and need to upload, print and fix film.

This is a simple to use device that can scan images from your negatives, restore old film, and turn them into digital files. Film scanners are great with dust scratches and old film and can restore colors produce the best quality results.

The new Super Coolscan 5000 ED is a wonderful choice for professional photographers who demand both quality and speed. The film scanner got a true optical resolution of amazing 4,000 dpi and 16 bit A/D conversion - the 5000 ED provides amazing image quality, amazingly fast.

An unmatched scanning speed of 20 seconds per image brings desktop scanning to an entirely new level. Optional adapters enhance productivity further by enabling the automatic scanning of mounted slides and uncut rolls of film. The features, quality and speed found here make the Super Coolscan 5000 ED ideal for imaging professionals needing quality scans at the fastest speed possible.



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Benefits of using External Flash

I love low light and night photography but I never use the built-in camera flash. It’s always turned off. I prefer higher ISO and more grainy looking photos than having my subjects look like red-eyed zombies and seem unrealistically flattened.

But sometimes, you just can’t do without a flash so I bought myself an external flash to fit on my DSLR and it works great. First of all it tilts and swivels, so you can adjust it according to your subject and make the light softer. It’s got a lot of power so it can light up a much larger area and makes the photo seem more natural rather than a small flash that lights up only a certain area.

Take a look at the Nikon SB-900 Speedlight. This is Nikon's flagship flash unit, and the most advanced in the Speedlight range. Its automated zoom head has been expanded to cover 17mm to 200mm lenses (in 35mm/FX format), and can cover this range in just 1.2 seconds. This flash now lets you select from three light distribution patterns: Standard, Center-weighted, and Even. It will also automatically detect if it is connected to a DX or FX format camera, and adjust itself accordingly.

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Teleconvert your Photography

A teleconverter is basically a secondary lens which can be mounted between your camera and the lens. What does it do? It increases your lens’s focal length.

Take a look at the Tamron SP AF Pro teleconverter that features improved optical construction, and is designed to be used with lenses that are f/2.8 and of focal lengths of 90mm or greater.

The 2x teleconverter (also known as a tele-extender) will multiply the focal length of your existing lens by 2x, and will cut back the amount of light by 2 f/stops. For example, using a 2x teleconverter with a 300 mm lens will effectively increase the focal length to 600 mm. A lens set to f/2.8 will now be f/5.6.

Taken with Tamron Teleconverter

So should you buy a bigger lens instead of a converter? Depends. A teleconverter will make focusing harder and the optical quality of your lens will also be lower. Teleconverters are not recommended for lenses wider than 50mm, e.g. 28-105mm. However, full AF operation is only possible with lenses with open aperture of f/2.8 or brighter.

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Performance meets Perfection - Gitzo Mountaineer Tripod

When Gitzo launched the Mountaineer tripods in 1994, they were the World’s first carbon fiber tripods. Since then, the Gitzo tripods set the standard for performance and quality.

Well, it's about time you started taking some serious photographs and experience the wonders of the tripod. No more excuses regarding how heavy and bulky a tripod is! Now it is your chance to take that perfect picture, with slow shutter speeds and low aperture.

Just look at the amazing features!

		G-LOCK G-Lock is the new Gitzo leg locking system. The locking mechanism has been completely redesigned in order to achieve a 20% increase in rigidity, faster operation and stronger, safer locking. G-Lock’s special design also provides a “gravity lock” effect: the higher the load applied vertically to the leg, the stronger the lock.

		REVERSIBLE COLUMN The rapid column can easily be inverted for an alternative shooting angle or low level macro work.

		ALR - We have introduced a new Anti Leg Rotation system, which means the tripod can be opened in less than 15 seconds. Simply loosen all the twist locks on each leg at the same time, then pull the leg down and tighten the locks individually.

What do you get? Take a look:

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