lorenbrothers
Senior Member
I guess you can call me a real newbie "Nikonite" since I really don't even own a Nikon ... not yet anyways. I will shortly though!As sort of a background: I live up in Concrete, Washington in a 1917 farmhouse right at the foothills of the North Cascades National Park. Some call it 'God's Country' and I think it is. (you will probably be seeing a lot of photographs of the area from me.
I started in photography back in 1973 using a Minolta SR-T 101 and developing/printing B/W in my own darkroom. Landscapes and old buildings were my passion. After somebody stole my full Minolta set I graduated to a Canon AE1 (which I just gave away to a collector in March). After the death of the concept of 'film' I proceeded with the rest of the herd into digital. Mainly various cheap and cheesy point-and-shoots in the <$300 range, a Canon 4meg Powershot G2 (which I really, really liked the feel of!), and 5 months ago a Canon "bridge" Powershot SX520HS (which is total junk BTW).
Alas, nothing was ever quite the same as my dear old Minolta though. I missed the solid weight, the feel of grabbing the lens and dialing in the focus to perfection, the sound of a real mirror flipping up and down, and being able to change a lens on a whim. But the realities of life were such that my budget always restricted me to mediocre equipment. I still took photographs whenever I could but with less than satisfying results. For me photography was like fishing: some days you fish and some days you catch. I kept trying to enter Photography competitions but my end product was never up to snuff.
Well last week that all changed. I had been submitting photographs in a contest run by Camel; understanding of course that it was a hopeless cause. But last Thursday morning I got a call from the contest folk telling me that one of my photos had been selected as a finalist and that I had won $10,000 worth of Nikon camera gear! One could have knocked me over with a feather!
So, I guess I'm a "Nikonite" now.
My soon to be goodies:
· NIKON D810 CAMERA - $2,997
Amazon.com : Nikon D810 FX-format Digital SLR Camera Body : Camera & Photo
· NIKON 14-24MM LENS - $1,997
Amazon.com : Nikon AF-S FX NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED Zoom Lens with Auto Focus for Nikon DSLR Cameras : Camera Lenses : Camera & Photo
· NIKON 24-70MM LENS - $1,886
Amazon.com : Nikon AF-S FX NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED Zoom Lens with Auto Focus for Nikon DSLR Cameras : Camera Lenses : Camera & Photo
· NIKON 70-200MM LENS - $2,396
Amazon.com : Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II AF-S Nikkor Zoom Lens For Nikon Digital SLR Cameras : Camera Lenses : Camera & Photo
· VANGUARD CARBON FIBER TRIPOD AND HEAD - $299
Amazon.com : Vanguard Alta Pro 253CT Carbon Fiber Tripod with SBH-50 Ball Head : Camera & Photo
· CAMERA VEST - $149
http://www.amazon.com/Cotton-Carrier-Vest-system-camera/dp/B0079RQZBU
· BLACK DIAMOND ALPINE CARBON TREKKING POLES - $159
http://www.amazon.com/Black-Diamond-Alpine-Carbon-Trekking/dp/B00AU2R8XU
· CHROME CAMERA BAG - $180
http://www.amazon.com/Chrome-Unisex-Niko-Pack/dp/B010GPRRXQ
· VANGUARD SBH-300 BALL HEAD W/2 BUBBLE LEVELS - $109
http://www.amazon.com/Vanguard-SBH-300-Large-Format-Magnesium-Ballhead/dp/B0016D3H1O
TOTAL: $10,172 ($10,217
Of course I will be pestering you all with silly questions now. I can't post a copy of the winning picture since RJReynolds owns the copyright now (and probably rights to my first-born son) but as soon as I figure out how this site works links/uploads you will be seeing some 'non-winning' ones.
Loren :shame:
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