Comments on: GPMINIs new license plate frames http://www.gbmini.net/wp/2007/01/gpminis_new_license_plate_frames/ Life with MINIs (and other cars!) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:15:03 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: AntiqueCarNut http://www.gbmini.net/wp/2007/01/gpminis_new_license_plate_frames/comment-page-1/#comment-4460 AntiqueCarNut Sat, 27 Jan 2007 14:46:04 +0000 http://www.gbmini.net/wp/2007/01/gpminis_new_license_plate_frames/#comment-4460 Ian: I found the Nikon school to be very helpful. The instructors are pros and I got a lot of good tips that I refer to. Nikon also offers in-the-field photo 'theme' vacations. I would love to take one, but have never had the chance. The 18-200mm lens is quite a range. Since the image sensor on these cameras isn't 'full-field' comparing it to a 35mm film camera that's an equivalent of a 27-300mm, which is fabulous. I will have to check into the Nikonians class - first time I've heard of it. I took a free afternoon session last year at EP Levine's, www.eplevine.com on panoramic photography. There's some very slick software for stitching photos together into panoramic images and tripod attachments specifically for panoramic shots. That stuff is on my list to get sometime this year. =Adam= Ian:

I found the Nikon school to be very helpful. The instructors are pros and I got a lot of good tips that I refer to. Nikon also offers in-the-field photo ‘theme’ vacations. I would love to take one, but have never had the chance.

The 18-200mm lens is quite a range. Since the image sensor on these cameras isn’t ‘full-field’ comparing it to a 35mm film camera that’s an equivalent of a 27-300mm, which is fabulous.

I will have to check into the Nikonians class – first time I’ve heard of it.

I took a free afternoon session last year at EP Levine’s, http://www.eplevine.com on panoramic photography. There’s some very slick software for stitching photos together into panoramic images and tripod attachments specifically for panoramic shots. That stuff is on my list to get sometime this year.

=Adam=

]]> By: Aqualung http://www.gbmini.net/wp/2007/01/gpminis_new_license_plate_frames/comment-page-1/#comment-4456 Aqualung Tue, 23 Jan 2007 21:16:01 +0000 http://www.gbmini.net/wp/2007/01/gpminis_new_license_plate_frames/#comment-4456 Ian, update, I checked and there is a D200 class on 24 May....in Boston. Full schedule here: http://www.greaterphoto.com/NA_Workshops_2007/na_schedule.html Course description here: http://www.greaterphoto.com/NA_Workshops_2007/na_content.html You have to be at least a Silver Nikonians member which is $25... Chris Ian, update, I checked and there is a D200 class on 24 May….in Boston.

Full schedule here:
http://www.greaterphoto.com/NA_Workshops_2007/na_schedule.html

Course description here: http://www.greaterphoto.com/NA_Workshops_2007/na_content.html

You have to be at least a Silver Nikonians member which is $25…

Chris

]]> By: Aqualung http://www.gbmini.net/wp/2007/01/gpminis_new_license_plate_frames/comment-page-1/#comment-4453 Aqualung Mon, 22 Jan 2007 04:04:48 +0000 http://www.gbmini.net/wp/2007/01/gpminis_new_license_plate_frames/#comment-4453 Ian, I took the Nikon School a couple of years ago, and it was tedious. Basically, no camera was needed because you sat in a lecture hall (Regis Collge, I recall) and watched some pros flip through 6 hours of slides. There were useful pointers given, as you looked at slides, but it was not as helpful as being in the field or even classroom to have someone look at a shot you just took and say "you should have increased exposure by 2/3" or pushed the flash by 1 1/3, etc. I mentioned Nikonians to you the other day, if you go to the Nikonians Workshops area, you'll see some listed for Boston in May. I signed up for the D80 one the last weekend (it's $159 I believe) and it sounds more promising than the Nikon School. I'm not 100% certain that there's a D200 class, I know there's a Speedlight course one day... Chris Ian, I took the Nikon School a couple of years ago, and it was tedious. Basically, no camera was needed because you sat in a lecture hall (Regis Collge, I recall) and watched some pros flip through 6 hours of slides.

There were useful pointers given, as you looked at slides, but it was not as helpful as being in the field or even classroom to have someone look at a shot you just took and say “you should have increased exposure by 2/3″ or pushed the flash by 1 1/3, etc.

I mentioned Nikonians to you the other day, if you go to the Nikonians Workshops area, you’ll see some listed for Boston in May. I signed up for the D80 one the last weekend (it’s $159 I believe) and it sounds more promising than the Nikon School. I’m not 100% certain that there’s a D200 class, I know there’s a Speedlight course one day…

Chris

]]> By: GBMINI http://www.gbmini.net/wp/2007/01/gpminis_new_license_plate_frames/comment-page-1/#comment-4451 GBMINI Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:59:07 +0000 http://www.gbmini.net/wp/2007/01/gpminis_new_license_plate_frames/#comment-4451 Adam, It was the included lens (18-200 with "VR") which sold me to the camera. That's a 10x zoom in my language, and image stabilisation too - I'm assuming for now it's the only lens I'll need. I looked at the Nikon school - it said no camera needed? So how does it work - have you been? Oh, and GPMINI is so clean because MoP kindly cleaned it after putting on the new plates ;) Adam,
It was the included lens (18-200 with “VR”) which sold me to the camera. That’s a 10x zoom in my language, and image stabilisation too – I’m assuming for now it’s the only lens I’ll need.
I looked at the Nikon school – it said no camera needed? So how does it work – have you been?

Oh, and GPMINI is so clean because MoP kindly cleaned it after putting on the new plates ;)

]]> By: AntiqueCarNut http://www.gbmini.net/wp/2007/01/gpminis_new_license_plate_frames/comment-page-1/#comment-4450 AntiqueCarNut Sat, 20 Jan 2007 14:57:25 +0000 http://www.gbmini.net/wp/2007/01/gpminis_new_license_plate_frames/#comment-4450 Whoa, IAN! D200!>?! Seems you cringed at the price last weekend, but looks like you got over it :-). I'm sure you won't be disappointed. Did you buy an SB-800, as well? Nikon Capture software? The new photo looks great and the GP is soooo clean? Do you drive that thing, or what? Now that you have such a deluxe camera, if you haven't already, check out www.nikonschool.com and www.epsonprintacademy.com for sessions in the Boston area. Both are excellent programs and more than worth the weekend and the reasonable cost. Whoa, IAN! D200!>?! Seems you cringed at the price last weekend, but looks like you got over it :-) . I’m sure you won’t be disappointed. Did you buy an SB-800, as well? Nikon Capture software?

The new photo looks great and the GP is soooo clean? Do you drive that thing, or what?

Now that you have such a deluxe camera, if you haven’t already, check out http://www.nikonschool.com and http://www.epsonprintacademy.com for sessions in the Boston area. Both are excellent programs and more than worth the weekend and the reasonable cost.

]]> By: Josh Wardell http://www.gbmini.net/wp/2007/01/gpminis_new_license_plate_frames/comment-page-1/#comment-4449 Josh Wardell Sat, 20 Jan 2007 05:01:27 +0000 http://www.gbmini.net/wp/2007/01/gpminis_new_license_plate_frames/#comment-4449 They look sharp. And photo quality of the new camera is noticeably better, even scaled down! They look sharp.
And photo quality of the new camera is noticeably better, even scaled down!

]]> By: mdsbrain http://www.gbmini.net/wp/2007/01/gpminis_new_license_plate_frames/comment-page-1/#comment-4448 mdsbrain Sat, 20 Jan 2007 03:40:51 +0000 http://www.gbmini.net/wp/2007/01/gpminis_new_license_plate_frames/#comment-4448 It adds to the car's red. :-) It adds to the car’s red. :-)

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