Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, at sunset (taken with a gun-toting ranger at my side trying to get me to leave the park, which closed ten minutes earlier). Two Singh-Ray graduated filters were used, a three-stop hard edge to hold back the sky, a two-stop hard edge to pull the left cliff to black (with an extra bit of extra touch-up in Photoshop to remove a lens flare and pull parts of the other cliff to black). This is one of my favorite photos, and was really the first image I produced that truly starts to capture the simple power of nature in the way I remember it. Nikon N90s, Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED lens, Fuji Velvia (you can't tell from the blacks?).   Laminated Depth of Field and Hyperfocal Distance Cards 9-card set includes 20mm, 24mm, 28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 70mm, 85mm, and 105mm near/far charts in feet and meters, plus a hyperfocal card for lenses from 14mm to 200mm.

Nikon 35mm Cameras For Nikon digital cameras, click here. Nikon Body Recommendations Brief reviews and ratings for all of Nikon's current bodies. Plus, if you're confused as to which body derives from which, I've posted a brief illustration which shows "who's on first, what's on second." F5 - King of the Hill The F5 is the Nikon's top-of-the-line professional camera. But at US$2000, is it worth the price? F100 - The Crown Prince With only a few significant differences from it's bigger brother, the F5, is Nikon's newest SLR, the F100, now the camera of choice for professionals? F80/N80 - The Contender Virtually all the features of the F100, but less than half the cost. What did Nikon leave out? F65/N65 - Low Cost Simplicity I didn't like the F60/N60, but the F65/N65 is a slightly different story. What's different this time? F90X/N90s - Reliable Workhorse Sure the autofocus isn't quite as sophisticated, but many pros still use this camera. Find out why. FM2n - Manual Simplicity When it stays in production for 19 years with virtually no changes, you know that they got it right the first time. Nikon 35mm Lenses Sigma 14mm f/3.5 When wide isn't enough. Sigma 15-30mm f/3.5-4.5 DG EX A wide zoom. Nikkor 20mm f/2.8D A Nikon classic. Nikkor 20-35mm f/2.8D My mainstay for 10 years. Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5 The consumer wide angle zoom that's replaced my 20-35mm. Nikkor 300mm f/4 Slow autofocus, sharp optics. Nikkor 300mm f/4 AF-S The classic, updated. Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6D Nice range and price. Nikkor 80-200mm f/4.5-5.6 Better than expected. Nikkor 75-150mm f/3.5 Series E Inexpensive MF that's sharp. coming: 24mm f/2.8D, 85mm f/1.8D, 80-400 VR, and more... Nikon Lens Database Sigma Lens Database Tamron Lens Database Tokina Lens Database Vivitar Lens Database Nikon Speedlights Speedlight Database: SB-1, SB-2, SB-4, SB-5, SB-6, SB-7E, SB-8E, SB-9, SB-10, SB-E, SB-11, SB-12, SB-14, SB-140, SB-15, SB-16A/SB-16B, SB-17, SB-18, SB-19, SB-20, SB-21A/SB-21B, SB-22, SB-22s, SB-23, SB-24, SB-25, SB-26, SB-27, SB-28/SB-28DX, SB-29/SB-29s, SB-30, SB-50DX, SB-80DX Speedlight SB-50DX Review Speedlight SB-80DX Review

Thom's 35mm Books The Nikon Field Guide The Nikon Flash Guide Complete N65 Guide Complete N80 Guide Complete F100 Guide Lens Kits MF Sharp and Light MF Top of the Line AF Heavyweights AF Utility What's in Thom's Bag? Singh-Ray 2-stop soft, 2-stop hard, and 3-stop hard graduated filters. Cokin P 81a, FLD, and neutral density filters. Hoya circular polarizer (soon to be replaced with a Singh-Ray). Two Cokin P filter holders, one modified so as not to vignette with the 20-35mm f/2.8 or 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5. PK11a extension tube. SB-28 Speedlight with SC-17. Extra Lithium AA batteries. Film leader retreiver. Sharpie felt tip pen. Palm IIIc loaded with sun, moon, star, tide, and navigation calculators and aids. The Nikon Field Guide! And What's the Bag? I use an Orion AW most of the time, with a custom backpack I built to replace the small, flimsy one LowePro provides. With a little work, I can fit the F5 and most of the AF Heavyweight kit (20-35mm, 80-200mm, Sigma 14mm, TC-14E, TC-20E), plus all the other accessories I noted above in the bag. Of course, then it weighs a ton. The weight of the waist bag is one reason why you need the backpack attached, by the way. It helps stabilize the heavy load and gives you someplace to put your jacket, lunch, and extra film. Backpacking, I usually wear an Orion Chestpouch. Rather than clipping the Chestpouch onto my backpack, I much prefer wearing the case with SunDog mesh straps under my pack straps, as I can pop the backpack off at any time and still have my camera equipment handy. The Sun Dogs are the only straps I've found that don't dig into me when worn with the backpack over them--too bad they're not made anymore. This just in: Sierra Trading Post is liquidating the straps at $6.95.