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gazette The Periodical for the Nikon Devotee Founded 1992 • Issue no. 65 D3s: Under a Full Moon Smooth Operator: by Jim Brandenburg The Nikon D7000 Review Chris Packham by Simon Stafford – A Man on the EDG Nikonopaedia Alexia Takes a Bow HEATHER ANGEL’S SUMMER WORKSHOP WITH NIKON & ThINK TANK Nikon WANTED FOR CASH NEWS FROM GRAY LEVETT 0% & LOW INTEREST FINANCE ES f W TM o IN S S Y T A E R R G . 25 e YEARS x n c o l k u i s n i y v e l Grays of Westminster • 40 Churton Street • Pimlico • London SW1V 2LP • England T: 020-7828 4925 • F: 020-7976 5783 • [email protected] • www.graysofwestminster.co.uk The Grays of Westminster Gazette 1 a RooM oF MY oWn GRaY LeVeTT ‘over the years, Grays of Westminster has become a magnet for photographers from all over the world and from all walks of life’ Words by Gray Levett Portrait by stephen Perry he second-hand nikon To add yet more riches to this treasure trove WequipmentEST department at Grays of of secondhand nikon are 14 of the superb f WestminsterM is a rather special room. 70-200mm f/2.8G aF-s VR Zoom-nikkor o it is situated in theI Nlower ground floor lenses lined-up on the shelf of one cabinet, S Tof the building which dates back to 1855. The whereas another cabinet contains eight of the S Y shop was originally a gentlemen’sT hairdressers 17-35mm f/2.8d VR aF-s nikkor lenses. on A and continued to be so for about 100E years; it a different shelf, 105mm and 135mm f/2d aF R is rumoured that sir Winston churchill had his dc nikkor lenses can be found in multiples, R hair cut here – the great man lived only about complemented by an equal number of aF-s G a 10-minute walk from the shop. nikkor lenses of numerous focal lengths. 25 e YEARSone of the reasons it is my favourite room is Furthermore, a huge selection of the mint and x n because behind its glass-fronted cabinets are near-mint condition manual focus nikkor c o the fruits of over 90 years ofl nikon engineering lenses is also available to purchase. k u i and optical excellence, which has so often The timeless delight of walking into the s n i y v e given me inspirationl for the many articles that second-hand department is as impressive as i write on the history of nikon. here, there can ever. First-time visitors almost always say the be found examples of rather rare pieces of same thing: ‘it’s like an aladdin’s cave in equipment such as in the nikon air camera here...’ over the years, Grays of Westminster that dates back to 1941, the nikon F2as data has become a magnet for photographers from used for scientific and industrial uses, a nikon all over the world and from all walks of life, and from Gray Levett Gray from welcome F2 high speed, as well as fine examples of this room has frequently been used as a nikon rangefinder cameras from the late 1940s meeting-point or a place from which they head through to the legendary nikon F. out to photographic assignments. as such, These iconic examples of past engineering there are numerous memories which have We are planning another unforgettable event Michael has beensit elegantlyusing nextNikon to more cameras recent nikon sincedesigns seeped into the fabric of the building; we have and innovations, and a visitor can wander enjoyed patronage by some of the News with Mike Maloney later this year, and if you 1986, and has exhibited his photographs at would like to be kept informed of this andGray other Levett is the co-founderthree of Grays exhibitions of around in London this wonderful and wood-panelled lectured room, on photographic greats, such as Lord snowdon, Westminster, the award-winning, contemplating the diversity and profusion of Richard Young, the late and much-missed events and training sessions, please sendexclusively an Nikon dealer,panoramic as well as the creationnikon tokit in wide every glass acclaim cabinet, weighing in the UK, Terence donovan, and many other luminaries. editor of Nikon Owner magazine. He down every shelf. The vast amount (over a ton They have all been so kind to us. The late Lord email to: [email protected] to his be career as a photographerEurope and the United States. and his work has appeared on album in the past three months!) of secondhand Lichfield would recommend us. david suchet, included within our comprehensive e-newsletter.covers, book dust jackets and in nikon we keep in stock is enough to distract a great favourite, has been a client for many magazines all over the world.His He Definitive has Panoramiceven the most carewornSeminar of customers. in years. and the late legendary film director been involved with the Nikon brand The cabinets on this lower-ground floor are stanley kubrick had some kind words of praise Mike Maloney writes a regular column calledsince 1971 and is an acknowledgedOctober 2010 was an instant sell-out, and expert on the history of Nikon. He is full to the brim with a breathtaking range of about our service. Mike Maloney’s World in Nikon Owner magazine.a member of the Londonwe Press areClub, thedelighted secondhand that he n ikonwill equipment continue from the if you are unable to visit Grays of Explorers Club, the Institutehis of inspirationalDirectors legendaryworkshops 6mm f/2.8 and Fisheye- seminarsnikkor, which Westminster in person you can now journey to (IoD), the Nikon Historical Society and offers an angle of view of 220˚, to the mighty the centre of nikon in London via our new the Royal Photographic Societythroughout for 2011 which will include a number whom he has lectured. line-up of 200mm f/2, 300mm f/2.8, 400mm high-quality virtual reality tour which can be elcome, welcome, however and of additional topics.f/2.8 and 600mm f/2.8 super telephoto aF-s viewed at :http://www.graysofwestminster. wherever you are reading this The Simon Stafford nikkor lenses. co.uk/tour/ B&W Wissue of the Grays of Westminster Definitive Photographic When not photographing, Michael directs 36 B&W May 2008 Gazette. Here we are, gathered together the efforts of Media Synthesis, a media May 2008 B&W 37 within the pages of this, the sixty-fifth issue Workshops & Seminars development and consultancy company of the Gazette. It is within these pages, over established in 1993, and is responsible for the years since its modest beginnings as a From early virtual reality tours and interactive exhibits at slim four-page publication, that the universe Spring 2010 many of the UK’s leading museums, including of Nikon has been travelled, examined, onwards, one the Maritime and Natural History Museums. discussed, pictured and written about, of the world’s reviewed, analyzed and then sent forth to foremost Nikon Michael will be well-known to readers of the four corners of the globe. experts, Simon Nikon Owner for his inspired steerage of the Stafford, best- Nikon Owner London Group and as a regular The Gazette has gradually expanded to thirty- selling author/ contributor to Nikon Owner magazine. two pages in full colour with a readership that photographer exceeds well over 100,000. Early issues are now and technical apparently highly sought-after by collectors editor of and I am told that copies of the first issue Nikon Owner Escape to the Country change hands for a tidy sum. magazine, Simon Stafford presented a with Heather Angel number of comprehensive photographic seminars and and Nikon Nikon about ‘The House’ workshops at Fitzroy House in London with July 2010 and Grays of Westminster. 2011 is now one the legendary Heather Angel quarter of the From the very first announcement, the demand Wildlife and way through, for places on these training sessions was so Natural History but before we large that the events often sold out within an Workshop look ahead, if hour of being promoted. We will continue arrived, with you will indulge to add many new photographic subjects to memories of blue me, we will turn the current range of workshops and seminars skies, sunshine our gaze back to throughout 2011. last year. and summers past. These If you would like to have more information on popular annual Thanks to any of our training sessions, please contact workshops are Britain’s most our events and training coordinator Gillian Heather Angel held within the decorated press Greenwood by email on: Mike Maloney grounds of Saint photographer [email protected] Mike Maloney Hill Manor, a beautiful English country house OBE, Grays of Westminster was written into the in the Sussex countryside, in association with pages of photographic history, having been Nikon UK and Think Tank bags. granted unique permission to take a group of Michael Eleftheriades – amateur photographers on a two-hour shoot Panoramic Photography Heather Angel is an internationally renowned in the Great Chamber of the House of Lords on wildlife and nature photographer and an 13th February 2010, led by Mike Maloney. Seminar enthusiastic tutor. She has been the recipient of a large number of awards and prizes from This extraordinary access to the House of Lords Michael Eleftheriades is an architect and all over the world for her widely acclaimed had never been permitted before and the news photographer who fuses his particular passion lectures, writing and workshops. This year’s spread quickly via twitter, blogs and other for architecture, virtual reality, computer workshop will be held on 23rd July – full details social media outlets including BBC Radio and graphics and photography in the creation of on page 31.