2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.

During the World Cup in South Africa between the 11th of June and the 11th of July, Nikon will have NPS depots at all venues.

Johannesburg – Soccer City
Johannesburg – Elis Park Stadium
Pretoria – Loftus Vaersfeld Stadium
Cape Town – Green Point Stadium
Durban – Moses Mabhida Stadium
Port Elizabeth – Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Bloemfontein – Free State Stadium
Polokwane – Peter Mokaba Stadium
Nelspruit – Mbombela Stadium
Rustenburg – Royal Bafokeng Stadium

There will be easy repairs, check and clean, and in case of emergency, limited availability of loan equipment.
Opening hours will be three hours before the game and one our after the final whistle.
As there might be a lot of pressure on the small depots, make sure your equipment is in good condition before leaving for South Africa.

Looking forward to see you there.

Today, Nikon is launching the new AF-S NIKKOR 200-400 mm F/4G ED VR II. Its a major upgrade of a very popular lens. It is equipped with VRII technolgy, wich let you use up to 4 stops longer shutter speeds than you normally could hold without camera shake. Nano Crystal coat is also applied, to effectively reduce ghosting and flare. A new A/M mode is also added, to minimize the risk of stopping AF action by touching the focus ring. The weight of the lens is 3360g, and is delivered in a soft and practical bag.

The lens will be available in the stores on the 28th of May.

Jan Grarup

Jan Grarup had a fascinating slide show During the Nikon/Noor master class yesterday, with images from Darfour to Roskilde.

Nikon and Noor in St. Petersburg

NOOR photo agency and Nikon have agreed to support documentary photographers from emerging markets all of over the world through the organization of annual motivational masterclasses. The masterclass will be accessible to young and aspiring documentary photographers from the Baltic countries, the former USSR countries (CIS), Belarus, Russia and the Ukraine.

Today is the second day of the workshop, and its portfolio reviews on the agenda.
Jan Grarup, Nina Berman and Yuri Kozyrev is participating from Noor.

D3S Pro Technical Guide

We are happy to be able to present the D3S tech guide.This is a document that covers a lot of the settings and tricks that could be useful for you.
Download it from here!

Picture of the year award

Henrik Montgomery of Scanpix won the Picture of the Year award.
Congratulations!

A short movie from a shoot with Peter Gunnars

This is a short movie I made during a shoot with Peter Gunnars.
The interview is in Swedish, but I hope its all right with all you non-swedes.



To watch it HD, please look at :this link