© 1999-2008 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-colonialpara Recent reviews written by member colonialpara en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_409132174980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author colonialpara - INTRODUCTION The Nikkor 18-200 mm f3.5-5.6G ED-IF, AF-S VR DX zoom lens is almost an alphabet soup of designators for a lens that has both many admirers and numerous critics. It is a lens that generally retails in the U.S. for anywhere... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~409132174980 Sun, 2 Dec 2007 12:47:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_409132174980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_408349347460?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author colonialpara - As the title says, this lens offers users of both types of media the ability to use the same lens. In this day and age, when digital is fast becoming the dominant medium, and where smaller sized sensors are the norm, being able to go back and forth is a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~408349347460 Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:48:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_408349347460?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_354147077764?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author colonialpara - INTRODUCTION The Nikkor 18-70mm AF-S ED f3.5-4.5G IF DX zoom lens is one of those lenses from Nikon that first appeared about the time that the company introduced its first sub-$1,000 U.S. digital SLR, the Nikon D70 to the camera shooting... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~354147077764 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:03:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_354147077764?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_341477396100?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author colonialpara - INTRODUCTION One of the main problems that faced photographers with the rapid advancement of digital camera equipment, especially digital SLRs with their APS sized sensors was that lenses would need to be re-engineered. When film was king,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~341477396100 Sat, 31 Mar 2007 10:49:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_341477396100?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_339558043268?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author colonialpara - The Nikkor 200-400 mm F4/G ED-IF AF-S VR lens is one of the many I have borrowed from Nikon representatives at various outings I have attended. Most recently, I borrowed one of these lenses on a Nikon sponsored trip to THE BRONX ZOO in NYC and it is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~339558043268 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:19:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_339558043268?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_333094358660?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author colonialpara - The Nikon 300 mm f4 AF-S ED-IF lens is a professional quality lens that I considered buying after seeing other photographers using them, because I couldn't afford to drop $5,000 on its slightly faster f2.8 brother and because jvandegr here at... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~333094358660 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19:27:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_333094358660?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_327719816836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author colonialpara - The Nikon D200 digital SLR is Nikon's first 10.2 MP camera and while it offers a little less resolution than Nikon's current flagship, the D2Xs, it provides users with professional level features and images at a less than full scale professional price... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~327719816836 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 14:14:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_327719816836?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_335063191172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author colonialpara - In my photographic travels, I have often encountered users of the various Fuji SLRs that have been provided to the photographic public. They included the S2, S3 and now, the new S5 Pro. The cameras, based on Nikon bodies have been innovative in the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~335063191172 Sun, 18 Mar 2007 15:25:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_335063191172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_332079009412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author colonialpara - THE FOUNTAINHEAD, the movie from the world famous novel of the same name by philosopher/novelist Ayn Rand is a movie that I first saw a young teenager and it intrigued me. Seeing this movie caused me to seek out the novel from which it was made and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~332079009412 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:20:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_332079009412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_330417278596?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author colonialpara - ACTION IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC was MGM's WW II tribute to the American Merchant Marine, the civilian seamen who transported the supplies of war to American and Allied forces fighting against Nazi Germany. The movie, which starred Humphrey Bogart,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~330417278596 Fri, 9 Mar 2007 00:53:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_330417278596?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_329259519620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author colonialpara - THIRTY SECONDS OVER TOKYO, the wartime movie made from the book of the same name by Captain Ted Lawson, U.S. Army Air Corps, is a movie that I grew up with. It is a story that I revere because I have always believed that common men could provide... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~329259519620 Tue, 6 Mar 2007 18:28:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_329259519620?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_328664452740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author colonialpara - The Nikon SU-4 Wireless Remote Flash Controller was developed by Nikon when film was still king and was released as a way for photographers, generally out on location, who needed to be able to shoot multiple flash units simultaneously. Interestingly,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~328664452740 Mon, 5 Mar 2007 14:13:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_328664452740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_327742230148?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author colonialpara - The year was 1866 and in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War, the wartime Union army, made up in large part by the Volunteer Militia regiments from the various states demobilized, the Regular Army also found itself shrunken to a significantly... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~327742230148 Sat, 3 Mar 2007 13:33:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_327742230148?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_295099797124?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author colonialpara - I have to admit, I came to use this mighty mite digital SLR from Nikon AFTER using several of their larger professional quality digital cameras including the D1X, D2H, D2X, the prosumer D200 I own and the consumer dSLR from which this body was derived:... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~295099797124 Thu, 21 Dec 2006 14:16:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_295099797124?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_290883145348?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author colonialpara - The Nikon D40 with 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 AF-S AF lens is this company's bare bones entry level offering in the extremely volatile digital SLR market. As the two giants of the industry, Canon and Nikon vie for an ever increasing slice of the dSLR pie, Nikon... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~290883145348 Tue, 12 Dec 2006 15:14:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_290883145348?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_259459157636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author colonialpara - To anyone interested in photography, especially DIGITAL imaging, it is quite obvious that the Megapixel War continues and that the two baddest guys on the block, Nikon and Canon continue to do battle. That battle, for the hearts and minds of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~259459157636 Fri, 1 Dec 2006 14:48:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_259459157636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_281999871620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author colonialpara - is one of those Nikon kit lenses that the company seems to have become fond of developing so that they can package them with their consumer and prosumer digital SLR cameras. I have seen this lens kitted with both the Nikon D200 camera and now, the more... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~281999871620 Tue, 21 Nov 2006 21:38:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_281999871620?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_281510514308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author colonialpara - Seven epinions reviewers before me have reviewed this lens and I'd have to say that every one of them has done a fine job of pointing out why serious photographers using Nikon cameras should own this lens. As of this writing, I do not, but I know a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~281510514308 Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:03:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_281510514308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_256998870660?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author colonialpara - The author Daniel Silva, the man who penned six bestselling novels in the spy and espionage genre has become for many, the natural replacement for John LeCarre. I suppose that I should number myself among his legion of fans and I confess that I have... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~256998870660 Thu, 21 Sep 2006 18:02:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_256998870660?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_254056042116?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author colonialpara - THE LION'S GAME, Nelson DeMille's best selling sequel to his previous best seller PLUM ISLAND reunites readers with his sarcastic and quintessentially New York detective John Corey. This novel, first released in 2000 and approximately 18 months before... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~254056042116 Tue, 12 Sep 2006 17:14:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_254056042116?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_250163596932?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author colonialpara - Many people before me here at epinions have written some really stellar reviews of sunscreens and one thing they have in common is how well they work or don't work on the face, body, whatever. They also talk about whether or not they are sweat and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~250163596932 Thu, 24 Aug 2006 13:37:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_250163596932?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_249251270276?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author colonialpara - Prior to buying my Nikon D200 several months back, I decided that I would also add whatever vertical grip/ battery pack that Nikon marketed to go along with the new camera body. Less than a week after buying the camera, the store where I purchased the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~249251270276 Sat, 19 Aug 2006 18:41:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_249251270276?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_248467197572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author colonialpara - The SB-800 flash is the latest in a series of excellent flash attachments provided to users of Nikon cameras and it is a flash unit that has benefited from all of the collective knowledge accumulated by this company as it perfected its imaging products... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~248467197572 Tue, 15 Aug 2006 17:21:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_248467197572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_247078882948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author colonialpara - Now I am sure that several of my fellow epinionaters are wondering what the heck I'm doing writing reviews of golf clubs while deployed to Iraq. Come on, admit, you are! That's OK. Think about it fellow golfers. I've gotten myself into the world's... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~247078882948 Tue, 8 Aug 2006 16:39:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_247078882948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_246059601540?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author colonialpara - This is my 150th review since joining Epinions!!! The Tokina Super Wide Angle AF 17 mm f3.5 lens is one that I have used most regularly on Nikon 35 mm film bodies and enjoyed every time I've used it. Of late, I have also been using it on Nikon... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~246059601540 Mon, 7 Aug 2006 20:06:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_246059601540?linkin_id=8003929