A reader contacted me about his own lens hoods specifically designed for Nikon super-telephoto lenses. The different versions can be purchased directly on eBay. See also this related post at the Nikon Rumors Forum. Karl Zemlin from Carmel, Indiana (a suburb of Indianapolis), age 58. Mechanical engineer – University of Illinois Urbana BSME 1986. Worked as a machinist and metal fabricator during school. The bulk of my professional career has been designing automation equipment. Started doing design work in 3D in the late ‘80s. Bought my first 3D printer in January of 2016 My dad was into photography. He was a professor at Illinois in Speech and Hearing Science and did a lot of research on cadavers. He did a lot of photography as part of his research, and also enjoyed photography outside work. He had a darkroom in his lab and I had access to that while I was in town. I always kept a camera or two on hand but was not dedicated enough to build a darkroom in the house. I didn’t really do much with photography after graduating from college. As computers advanced through the years and image editing began to mature, it became clear that the digital darkroom would become a thing. I inherited my dad’s Nikon F4 and a few lenses when he died, so that kind of put me on the Nikon side of the fence. When I first saw Nikon’s announcement for the D1, I knew that’s where I wanted to go. I started putting spare dollars into a box knowing that by the...
Published By: Nikonrumors - Thursday, 31 December, 2020