Have you guy seen this?

[birddog114]

Love to have the whole set, I'll buy one :

http://www.adrants.com/images/nikon_and_war.jpg

New Nikon Ad?

[huynhie]

Only problem is the soldier has his CO in his sights and not the enemy.

[birddog114]

Perhaps it's not a joke.

See here:

http://www.adrants.com/2006/04/nikon-ce ... ry-gun.php

[LOZ]

Is this the new VR walk around lens

[birddog114]

Is this the new VR walk around lens

Yes, maybe with the new 105VR

[LOZ]

It would be great lens to create still life sea gulls ducks and my all time favorite pelicans

[birddog114]

Removed

[birddog114]

Perhaps one of this will do the job well, it's 105mm.

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/m119.htm

I played with several versions of it in the war.

[Steffen]

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/m119.htm

Surely and ad that would never run in America but, apparently, the rest of the world has dispensed with this thing called political correctness.

Well, "political correctness" is a kind of self-sensorship. I will now un-sensor myself and say that I find the ad in pretty bad taste.

Cheers
Steffen.

[tasadam]

An interesting photo.

1. Looks like you would need a lot more than 10 x optical zoom to achieve what the photo claims

2. Geez, wouldn't you need a super-active VR system for that, especially if it's a machine gun...

3. Saving the best for last, couldn't you get some great "action shots"...

Now, what was that about "political correctness"?

[nito]

But that camera doesnt have a remote trigger cable release.

[birddog114]

But that camera doesnt have a remote trigger cable release.

The trigger on the gun will do the job and more efficiently. No doubt.

[nito]

exactly what I mean, without it, you cant capture what you just shot.

[avkomp]

LOZ wrote:
Is this the new VR walk around lens Wink

it is around Bankstown way lately. except they got em fitted to kalashnikovs

Steve

[whiz]

Regardless of poor taste, technical feasibility or anything else, you all now have to admit that it is a successful ad.

It has had a link to it posted on a photography forum and everyone who has clicked on it knows of the existence of that camera and possibly even that it's a nikon.

Extremely cheap perfectly targetted advertising.

[MattC]

Is this the new VR walk around lens

More likely the new Subject Motion Reduction.

Cheers

[Steffen]

It has had a link to it posted on a photography forum and everyone who has clicked on it knows of the existence of that camera and possibly even that it's a nikon.

That doesn't necessarily mean the ad was successful. How many people have looked at it, cancelled their Coolpix orders and went for the Powershot instead? I know I would have felt like it.

Cheers
Steffen.