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Nikon D3 In-depth Review

Preview based on a production Nikon D3, Firmare V1.0 (and V1.10)

The professional Nikon D 'single digit' series of digital SLR's started life back in June 1999 with the groundbreaking D1. Groundbreaking because it was the digital SLR that broke Kodak's stranglehold on the digital SLR market and fundamentally brought prices down to a level which most professionals could afford (around the US$5,500 mark). Since then we have seen a steady progression in the evolution of this line of cameras. Whilst the core values of a high quality full-size body with integrated grip have remained constant, the line split into two halves (indicated by the X and H suffixes), one targeted at high resolution photography the other high speed sports type photography (lower resolution but faster continuous shooting). It's been almost three years since Nikon introduced a completely new digital SLR with a new sensor (the D2X) and there had been much anticipation that Nikon's next move would be a full-frame chip.

And so it was, with the introduction last August of the new 'FX format' D3, featuring a 36 x 23.9 mm 12.1 megapixel CMOS sensor as well as a vast array of new features which absolutely raise it another notch above previous single digit Nikon DSLRs. Important headline improvements include high sensitivity support by default, up to ISO 6400 with 25600 available as a boost option, 14-bit A/D conversion, a new standard image processor, a new shutter, new auto focus sensor, focus tracking by color, nine frames per second continuous, dual compact flash support, DX lens support (albeit at lower resolution) with automatic cropping and a 3.0" 922,000 pixel LCD monitor (which it has to be said is lovely).

Some will undoubtedly question Nikon for 'only' delivering twelve megapixels on their first full frame digital SLR, all we can presume by looking at past model line history is that this camera is designed for speed (both in sensitivity, auto-focus and continuous shooting). Our first comment on seeing the D3 in the late summer of last year was 'where's the 'H' suffix?', something echoed many times in the months following announcement by commentators and photographers. Although Nikon remains tight-lipped about its future plans it seems fair to assume that Photokina will bring an EOS 1DS Mark III competitor (with higher resolution but without the high speed shooting).

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POTASSIUM BOMB

POTASSIUM BOMB



This is one of my favorites. This creates a very unstable explosive in a very
stable continer. You will need:


1) A two-ended bottle. These are kinda hard to find, you have to look around,
but if you cant find one, you will need a similar container in which there
are two totally seperate sides that are airtight and accessable at the ends,
like this:

!airtight seperator!
________________!_________________
| | |
/ | \
---- | ----
| c | | |c |
| a | | | a |
|___p| | |__p_|
\ | /
| | |
-----------------|-----------------

the seperator MUST remain airtight/watertight so this doesn't blow off your
arm in the process (believe me. it will if you are not exact)

2) Pure potassium. Not Salt Peter, or any shit like that. This must be the
pure element. This again may prove hard to find. Try a school chemistry
teacher. Tell her you need it for a project, or some shit like that. Try
to get the biggest piece you can, because this works best if it a solid
chuck, not a powder. You can also try Edmund Scientific Co. at:

Dept. 11A6
C929 Edscorp Bldg.
Barrington, NJ 08007

or call 1-(609)-547-8880


3) Cotton

4) Water


Instructions:


Take the cotton and stuff some into one end of the container lining one side
of the seperator. Place some potassiun, about the size of a quarter or
bigger (CAREFULLY, and make sure your hands are PERFECTLY DRY, this stuff
reacts VERY VIOLENTLY with water) into that side and pack it in tightly with
all the cotton you can fit. Now screw the cap on TIGHTLY.
On the other side of the seperator, fill it with as much water as will
fit, and screw that cap on TIGHTLY. You are now in possession of a compact
explosive made somewhat stable. To explode, throw it at something! The water
will react with the potassium, and BBBOOOOOOMMMM!!! Works great on windows
or windshields, because the glass fragments go everywhere (stand back) and
rip stuff apart. The bigger the piece, the bigger the boom. If no potassium
can be found, thy looking for PURE Sodium, it works well too.
EXODUS relenquishes any responsibility to anyone who attempts this.
You are on your own.......



PS: you could also place this little sucker under the wheel of a car of
someone you hate...(Wait till' they back over that one!!!).

HAVE PHUNNN HEE HEE !!



-----------EXODUS







Do you hate school?

Do ya hate school? by The Jolly Roger

- One of my favorites for getting out of a class or two is to call
in a bomb threat. Tell 'em that it is in a locker. Then they have
to check them all, whilst you can slip away for an hour or two.
You can even place a fake bomb (in any locker but YOURS!). They
might cancel school for a week while they investigate (of course,
you will probably have to make it up in the summer...).

- Get some pure potassium or pure sodium, put it in a capsule, and
flush it down the toilet (smells awful! Stinks up the whole school!)..

- Use a smoke grenade in the hallway..

- Steal the computer passwords & keys. Or steal the 80 column cards
inside if they are (gag) IBM.

- Make friends with student assistants and have them change your
grades when the teachers hand in their bubble sheets for the report
cards.

- Spit your gum out on the carpet in the library or whatever and
grind it into the carpet. Watch the janitors cry!

- Draw on lockers or spraypaint on the building that the principal
is a fascist.

- Stick a potato in the tailpipe of the principal's car.

-Get a virus from The Black Gate BBS, and infect their computers!
Most likely they use WordPerfect, Excel, and shit like that.


- USE YOUR IMAGINATION! -= Exodus =-

"Tatang"

" I was a photographer since I was 14!"

We called him "Tatang" a photographer here in Bacolod. Im always asking him of some tips about cameras and some stuffs, Gladly He'll tell me everything I want to know about photography. Thanks to him, and I guess I've learned some things from him.

The Face of Bacolod

"MASSKARA" the festival here in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental Phils, during October. I was been assigned to take photo by my company (for I was the photographer),. Its just a usual scenery here in Bacolod, but i think not in some people that had never been here in our place.

Auto Exhaust Flame Thrower

Auto Exhaust Flame Thrower by The Jolly Roger

For this one, all you need is a car, a sparkplug, ignition wire and a
switch. Install the spark plug into the last four or five inches of
the tailpipeby drilling a hole that the plug can screw into easily.
Attach the wire (this is regular insulated wire) to one side of the
switch and to the spark plug. The other side of the switch is attached
to the positive terminal on the battery. With the car running, simply
hit the switch and watch the flames fly!!! Again be careful that no
one is behind you! I have seen some of these flames go 20 feet!!!

-------------Exodus------------

Diskette Bombs

Diskette Bombs by the Jolly Roger

You need:

- A disk
- Scissors
- White or blue kitchen matches (they MUST be these colors!)
- Clear nail polish

- Carefully open up the diskette (3.5" disks are best for this!)

- Remove the cotton covering from the inside.

- Scrape a lot of match powder into a bowl (use a wooden scraper,
metal might spark the matchpowder!)

- After you have a lot, spread it evenly on the disk.

- Using the nail polish, spread it over the match mixture

- Let it dry

- Carefully put the diskette back together and use the nail polish
to seal it shut on the inside (where it came apart).

- When that disk is in a drive, the drive head attempts to read
the disk, which causes a small fire (ENOUGH HEAT TO MELT THE DISK
DRIVE AND FUCK THE HEAD UP!!). ahahahahaha! Let the fuckhead try
and fix THAT!!!

-= Exodus =-

Blowgun

Blowgun by The Jolly Roger

In this article I shall attempt to explain the use and manufacture
of a powerfull blow-gun and making darts for the gun.The possesion of
the blow gun described in this article IS a felony.
So be carefull where you use it. I don't want to get you all busted.

Needed:

1. Several strands of yarn (About 2 inches a-piece)
2. A regular pencil
3. A 2 1/4 inch long needle (hopefully with a beaded head. If not
obtainable,wrap tape around end of needle.
4. 2-3 1/4 foot pipe. (PVC or Aluminum) Half a inch in diameter

Constructing the dart:

1st- Carefully twist and pull the metal part (Along with eraser)
of the pencil till it comes off.
2nd- Take Pin and start putting about 5-7 Strands of yarn on the pin. Then
push them up to the top of the pin. But not over the head of the pin (orthe tape).
3rd- Push pin through the hollow part of the head where the pencil was before.
4th- That should for a nice looking dart. (see illustration)

#####
>>>>>-----/ # is the yarn
> is the head of the pencil
- is the pin it-self
/ is the head of the pin

Using the Darts:

1st- Now take the finished dart and insert it in the tube
(if it is too small put on more yarn.)
2nd- Aim the tube at a door, wall, sister, ect.
3rd- blow on the end of the pipe.
4th- Sometimes the end of the pipe may be sharp. When this happens I
suggest you wrap it with some black electrician tape.It should feel
a lot better.
-= Exodus =-