Nikon D50 Road Tour

Nikon USA has hit the road on a multi city tour to give consumers a hands on look at the new D50 Digital Camera. Nikon's "D50 Digital Experience" tour kicked off Sept. 2 at the St. Louis County Fair and Air Show in St. Louis, Mo., USA, and will continue on to stops in major cities across the country through Nov. 5.

A custom-wrapped SUV and box-trailer convoy will make its appearance at local fairs and festivals in each of the cities and a six-member tour team will offer a complete experience of the D50. Large photo displays and plasma screens will offer tips and tutorials, while interactive displays will offer detailed product features and information. The tour also features a "mock photo shoot" studio along with the latest Epson inkjet printers, so attendees can shoot pictures and print samples from the D50 on the spot. Attendees can ask Nikon and Epson experts questions on digital SLR photography and printing techniques, and borrow a D50 camera to "test drive."

Within each city, Nikon will also give away a D50 digital SLR camera with an 18-55mm Zoom-Nikkor lens, valued at $799.95. Participants will also be automatically entered to win one national prize - a photo-trek for two to Sweden with American PHOTO magazine and world renowned photographers and Nikon mentors, Joe McNally and Reed Hoffman. This sweepstakes can also be entered online at www.nikondigital.com/D50experience.
The tour schedule is as follows:

• Sept. 9, 10, 11: Oktoberfest, Denver, Colo., USA.
  
• Sept. 16, 17,18: West Washington Fair, Seattle, Wash., USA.
  
• Sept. 23, 24, 25: San Francisco Blues Festival, San Francisco, Calif., USA.
  
• Sept. 29, 30 and Oct. 1, 2: Original Harvest Festival, Los Angeles, Calif., USA.
  
• Oct. 6, 7: Various area stops in San Diego, Calif., USA.
  
• Oct. 8, 9: North Island Speed Fest, San Diego, Calif., USA.
  
• Oct. 14, 15, 16: Halloween Pumpkin Plaza, Chicago, Ill., USA.
  
• Oct 17: Various area stops in Chicago, Ill., USA.
  
• Oct, 21, 22, 23: Charles Regatta, Boston, Mass., USA.
  
• Oct. 26: Sponsored double decker bus tours in downtown Philadelphia, Pa, USA.
  
• Oct 28: Healthy Halloween in Central Park, New York City, N.Y., USA.
  
• Oct. 29, 30: Park Avenue South Autumn Fair, New York, N.Y., USA.
  
• Nov. 4, 5: Colonial Days, Williamsburg, Washington, D.C., USA.