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  Kodak Ektamatic
Kodak has discontinued Ektamatic paper. This is the paper my newspaper (that I work in) has used. It makes quick prints in just a few seconds when run through a processor. They make another pape...
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March 19, 2002
 
  Waterfalls
How should I meter to find out how to set my f stop for waterfalls. I want to show motion in the water and will set my speed for 15 or 30 of a sec. Should I meter on the water, rocks, trees, or gr...
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October 22, 2004
 
  Digital Photographs have Blue haze
I have a HP PhotoSmart camera that I have had for awhile. It has always taken very good photographs, but recently the pictures have a blue cast/haze to the pictures. I have put new batteries in i...
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March 19, 2002
 
  City Skylines at night
I'd like to know what f-stop and exposure speed do I need to set my 35mm camera to take some nice shots of NYC skyline at night from across the Hudson river. See attached example....
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March 18, 2002
 
  re
ok I think you are saying the camara is not what makes the photo its the person an timing! kewl... ok now schould I use B&W film? I am still unclear on that?...
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March 17, 2002
 
  untitled
hi my name is swarit verma . sir as telling you about me I have benn selected in the international library of photography I want to get some job in it . thank youswarit_verma@yahoo.complz mail me o...
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March 17, 2002
 
  Minolta 5
i want to ask about my camara I jst bought I am very very new and need all the info I can get... DID I make the right choice ? I bought a Minolta max. 5 with AF 28 - 80 F3.5-5.6(D) with zoom lense ...
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March 17, 2002
 
  Beginner lighter
Looking to start off with something simple to buy. Shoot alot of portrait shots would like to move indoors for photo shoots, any sugesstions for lighting, what to get, flash, softboxes, umbrellas, ...
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May 31, 2002
 
  Checking Picture Quality
Is there a small optical lense that you can look through to check for picture quality? For exanple looking at an original photo versus a picture from a good photo book looks the same from the naked...
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March 17, 2002
 
  Decompression of a JPEG
If you have a JPEG pic (100k 24 bit) that you want to print, can you somehow decompress the JPEG to a TIFF to gain quality for printing a enlarged picture?...
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March 17, 2002
 
  HELP
For an Art project I have to take pictures of a video off of a TV screen. How do I do this? I borrowed my girlfriend's dad's old 35 camera "Minolta SR-T101" I have never use any thing bu...
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March 17, 2002
 
  beach prtraits
I know what one should wear for beach pics. Can you give tips on taking family photos at the beach? Time of day,flash,etc???...
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March 16, 2002
 
  untitled
How to take better black and white photos?...
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May 15, 2002
 
  What kind of lenses should I look into
Oh what a beautiful morning...LA LA LA...Hello- I have a Canon AE-1 camera with a 50mm FD lens and I want to purchase more lenses. I would like a telephoto lens and a Macro lens but I have no ide...
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March 15, 2002
 
  Lens on Canon Powershot G2 ?
Is this lens fit on my camera ?Canon EF 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM Otherwise, how could I know if lens fit to it ?Do you have some lenses to suggest ? I want to take close picture of my fish and plant...
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March 14, 2002
 
  Converting grey card readings to filtration
Actually two questions. The first one is easy if you know it- what is the voltage for 3200 K. Stores don't sell flood lamps by Kelvin. But more importantly, how do you do conversions from gr...
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September 12, 2005
 
  Sandwiching Transparencies
I recently read that it is possible to place one transparency over another and then have it printed...they negelected to say how this was done.One example was a girl photographed against a white ba...
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March 26, 2002
 
  What went wrong with my Pictures?
I have been taking pictures for friends an family for a while now. Last year I was asked to take pictures of my neice for prom. I bought for the 1st time, Kodak Portra 400 NC. The day was very...
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May 26, 2003
 
  What size filter? What kind are good for B&W
Hi-I'm newer at this hobby, so excuse my lack of proper vocab. I'm interested in buying some filters for my Canon AE-1 50mm SLR camera but I don't know what size to buy. What do all t...
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March 14, 2002
 
  Dedicated Flashes
What is a dedicated flash and what is the best one to purchase for a Rebel G Canon camera?...
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March 14, 2002