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  Camera Repair?
I use my 10 yr old Canon EOS Rebel s and shoot mostly family and bands in clubs. Over the last 2 months I noticed my photos were not as sharp as they used to be. Especially in the dark clubs. I ...
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March 02, 2004
 
  35mm camera
What type of camera and type of film should I use in my 35mm black and white camera?...
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March 03, 2004
 
  Lens adapters
Does anyone know where I could find an adapter to allow the mounting of my older Konica (I think they are called K/AR) lenses on my Canon A1 body?Ken...
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March 01, 2004
 
  Flash Units
I recently did a wedding for a friend, the studio work came out excellant however most of the indoor photography using the flash was horrible.Some of it was fine. I recently bought a Nikon f-100 an...
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March 01, 2004
 
  Film Advance On Pentax MEF
I was out taking photos on afternoon, and after taking about 15 pictures the cameras film advance stopped working. It was a roll of 24 exp. So I knew it wasn't that. What happens when I try to ...
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February 29, 2004
 
  Light Meter Trouble
Recently the light meter on my Nikon FM10 began to act funny. There's a concert coming up that I was planning on taking pictures at and since they're always so dark, I figured I'd use t...
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February 29, 2004
 
  Color Matching to Canon 860i
I just bought a Canon 860i printer. My older HP worked fine printing out picture from photoshop with good color matching. I did not change any settings when I bought the Canon. All of the pictur...
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February 26, 2004
 
  Adding a new camera to my profile
I have tried twice to place a new camera on my profile page. Nothing happened. Why? David H/ Jackson...
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March 03, 2004
 
  Severe weather photography
Hi everyone,I am trying to combine two of my hobbies in one: extreme sports (such as winter mountain climbing and hiking) and photography. I have Canon EOS Elan 7E, which is not exactly a portable...
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February 24, 2004
 
  Help w/Digital Camera!!!!!
I have a Sony MVC-FD100 digital camera that I've only had for a year. It crashed on me while I was taking pictures at a school dance. I used a 3 1/2 floppy and it was working for a while then...
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February 23, 2004
 
  HP scanjet 5470c
My glass on my scanner has turned (fogged) for lack of a better word. I have always used a little windex and a soft t-shirt to clean it. I'm not sure how much this is affecting the outcome of m...
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March 14, 2004
 
  Metering in the dark
I have a pentax MZ-50 and on a recent occasion, I found that my camera will not meter off of anything in the dark. I am getting an AF-330FTZ flash for my camera in the hopes that the extra light (...
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February 22, 2004
 
  What does a blinking H mean on a canon sure shot
I lost my manual. My camera (canon sure shot 105 zoom s) is blinking the letter "H" on the little screen on back of the camera. What does this mean?...
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February 20, 2004
 
  hp 318
need to no why it will not download pictures. it say needs didgital camera plug-in module. i'am windows 98...
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February 18, 2004
 
  How to set camera up
I have Nikin N90 and using a handle mount Sunpak 555 Flash. I just purchased the dedicated flash module and cord to shoot TTL. I am not sure how to set the camera to ensure TTL is functioning prop...
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January 28, 2005
 
  Sunpak II and Sunpak 120J
I bought a used Sunpak 120J and a CL-Pak IIa charger (from E-Bay). The seller told me to make sure that I had regular batteries in the flash when I used it, whether or not I was using the external...
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February 17, 2004
 
  Nissin 4000GW Pro
Does anyone know of a site where I can download an operating manual for the Nissin 4000GW Pro flash?Thanks!...
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February 17, 2004
 
  Troubleshooting Shutter Speed
Re: Nikon N80. I am an unexperienced photographer - rec'd Nikon N80 from my husband for Christmas because I want to learn about photography. I have had my camera for about a year but only rec...
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February 22, 2004
 
  TRIPOD&HEAD
I OWN A MINOLTA DYNAX 7 AND A 50-500 SIGMA LENS AND 1.4EX CONVERTER I WOULD LIKE TO BUY A MANFROTTO TRIPOD AND HEAD WHAT SHOULD I BE BUYING IUSE THEM FOR WILDLIFE AND SPORT...
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February 19, 2004
 
  How to use screw lenses on a Minolta Maxxum
I have a Yashica TL Electro camera that uses the old M42 lenses and I also have a Minolta Maxxum 3 AF camera , is there any way to use the M42 lenses in the Maxxum system ??? any help will be appre...
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February 13, 2004