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  20D concerns
HelloI am new to (digital) SLR camera and almost decided to go for Canon 20D (for the features offered at that price line), but came across a consistent comment that the camera freezes/locks in man...
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December 28, 2006
 
  Using a Polarizing Filter
Hello! I just purchased a Quantaray Circular Polarizer lense and used it today at the beach. I took one picture with it, and the sky was beautiful with so many colors, but the water and sand were ...
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December 29, 2006
 
  CAnon 100-400mm IS Concerns
I just purchased a Canon 100-400MM IS L lens, and today I noticed that when I attach the lens to my 20D and look up to the bright sky I see what appears to be the equivelent of digital noise in the...
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December 24, 2006
 
  Error message with D70s
Does anyone know what the error code fEE means on a D70s? and, of course, how to correct the issue?Thanks, Greg...
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December 23, 2006
 
  Lens Hunting during Auto Focus
I have a Canon Rebel XT using a Canon 28-135mm IS lens. When I set it to Auto Focus, in any mode, the lens hunts to focus back and forth, back and forth and never really gets a lock on the focus. M...
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December 22, 2006
 
  What mount is used for KOWA retinal camera?
Hello,I'm new to retinal photography and recently picked up a fx-50c retinal (fundus) camera. It came with a polaroid back, although I know there was a 35mm back available at one point. I sto...
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December 20, 2006
 
  Quartenary and Star Filters
Every picture I try to take using these filters creates hundreds of lines across the image, I cannot seem to get the cross or stars to be as "tight", as opposed to extending across the entire scree...
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December 20, 2006
 
  Getting pas printer driver limitations
Even printers that accept roll paper have limitation on the length they will print. Epson printers can make a custon print just short of a metre, Canon won't print anything longer than a tad ov...
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December 19, 2006
 
  Wolverine ESP on a plane?
I recently purchased a Wolverine ESP, for those who haven't heard of it, it can best be descibed as a personal video player. I keep movies, music and pictures on it. Anyway, I'm going to ...
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December 17, 2006
 
  Adapting lens
In an effort to salvage some of my nice old Canon FL lens I acquired in Vietnam, I bought a Bower Maxxum Body to Canon FD lens adapter. Everything I have read says the FL and FD lens are physicall...
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December 16, 2006
 
  How to Use a White Backdrop
I have just started using a small home studio. My portraits with the white muslin backdrop turn out yellowish. I've read about a homemade aluminum foil reflector to make the images whiter. C...
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January 04, 2007
 
  I Need Help with LensBabies!
I just got a LensBaby this past summer and it didn't come with very good instructions. Consequently, I haven't used it much. What causes the purple aberrations around the edges of the flo...
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December 13, 2006
 
  Noisy Nikon D70s
Hello all, I think I've learned enough about my D70s now to become aware of some of its shortcomings. One is noise--I'm pretty sure it's not just me, because I've read that this ca...
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December 08, 2006
 
  SANKYO KOHKI KOMURE
Need some help just acquired a sankyo kohki komure 80-200mm in good allround coudition. the only thing is I got the lens for my canon ae-1 but I can not get it to focus.? but with my canon al-1 hav...
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December 07, 2006
 
  what is the correct aperture and shutter speed
hi friends, I am working in a passenger ship an I am new to photography.mostly I do travel photography and I am owning one nikon D 50.so far I am getting some assignments for weddings and other ...
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December 06, 2006
 
  Instructions For Lighting Assembly
I recently purchased the following:Interfit Background Support SystemImpact 125oW 3-Light Mini Boom Kit w/CaseInterfit/Paterson Stellar Tungsten Soft Box Kit INT106None of these came with instructi...
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December 17, 2006
 
  30D, 430EX and strob sync problems
I have a bit of a head scratcher here. I recently upgraded from a D-rebel to a 30D. When doing some studio work with the D-Rebel, I used my 430EX connected to the hotshoe via an off camera cord to...
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December 01, 2006
 
  4:3 and 3:2 and the rest
Back in the Dark Ages, I never thought about aspect ratio. I did my own darkroom work, film, paper, messy chemicals. Some may remember 3-1/2 x 5 inch was a standard photo print in the 1950s. It was...
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November 29, 2006
 
  manual aperture control m signal
can some one please help. am new to canon fd have just acquired canon ae-1 and what a fantastic camera but it did not come with the canon standard lens it has a tamron sp cf macro 35-80mm with a ad...
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November 17, 2006
 
  Computer screen accurately refelcting colours
Does anybody know how to adjust my computer so that the colours etc that I see on my screen are the same as how my printer prints an image?...
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November 13, 2006