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  printing problem
I have an older printer, Epson 1270 Photo Sylus, which has served me well except for a periodically recurring problem. The print heads run lines of one color-sometimes magenta, sometimes cyan--acro...
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October 03, 2006
 
  printing problem
I have an older printer, Epson 1270 Photo Sylus, which has served me well except for a periodically recurring problem. The print heads run lines of one color-sometimes magenta, sometimes cyan--acro...
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October 12, 2006
 
  Image Sensor Cleaning
I have a Canon EOS 10D Camera which is need of an Image Sensor Clean. Has any one had any experience of this clean and is able to advise me what sucess they had, please.Thank you, Bill Johnson...
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April 15, 2007
 
  Nikon Coolpix 4300 eating batteries
I have had my Nikon Coolpix 4300 for 3-4 years now and never had any problems until batteries started dying a couple shots into them. So I bought new ones. I can't even get one shot now without...
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September 30, 2006
 
  Epson R2400 trouble-shooting
I'm having trouble getting accurate color from my Epson R2400. I have done all the "right" things -- calibrated monitor, custom printer profiles, correct paper profiles, etc. But the images a...
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September 26, 2006
 
  Problem with 2x canon extender
I resently bought the Canon Extender EF 2x II. The manual says it will auto focus, but it will not do so. I found almost inpossible to manual focus. All my pictures are out of focus. Has anyone...
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September 25, 2006
 
  Dirty Lens
What is recomemded that I do to clean my lens??? Dust, Fingerprints, dirt.......
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September 23, 2006
 
  Batteries
I have just bought two new batteries that are for use with Canon Rebel XT and the XTI, but the mAh are different from the original battery that came with my Canon. The new batteries show a mAh of 7...
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September 21, 2006
 
  Flash batteries so HOT,Flash dosn't fire
Hello, I am a Wedding photographer. I sometimes take over a thousand pictures during a wedding. Lately, I've noticed that while I've been using my flash my batteries have become really hot ...
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September 20, 2006
 
  Canon EOS 300D - cant take pics in autofocus mode
everything was working fine with my eos 300d until last night. while using the kit lens, after about 1 hour of shooting photos at a dance, the camera stopped taking pictures. it would act as if I...
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September 17, 2006
 
  Canon 18-55 Lens
Anyone heard of problems with the gears in the autofocus stripping out?...
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September 16, 2006
 
  How shoot in the water.
What is the best way to reduce or eliminate water beading on the lens of my water housing when shooting? (I am getting into water shots for bodyboarding/surfing)...
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October 19, 2006
 
  Fred Miranda and MAC's
Hopefully someone in the community can assist. I purchased an interpolation program via download of Fred Miranda's site. I am not able to open it in CS2..The program file is unrecognized by CS2...
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October 19, 2006
 
  memory card error
Any advice? I have a huge problem....I just shot a wedding on a 2GB cf card. Everything went fine untill the next day when I was transtering images from my card reader onto my computer. I got ne...
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September 14, 2006
 
  I see spots thru my viewfinder
Okay I have a Minolta Maxxum Qt si and recently I have noticed spots when I look thru the viewfinder. I have cleaned the lens, the viewfinder, and also dusted the mirror reflector behind the lens....
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September 08, 2006
 
  focus on CANON EOS350D
I've a Canon EOS 350D and very very often I have blurry or out of focus pictures, expecially when the subject is in a little dark side.For examples this is one aof many pictures all out of focu...
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March 23, 2007
 
  Assembly Softbox / Strobe - Need help!
I am very much a beginner - so forgive me if I don't use the proper terms! I purchased a Yake studio strobe/flashbox from an ebay seller - wasn't expecting the highest quality but somewhere...
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September 06, 2006
 
  Professional Camera Cleaning
I have a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT. I would very much like to have it professionally cleaned - I don't wish to attempt it myself. Does anyone know where I can have this done? I'm in North ...
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October 04, 2007
 
  depth of field
Does anyone know the best program or mode setting to capture the greatest depth of field on a Nikon Coolpix 5900?...
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September 06, 2006
 
  Trouble with Focus!!
I own a Canon EOS Digital Rebal XT, and since sunday night, when I look through the view finder, it has been darker than normal, and even when I try to focus on something in the light, it can't...
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September 05, 2006