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  Nikon 5700--black image/black viewer etc
This is not really a question. I had a problem with my Nikon 5700. Turned it on theh other day and it only showed black in the viewfinder and on the lcd. I wrote Nikon. Here is their reply....they ...
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September 03, 2006
 
  Olympus E500 and Britek Light Kit
I purchased the britek 3 light kit and the hotshoe to pc safe sync for my camera. I hooked it up running the cord from one light to my camera. I put the dial on Manual and then hit the shutter butt...
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September 03, 2006
 
  Canon Powershot S3 IS shutting down
I just bought the Canon Powershot S3 IS camera about 4 days ago and just started having a problem with it. It works just fine, but today after I took an image, it shut down on me. The camera does n...
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September 04, 2006
 
  Please tell me what's wrong with my camera!
Someone please help me! I took some photos of my son in my studio yesterday and while in manual or TV mode, the pictures were black on the bottom half! Other modes worked fine. Today I tried aga...
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September 20, 2006
 
  XD card error
My Fuji XD card went down whilst I was on holiday in the States, and now only says Card Error in my camera, and no pictures will recognise in any other card reader. There were some pictures of my ...
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August 30, 2006
 
  Nikon D70 AF failure
Nikon has told me to send the camera(2 months out of warranty) for an estimate. The AF never worked reliably with my most of me predigital AF lenses but now just stutters a little and gives up no...
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September 14, 2006
 
  d-50 menu question
Hi. New to dslr and d-50. The manual says that some menus may contain multiple pages. How do I get to the next page? For example, when I go to the tool area the camera only shows the items from for...
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August 25, 2006
 
  Battery Wears Out Immediately
I've tried a couple different brand new batteries according to the manual and done the process of discharging batteries completely. Still, my Fuji Finepix 550E takes maybe ten pics before disp...
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August 27, 2006
 
  Nikon compatable flash guns
Hi,I have recently bought two Nikon cameras, an F55 film camera and a D50 digital.For the past few years I have used a Hanimex TZ/1 flash gun which has been thoroughly reliable and produced great r...
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October 26, 2006
 
  New Camera Problem
I got a new camera a Konica Minolta DiMage Z6 as a gift and I am having the worst time trying to learn to use it. I have read the book, played with it for hours, even had all my friends work with i...
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August 27, 2006
 
  RAW grit
I'm not sure why but my RAW images are gritty looking. Pixalated or noisy. I can remove the noise, but I want to know what is causing it. Could it be my telephoto lens? A poor quality lens? Or ...
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September 30, 2006
 
  Dust Bunnies seeking a new home!
I've had my Canon 20D since the beginning of the year. Because of my travels and lens changing I've had a couple of dust bunnies make their home on my sensor - or the filter protecting it.A...
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August 22, 2006
 
  Dust problems
I've had my Canon 20D since the beginning of the year. Because of my travels and lens changing I've had a couple of dust bunnies make their home on my sensor - or the filter protecting it.A...
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August 21, 2006
 
  Upload problems with b/w image
When uploading my picture to my gallery it changed colors in quite a dramatic way!Somehow it did not look the same at all!It is all black and white except for the boy who is in color and wearing a ...
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August 15, 2006
 
  lenses
How can I get my lenses to hyperfocal distance when there are no markings on the lense?...
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August 14, 2006
 
  Underwater strobe
We have a Sea & Sea YS-25 Auto underwater strobe which we managed to flood on our last scuba diving trip. We flushed it with fresh water and let it thoroughly dry, but the internal electronics...
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August 12, 2006
 
  Auto Focus on Nikon F55
My Auto Focus on the Nikon F55 does not work. The manual focus works fine but on AF the camera focuses in and out but will not snap the picture when the button is pressed. Any Ideas!!!...
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December 05, 2006
 
  How to set Auto FP on the Nikon SB800
I've read the manual more than once but cannot figure out how to set my SB800 along with my D200 to the Auto FP setting (cannot find the right combination of camera and flash settings to allow ...
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August 11, 2006
 
  It's blurry when I look through the lens, Help!
Hi, I shoot with a Nikon D70, this past wek I have noticed that when I look through my lens I see blur, I have it on Auto Focus and when I sanp the shot it comes out clear, I thought it was maybe m...
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August 12, 2006
 
  How to get black & white prints
I have just bought a Cannon Pixma MP800 and am so disappointed that I cannot print in black and white. Everything comes out with a red tinge even when printing on greyscale. I have tried everything...
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August 24, 2006