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  LIGHT METERS
If any one can give me advice on hand held meters, I have 2 canon camera's, the AV-1 & A-1. As you know they have there own light meters. my Q Is, would It be to my advantage to use a hand...
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February 23, 2002
 
  What lens is best for portraits?
What lens is best for portraits?...
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December 16, 2004
 
  Compression or Not when storing on CD-R and RW
Good day!I an planning to store more and more dig photos on CD-R and CD-RW and want to retain quality on the original shots in particular. I suspect that compression is not advisable especially fo...
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February 26, 2002
 
  fool proof photography
recently purchased nikon dx1. I am the owner, but mainly work with digital photo processing. Here is the problem. I wanted the top of the line camera , thus the DX1. But, now however seam to spe...
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February 23, 2002
 
  film
Would the temperture undeveloped film is stored at affect the qualities like brightness and fade?...
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February 23, 2002
 
  Flash for Olympus C3000
Can anyone suggest a replacement for FL-40? This flash is too expensive! Many thanks...
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February 25, 2002
 
  Model Releases
I'm taking pictures for our church's capital appeal fund and some will be used in newsletters. If I capture someone (candid photo) and the photo is used, and that person comes back and say...
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February 23, 2002
 
  Entering the Contest
I want to participate the contest... but I wanna know the first...can I edit the pics (valied the competitions) if possible?...
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February 22, 2002
 
  Lens
Is there a lens that can fit on both auto focus and manual focus SLR's as I would like to buy a lens for my current manual focus SLR that will fit on an autofocus SLR if I get one in the future...
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March 16, 2002
 
  Cameras
What is the difference between the various auto focus SLR's (Canon EOS 300, Pentax MZ-30 etc) Can you recommend which one is the best value for money and easiest to use.ThanksPhil...
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February 23, 2002
 
  Lens
Can anyone recommend a good variable 500 or 600mm lens for a pentax p-30 manual focus camera. Thanks Phil...
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September 12, 2005
 
  Dark Room
What equipment do I need for a dark room or tempary dark room?And,how do I use the equipment.Ball park what am I looking at in a finical bracket to get the supplies?And,where can I find them?At a l...
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March 04, 2002
 
  Dpi when downloading and printing
I am confused about dpi when photographing for print. No matter which file format I choose; TIFF or jPeg when I open the photo in my PhotoShop program it shows the dpi at 72. I thought the dpi woul...
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February 18, 2003
 
  Center Weight Metering
I am interested in getting a fully manual 35mm slr (Vivitar V3800N) that has center weight metering. What are good techniques for getting correct exposure. Would I always have to put the subject de...
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September 09, 2005
 
  what does ASA stand for
what does ASA stand for?...
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April 25, 2002
 
  How To Take Pictures of Animals and Landscapes
How do I take pictures of landscapes? How do I take pictures of animals?...
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February 25, 2002
 
  Slides
I'm considering converting to slide film. My questions are: 1. Aside from the sharpeness, are there any guidelines to establish what is considered under/over exposure/contrast and grain? 2. Wha...
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February 20, 2002
 
  Copystand
What does the term copystand mean?pretty simple sounding question, only I can't seem to find the answer....
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February 19, 2002
 
  Lost photos
My problem is< I took my digital camera on vacation. When I arrived home and was about to retrieve my photos I noticed they had all vanished from the camera. My question is, could they have been er...
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February 20, 2002
 
  Why Can't I Comment on Photos Anymore?
If you have been wondering where the Photo Discussions have gone, don't worry. They are in the shop for repair and will be back very soon....
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February 25, 2002