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  F/Stop on Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS lens
I've been shooting dog agility with my Canon Rebel XT and have been renting a Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS lens as a try-before-I-buy. Love this lens indoors and in low light situations! But I'd ...
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July 04, 2008
 
  Problem with Jackrabbit 2 battery pack from Dyna
I recently got a lighting kit that contained 2 jackrabbit battery packs with chargers. They work fine, but when I go to charge them, the charger seems to go from Charging to Discharging after a few...
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March 28, 2024
 
  Color Management
I'm finding Colour Management rather a never-ending pursuit. I'm having problems with my monitor at the moment. I'm using Color Munki. However, when I'm adjusting the brightness and...
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July 08, 2008
 
  Need equipment ID help-old Sekonic meter
I'm looking for a model number ID on this old (probably early-mid 60s) Sekonic meter. There are plenty of photos and manuals on the 'net for vintage Sekonics, but I've been unable to f...
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June 27, 2008
 
  Nikon D80 r09 coming up
Hi I was wondering if anyone can help regarding a r09 error coming up everytime I use my D80 on auto focus. The lens has difficulty in focusing, even in good lighting conditions, and the error r09 ...
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June 24, 2008
 
  what is the right time of landscape photography
what is the right time of landscape photography and which filter should we use while shooting landscpae photography? ...
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June 23, 2008
 
  Oh no lens broke!
Ok, so I am about halfway through a mediterranean cruise, and my lens wont work!!!!!! Well it will but not how I would like. Basically I was trying to bring less stuff so my husband would not w...
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June 23, 2008
 
  Camera Freezes
I have a Canon Powershot A640 that I've had for a couple of years now. Went to Costa Rica and the camera would start to "freeze" when on (couldn't get it to take a picture, the screen woul...
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June 22, 2008
 
  Portable Backdrop Stand
I just purchased a portable backdrop stand that I need to use for an outdoor shoot next weekend. I set it up yesterday, which was extremely easy to do. My problem is that it is so lightweight that...
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June 24, 2008
 
  about filter
could it possible to use two filter in one time ...
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June 19, 2008
 
  Canon 20d Battery Problem
I put a fully charged battery in my camera , take a few pics then it stops taking pics for me, says low battery.I take the battery out and put it back in and it shows full charge and takes pics a c...
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June 19, 2008
 
  Studio photography
Hi.I have just purchased and recieved an interfit COR755 background support system. I have also just purchased from photomart, a 2.72m wide and 11m long charcoal grey paper roll background.Basicall...
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June 18, 2008
 
  Problem with a specific camera
Being new to digital photography, I am upset to find that my 6mth old Traveler XZ6 seems to have developed a 'hardware malfunction' after downloading the first set of photos to my PC and de...
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June 17, 2008
 
  Help with White backdrop
I am using an Alienbees 800 with a white and black muslim. The black muslim works great with my one light set up, but my white shows up very gray. I know that I need an additional light to have a ...
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June 12, 2008
 
  Using Alien Bee with Nikon SB-600/D300
Hi there,I recently upgraded from the Nikon D70 to the D300. With the D70, I would use my SB-600 on camera to trigger my Alien Bee AB400 studio strobe. This doesn't seem to work when the SB-6...
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June 10, 2008
 
  problem with particular camera
I have a traveler DC XZ6 10mp camera. It is a german make and I bought it in Aldi. Although cheap it takes lovely pictures. My problem is that the zoom is stuck on out and will not return when turn...
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June 12, 2008
 
  iTTL shoot with nikon sb400
hi good day..newbie here..i have a problem with my nikon sb-400 speedlight purchased a year ago..somewhat I noticed that everytime I shoot at iTTL mode with that flash I smell first a somewhat a bu...
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June 05, 2008
 
  Regarding Wedding
I am trying to buy a Nikon D200 and I would like to get some feedback regarding wedding photography and shooting with this type of camera.What type of Flash and Lenses do I need?...
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May 30, 2008
 
  Mass Image resizing
I have Photoshop CS. I was wondering what the easiest way is to resize a group of photos. I only seem to be able to do one photo at a time, and this takes forever when you have 20 pics to do. An...
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May 30, 2008
 
  Canon 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS
Ive not long purchased the Canon 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS lens. While I have had some good photos taken with it, I get more photos I am disappointed with. The ones that are problematic are the ones wh...
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May 18, 2008