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  How to operate my Elan 7e
I just bought a Canon Elan 7e and for some reason the only mode it will work in is in the autofocus action setting with multple frames per second. In The other modes it closes the shutter but does ...
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June 03, 2002
 
  UV and polarizing filter, what is the difference ?
What is the difference between a uv filter and polarizing filter. I have a UV filter. Do I need a polar filter in addition....
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June 02, 2002
 
  Caring for Older Cameras
Being, possibly, the world's worst photographer, I have gone digital. (The film's a lot cheaper ;-)) But I can't give up my Canon AE-1 or Rebel 2000. What should I do to protect these t...
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August 14, 2002
 
  WHAT IS THIS NOISE IN MY LENS
I have a Minolta Maxxum 3XI. I have just received a used Sigma 75-300mm Zoom. Everything seeems fine with it but I notice a slight clicking noise as it focuses. Is this normal? If there is someth...
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June 18, 2003
 
  Which flash to buy?
I would like to buy an on-camera flash for my Pentax camera. Someone sujested that I buy a dedicated shoe mount flash with a stroboframe bracket. Can you tell me what these things are and if they...
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June 13, 2002
 
  Cheap Lighting Ideas?
Photography for me is only a hobby (which is already quite expensive) and I was wanting to find cheap/alternative lighting methods for portraits or still life.My main idea was to use just 1 or a fe...
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March 16, 2004
 
  Lighting equipment
I want to buy some studio lights more or less a traveling kit. I can not afford thousands of dollars of equipment what can I buy to get me started. Nothing to cheap eitherplease help....
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April 07, 2003
 
  using print film
i'm going to the US in sept,and I will be taking both slide @ print film.Can I get the same saturated colours with Fuji Reala as with Sensia slide film and will Ineed to underexpose the print f...
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May 31, 2002
 
  Lenses for the Nikon F100
Soon I will be buying the F100 and I wanted to get some opinions on the choice of lens. I`ve always travelled with one zoom (Sigma 28-200) but a friend has recommended that with the F100, I should...
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June 29, 2003
 
  Pulling Film
Oops! Just shot a roll of Portra 160 at ISO 50 by mistake. Had Velvia in there last, I guess. My camera (Nikon N90s) sometimes mis-captures the correct DX coding on my film, and I forgot to check ...
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January 16, 2003
 
  Photographing the Birth of a Baby.
What suggestions do you have for photographing the birth of my grandchild? Such as: lens, filters, flash and film. I have a Nikon F100 and several Nikon lenses. I also have a Tamron 28mm-300mm, ...
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May 26, 2002
 
  Centering Pictures
I take pictures and keep cutting off the heads I have the subject centered inside the yellow square in the viewfinder but samething cut off the heads. I recently did a whole roll of still shots of...
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May 28, 2002
 
  Nighttime Photography
I live in Fredericksburg, VA, and every year the city opens the battlefield to the public. Part of the tour is the "Lighting of the Battlefield" with luminarias representing the 15,000+ soldiers t...
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May 30, 2002
 
  How Do I Eliminate Digital Distortion?
I have a Sony DSC-S75 (3.3 Mega Pixel) camera. I love the images I take but in many of my photos the background is distorted. It only seems to happen with light colors (beige, light yellow, off w...
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June 10, 2002
 
  Copyrighting a Photograph
Without money for a copyright lawyer, what's the simplest way to protect my work? Thanks. brian hendry ...
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May 27, 2002
 
  camera bodies substance.?
Iasked a"q"before, but no reply.re: poly' bodies on some cameras--are they as "safe" as "metal" types?I have an f65 nikon seems o/k .also a delightful RIVA 125 (minolta)of titium ?? + "Mju PLA...
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August 07, 2004
 
  DIfferent monitors / different brightness?!
I recently bought a new computer with an LCD flatscreen. The screen seems to work great but when I download digital images, save them to a CD then view them on another computer with a tube type mo...
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May 24, 2002
 
  SmartMedia Card Usage
My Olympus C2040 is described in all the literature as compatible sith SmartMedia cards from 2 MB up to 64 MB. I'm tempted by the 128 MB cards I've seen. Will these work in my camera?...
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May 26, 2002
 
  Creating a Fee Schedule For My Photo Services
Tomorrow I have an interview to show my work in landscapes and unique photos of individuals. The interview is with the head of the Alumni Office of a private school (K-12)in the Boston area. They...
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May 27, 2002
 
  28-105 mm Without IS vs 28-135 mm With IS
Which would be the better purchase -- a 28-105 mm lens without IS or a 28-135 mm lens with IS? I am a novice returning to photography after 20 years (there's a lot of cool new equipment and fea...
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March 22, 2004