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  Understanding Depth of Field
How do you decide on what depth of field should be used for landscape pictures? Should I always go for the smallest opening? What is an easy way to determine what F stop I wanna use for how much ...
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May 28, 2001
 
  Lens Focal Length
Dear John,I'm having a standing argument with my lab about the change in exposure due to the changing of focal length, eg. in a studio situation using 2 lights, the light meter reading is f8/12...
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May 13, 2001
 
  Camera filters
I own an Olympus Camedia C-2100 ultra zoom digital camera. I'm new to photograghy. I want to purchase a warming filter for it. I'm looking at three Tiffen filters. A 812 warming, a 81A w...
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May 12, 2001
 
  Flash for Wide Angle Lens
Previously, I have tried by adjusting the zoom difuser to 28mm (widest in most flash) and the flash fill cannot cover the field of view of the picture. How can I take good photo with flash with a w...
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May 13, 2001
 
  FM2 Camera
What's up with the FM2? Doesn't anybody use this camera anymore or what?...
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May 11, 2001
 
  Filters
Hi. My name is Daniel Osborne. I live in Adelaide, South Australia. Firstly I would like to congratulate the creators of this site. It has provided much inspiration and motivation for me. I have a ...
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May 11, 2001
 
  The Advantages of the Yellow/Green Filters
Hi. My name is Daniel Osborne. I live in Adelaide, South Australia. Firstly I would like to congratulate the creators of this site. It has provided much inspiration and motivation for me. I have a ...
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August 15, 2001
 
  Old Film
Hi, I was wondering if you people can tell me if I can develop old film or would I be wasting my time. Our photographic society will be coming fifty years old this July and an elderly gentleman gav...
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May 15, 2001
 
  How Can I Extract a Clients Head?
I would like to open a fun photo buisness. You know the sort of thing were customers dress up as confederate soldiers, photos look old style done in sepia.I am going digital and would like to know ...
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May 10, 2001
 
  Taking Clearly Focused Action Shots
I am having a problem with taking action shots with my Olympus 3000 digital camera. It seems like no matter what I try, my action photos keep coming out with varying degrees of fuzziness. I consi...
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May 12, 2001
 
  Canon Lens
I am buying a Canon Rebel XS SLR. I believe this is an EOS series. It already has a 35-80mm lens (I think) on it. (It's on its way here) My question is: What type of lens will fit this camera. ...
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May 10, 2001
 
  Choosing Between Minolta XG7 and SRT 101
What's the better choice? Minolta XG7 or Minolta SRT 101? This is for good quality photography, and I want all the manual features. These two camera are used and are only $10.00 difference in...
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May 13, 2001
 
  I Need It All!
I have just recently decided to ditch my handy 35 mm camera and attempt to learn the art of true photography. I purchased a second hand Canon AE-1 and a Focal DA-2000 lens. I also bought Canon lon...
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June 08, 2001
 
  Slave unit
Can anyone tell me about this slave unit? Battery size, etc....
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May 08, 2001
 
  Filters
Hi all, Just a simple question. I am currently using a polarizer filter and a diffusion filter and find them very useful in shooting. I just want to extend using of filter and to seek your opinio...
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May 12, 2001
 
  Film Developing and Re-printing
I am a black and white photography amateur/beginner who has never taken a class in the traditional sense. While I have learned a lot from this site and from other Web sites in general, I am still ...
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June 08, 2001
 
  Mac vs PC for digital image work?
What are the issues re buying a Mac vs. PC for digital work, i.e., scanning images, using Photoshop to manipulate images, storage and printing images? Mac used to be king, I underatnd. Is this stil...
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May 09, 2001
 
  Exposure Compensation
My camera has a top shutter speed of 1/250th. If I use fast film, in daylight, at a wide aperture, the shutter speed is likely to be exceeded. Now, I can use a neutral density filter to reduce the ...
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May 08, 2001
 
  Will Flash Work with Longer Telephoto Lens?
I use a Canon Eos 30 and an EX380 flash that synchronizes to 1/125. This is okay for my 28-105mm lens. What happens if I want to use my 300mm lens? Does this mean that all the pictures will be blur...
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May 15, 2001
 
  First Timer: Needs A Lot of Assistance
OK, let me start by thanking anyone that is brave enough to tackle this extremely open-ended question. I'm 14 and the only kind of picture I have ever "created" is the standard Disney Land exp...
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May 15, 2001