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  KODAK Premium Picture High Gloss Paper Problem
I just bought a Epson Stylus CX5400 and some KODAK Premium Picture High Gloss paper. When I print pictures from my digital camera I noticed the the white portions of the print is not colored with...
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January 20, 2004
 
  Auto Focus Problem - N8008
I recently purchased a used Nikon N8008 in very good condition. The first time I used it, I used a manual focus portrait lens on it and all was fine. Yesterday, I tried it with a 28mm prime autof...
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January 20, 2004
 
  Cheap Slave Flash Unit
Hi all. I have a Canon 300d, 2 320W studio strobes, and a very cheap slave flash unit for my backlight. the two strobes work perfectly together, using my in-camera flash as trigger. but once I star...
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January 19, 2004
 
  Hand Held meters- what is H and L?
Hi- I am using an older hand held light meter. There is a setting on the top that can be set on either H or L. I know that one of them is for indoors and one for outdoors. If someone could please l...
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January 20, 2004
 
  External Flash
I have Quantaray Dedicated Bounce Twin Flash (QTB-7500A) and Quantaray Dedicated Flash Module(QDA-PAF) using with my SLR Pentax Zx-7. External flash was working fine before. Since last month above ...
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January 18, 2004
 
  Epson 2200 Printing Issues
I just got an Epson 2200 photo printer, and my prints look like crap. What's the deal?I have tried everything. Is there some trick or something? I purchased this equipment based on many high re...
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January 21, 2004
 
  Having trouble loading film.
I have an old Nikkormat FT2 and it's in mint shape, except lately, I've been having a great deal of troubling getting the film to stay on the take-up spool after I expose the first two blan...
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January 18, 2004
 
  How do y'all keep your scanners clean?
My scanner is always dirty and no matter what I do, I can't get it perfectly clean. It gets dusty on the bottom part of the glass too. It is easy to get under there and clean, but it just seems...
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January 16, 2004
 
  lenses
I have a pentax K-1000 and a ZX-60. I'd like to know why I can't use my manual lenses on the ZX-60, even in the manual mode. If you know how I can do so, please tell me! Thank you!...
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January 16, 2004
 
  Delayed Flash with D100
I have a brand new D100. When using flash, the flash goes off after a tiny delay after the exposure. The delay is long enough to cause subjects tochange positions or close eyes. I have the setti...
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January 20, 2004
 
  How should I use the polarizer on a snowy picture?
Hi,I bought a polarizer filter just recently so I do not really know a lot about it....I'm about to go visit some snowy mountains and I wonder: should I do enything special because of the brigh...
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January 15, 2004
 
  Keeping camera dry in the rain.
If and when I want to take a picture in the rain, where I am actually outside in the rain with my camera, is there a fail-safe way to protect my camera from getting wet. I want to be able to acces...
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January 15, 2004
 
  What Mount/ Adaptor do I need?
Hi there,I recently came into possession of a Canon FTB. While on EBay (I know- groan) I came across a lens by Soligor (300mm) that was to work on my camera type. As it turns out, it does not and t...
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January 14, 2004
 
  Do any 58 mm. len fixes to the DSC-F707 len's ring
I would want to get the maxim quality recording images at close range (MACRO),and i want to know if is possible to adapt any 58 mm. close up len or any zoom to the ring of the DSC-F707. Thank you f...
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January 13, 2004
 
  My lens is dark
I have a cannon elan IIe. When I look through the viewfinder to take a picture, it is dark. I can barely see the subject whether inside or out. It will still take a picture if set to manual mode...
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January 13, 2004
 
  What batteries to use ??
I have a Yashica TL Electro that uses ( I've been told 2 PX640 batteries ), I can not find this anywhere here in my town , can I sustitute with a PX28A battery ? , two 640's are 3v and one...
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January 13, 2004
 
  where commercially can i get infarred films develo
I am a student at belfast art collage in N. Ireland. I am specalising in photography but I have come up against a problem with time. I need to be out taking photographs not stuck in the dark room, ...
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January 12, 2004
 
  Which First Camera
Hi my name is Tyrone and I'm new to photography, although I have taken great pictures with just point and shoot 35m cameras throughout the years. I am now taking photography very serious. I lov...
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January 17, 2004
 
  5 Rolls of Film Developed with No Pictures!
What could be causing there to be no pictures on my processed film? The film advanced but when I had it developed there were no pictures on my negatives. I have a Canon EOS 3 and have been using it...
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June 12, 2003
 
  Problems with Photoshop Elements 2.0 and Epson 320
Hi, I need help! I'm having problems with Elements 2.0 and my Epson 3200 scanner. It worked fine until recently when Elements started freezing up and the problems began. When using the Import c...
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June 10, 2003