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  Can a lens that was once recording sharp go soft?
I have a Tamron 28-80 that I have had for about five years now. I have always taken great care with the lens. Lately, I have noticed that the images that it is capturing are not as sharp as they o...
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April 04, 2008
 
  Bottom 2/3 of shots are Black!
Tonight I was taking a ton of shots to get my battery to run down so I could recharge it for an upcoming outing suddenly the bottom 2/3 of my shots are coming out black! I changed the battery, lens...
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April 04, 2008
 
  Condensation and Cameras
Over the weekend, I was at an indoor water park, and I had stored my camera in our room which was cooled to about 65 degrees. When I brought it into the water park, the temp was close to 82 with 1...
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April 06, 2008
 
  Please help me... I'm having a breakdown!!!!!
I posted this question earlier & I am desperate for some help!Batch renaming in Vista After editing a recent wedding shoot I went to batch rename the images before buring a CD (!). The rename w...
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April 02, 2008
 
  Batch renaming in Vista
After editing a recent wedding shoot I went to batch rename the images before buring a CD (!). The rename was unusual (multiple names of some images) so I undid the rename(ctrl z) and tried a redo....
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April 01, 2008
 
  Can I use my Canon 155a flash on my Canon S5 IS?
I recently purchased a new Canon S5 IS (lost our old S2 IS). This camera comes with a hot shoe adapter (my old S2 IS did not have this). I had an old Canon 155A flash which I used and it seems to...
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April 02, 2008
 
  Uploading Images to a web site using a Bluetooth?
I plan on having a web site through BetterPhoto.com and I've been told that uploading images using my present slow speed dialup connection to the web will make uploading times incredibly long, ...
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April 01, 2008
 
  I cant get my arrow keys to work help
I think I locked my arrow keys some how and I cant get them to work in photoshop. I use them all the time to make my brush large or small and they wont work. HELP!...
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March 31, 2008
 
  macro shooting with a teleconverter
I have a tamron 90mm f2.8 macro lens that is all manual focus/ aperature, etc. (it is an adaptall lens) I am trying to use it with a tamron 2X teleconverter on a canon 350D.when I shoot the pic I ...
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March 31, 2008
 
  Image Clarity and Sharpness
My son asked me question this morning and I really didn't have a good answer.He described a situation in which he took a number of pictures with his 5 MP Canon Digital Elph the he's used fo...
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April 02, 2008
 
  Is my Studio too small?
I have been offered the opportunity to rent a studio at a very good rate. The room I will be using is 15x13 and has a greenish color on the walls and one wall has some kind of neutral to mint col...
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March 28, 2008
 
  GE film exposure values --> ISO???
Hi, my dad gave me a giant sack of old photo equipment which is nice. It even has an old selenium light meter in there that works fine and looks like a tiny reincarnation of a Studebaker. But it...
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April 04, 2024
 
  polarizing filter problem
I have a Hoya circular polarizing filter on my Nikon D70 that I use with my 18-70mm lens. It is causing vignetting. The polarizing filter on my 70-300mm lens does not seem to have the same problem....
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March 26, 2008
 
  Help with inside photos with Nikon SB800.
I've volunteered to photo a group event at church and will be inside using a Nikon D200 with an SB800 attached. I am new to this on camera flash (and don't like it anyway, but that's b...
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March 19, 2008
 
  Need help with a Nikon 70-300mm VR lens
I just bought a Nikon 70-300mm VR lens. The shutter seems to be sticking for a split second at the end of exposure. I've noticed when I turn the VR off it can rapid-fire off the photos - but ...
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March 19, 2008
 
  Mac or PC Recommendations please!
Due to a recent failure of my hard drive, I've been forced to research the endless options of computer choices and have found myself searching for a corner in a round room! I wanted to ask for...
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March 19, 2008
 
  My light won't fire
I have a Photogenic 1250 Power Light that I've used for several years with a 20DCanon and a 10DCanon. All of a sudden, my light won't fire. I have a hot shoe on my camera and a sync cord ...
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March 18, 2008
 
  Help reqd with Canon Powershot A95
I've been using Canon's Powershot A95 for a quite a while now. The other day I noticed a strange thing while taking pictures at a family get-together. All pictures I take are appearing with...
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March 19, 2008
 
  Photoshop elements6 raw
I have Photoshop elements 6. I love the raw editer it uses. The only problem is it wont let me convert the raw images to jpeg to put online. I have looked on adobe's website and I have the prog...
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September 17, 2008
 
  Studio - Flash Problems
I have a Nikon D80 with a SB800 flash. I have been having problems getting the lighting in my studio right. I have been using my built-in flash as a commander and the SB800 as a remote in a small...
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March 11, 2008