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  computers
I don't know if this is the right place to ask questions about Computers or not...I am looking to buy me a new Computer in the next couple of day....any suggestions....I have an Old Hp that I a...
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March 11, 2011
 
  Stuck Filter
I have a filter stuck on my lens..It looks like it's on a bit crooked. I can't seem to get it off. Any ideas? I'm afraid to put too much pressure on it for fear of breaking something....
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December 31, 2010
 
  Spill?
I have a quick question... my husband accidentally spilled a lemonade that trickled down on to my camera kinda splattering it.Anyway I hurried up and dried it off as best I could with a cloth and p...
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December 27, 2010
 
  Soft Focus with Nikon 105mm Macro
I have a problem I am not sure is with my equipment or my eyes so hopefully someone can shed some light on the subject. I can focus my Nikon 105mm macro on a subject and the little green focus ligh...
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December 05, 2010
 
  Studio Lights
Help, I have a canon 50d and interfit 150 studio lights. For some reason my lights won't flash with either my drt-2g wireless remote or my sync cable, any suggestions will be greatfully appreci...
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November 30, 2010
 
  Camera Raw Plugin for CS4 Extended and Canon 50D
Hi. I have just acquired CS4 Extended, which comes with the Camera Raw 5.0 plugin, which does not support my Canon 50D. I've been searching around and have read that I should replace the Came...
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October 17, 2010
 
  SB900 Flash
I have a Nikon D80 and SB900 Flash with a sync cord. This weekend I attempted to use the flash off camera. I set the SB900 as the master flash, channel 1 group A in camera and on the flash. The f...
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October 28, 2010
 
  Nikkor 70-300mm VR lens focusing noisy
Hi - I just bought and received a Nikkor 70-300mm lens yesterday. It makes a clicking and also a humming noise when it is focusing. I tried turning off the VR but it still clicks, no hum. Any id...
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October 16, 2010
 
  Wireless Remote
I have a 40D and I just got a RC-6 wireless trigger. it really didnt come with any instructions, and the camera manual doesnt seem to help. I need the thing for panoramic interior shots.Any help wo...
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October 02, 2010
 
  D300 Noise
My friend wants to sell me his D300. However, when I took some high ISO (800, 1250, 1600, jpeg and raw) photos with his D300 and my D200, both set up exactly the same, the images from his camera we...
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September 30, 2010
 
  Nikon 24-70 lemon?
I recently purchased a Nikon 24-70mm f2.8 zoom lens (I'm using it with a D300s). I'm a little frustrated because it seems really soft at f2.8-4 and slow to focus. I saved for over a year to...
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September 30, 2010
 
  Problems with canon 580 ex speedlight flash
My canon 580ex sppedlight will flash but is not communicating with my Canon 40D. The camera does not recogonize the flash and pictures are dark. I recently had my canon 40 d repaired and do not k...
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September 16, 2010
 
  Photo printing
Does anyone know how to get your laptop screen photo image to match the colors of your printer? I have a Toshiba Satellite lap top and an Epson R1900 photo printer. Prints are much too dark and t...
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September 14, 2010
 
  Nikon D90 trouble
I hope someone can help me with this :(. For some reason my Nikon D90 has been messing up a couple times this has happened. It will stop like it has froze up or locked up and it will say in the err...
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August 19, 2010
 
  Battery Life Expectancy
How long does a Nikon EN-EL3e Battery Pack typically last? What I mean is...how many re-charges can it handle before it completely dies?I bought two at the same time around two years ago. One still...
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August 04, 2010
 
  White Balance Settings in Metadata
Is there a quick way to tell in either Lightroom 2 or PS5 whether the WB was set to auto or to a custom setting from a grey card? I'm shooting RAW images using a Nikon D70s. I use Lightroom f...
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August 02, 2010
 
  CS4 for PC bugs
I am about to throw my PC in my pool. My CS4 keeps shutting down on me. Is there any solution to this besides drowning the PC and moving to MAC?...
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August 02, 2010
 
  Need help solving exposure on Nikon D300
I own a Nikon D300 and am having problems with the exposure. It seems to almost have a pattern to it. Whenever I take pictures the first couple are always extremely bright followed a couple good ...
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August 02, 2010
 
  tripod attachment
I have a tripod with a hand grip that I use to use for my 20D but if I put the battery grip on the piece that attaches to the bottom does not fit into the tripod head. It does not fit on my 1DMkII...
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July 06, 2010
 
  SD card slot won't accept card :(
Help! When trying to insert my memory card in my Nikon D80, it simply pops back out -- Won't click in place. This followed a few month period of on-again/off-again issues with the slot (card ...
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May 27, 2010