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  Cleaning your equipment
I am hoping someone will tell me what to use to clean my camera body.{Digital SLR} I use eclipes for my sensor but I am at a loss for the cleaning of lens body to.Thank you for your help....
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May 04, 2010
 
  Half of Photo is Black
I just got a Busy Bee set from Alien Bees. The first two images came out fine. From that point on, however, I have not been able to get a picture. Half of the image is always black. It follows the ...
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April 16, 2010
 
  New lens- IS humming
I just purchased a new (it had better be new) Canon EF 28-135/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens. It hums when the IS is on during focusing. I dont mind the soft sound, but I am not sure the IS is working. I h...
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March 28, 2010
 
  Flash
I shoot sports photography and I had a recent problem with my SB-900 flash and overheating. I was on picture 125-ish and my flash quit working because it was too hot. I had to wait about 15 minut...
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March 27, 2010
 
  histogram
My histogram & large data file of information has disappeared. I've read and played with the menues in an attempt to get it back, but am unsuccessful. Help....
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March 14, 2010
 
  telephoto lens
I just purchased a teleconverter lens for my Nikon D40x and it is making everything fisheye. What am I doing wrong? I've tried different apertures as suggested but it's not working. I pu...
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March 08, 2010
 
  My camera has suddenly gone wrong
I noticed in the last couple of weeks that my camera seemed to be off. I shoot manual. In the last few days I was doing a shoot with tripod and the lighting stayed the same but my images went from...
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January 16, 2010
 
  Strobe Sync Issue
Hi!Studio question. After 2 years of using the same strobe lights, I have suddenly developed a problem....one of my backlights won't fire about 1/3 of the time. Here's my set-up. I have ...
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January 12, 2010
 
  Tripod Buying Tips
Someone told me I shouldn't be attaching my camera directly to the tripod - that I should buy a piece to attach to the top so I don't wear out the top of my tripod. What is this piece calle...
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January 06, 2010
 
  Problem with CF Card
Hello,I have been using this camera and card for years and never had this issue. I shot a whole raft of pictures, put the card in my PC, copied the images, deleted the files and put the card back i...
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January 19, 2010
 
  HELP!! My Photoshop won't display
All of a sudden my PS7 won't display. When I start it, I can see it go through all the scanning for plug-ins and all that stuff but when it gets to the end it disappears! I have absolutely no i...
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December 25, 2009
 
  monitor calibration snag
when calibrating my monitor I get an error message that states "the calibrated white luminance of the display is too low - your adjustment did not achieve the desired target value." Can anyone hel...
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February 16, 2010
 
  Replacing a CRT Monitor
Now that my 11-year-old Dell Trinitron monitor has died, I'm looking at a quality LCD, or a little-used CRT. The monitors discussed on Shutterbug and such places are way too expensive.Has any o...
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December 29, 2009
 
  Problems with D80 display
The display of my Nikon D80 turned all of a sudden white. Does anybody have experience/advice on that?...
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November 15, 2009
 
  Selecting a Specific Printer's Profile
How do you load a specific printer's profile into the Color Settings of Photoshop CS4 Extended. I have a Kodak 9810 Thermal Printer. Things I have read state that I should be able to pull up ...
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November 10, 2009
 
  Separate Gallery in Club
Does anyone know if club leaders can create a link to a separate gallery inside your clubs' gallery?I do monthly themes in my club and we post our photos for that month in the club gallery, how...
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November 08, 2009
 
  Need Lightweight Yet Sturdy Tripod
Hi, I have a really good tripod but it is very heavy to carry for hiking with camera, and all the equipment. Can you suggest to me a light but steady tripod for this kind of situations? I have a N...
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November 13, 2009
 
  External Harddrive Cord came apart from the plug
I tried to plug in my Western Digital external Harddrive and the cord litterally fell apart from the plug! Does anyone have a clue as to where I would go to get this repaired as I need to get image...
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November 03, 2009
 
  Light meter question
I have a Polaris Spotmeter 10. It's flashing a "EU" message and I can't find the booklet for it so I can't figure out what's wrong. Also can't find a website for Polaris...can a...
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October 17, 2009
 
  printers
I would like some recommendations on less expensive printers that go up to 16 x 20 or so. Even slightly smaller....
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September 09, 2009