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Hi all! thanks for all your replies. i finally plumped for bristol cameras as they offered the best price and service. Getting the camera tommorrow.Cant wait! Oh the joys...

24/04/2003 - 12:19 PM
By heidi

I'm not a fan of lens protecting filters myself, I always use hoods myself for protection and they also improve pictures by reducing flare, the bigger the better, my pict...

24/04/2003 - 11:51 PM
By mithrandir

Hi doczoc, Some B&w films are slower if used with tungsten lights. A green filter will darken redish skin tones and spots and redish blemishes, it blocks red so it un...

21/04/2003 - 11:22 PM
By sinargee

Ah well Peter thats another story or another post. Am going to try a method recommended to me for Epson printers and if successfull, will post on the forum. Cheers Terry

26/04/2003 - 8:32 PM
By tva

A bit of useless information for you Lynn, but this might be of value to others reading this link. It would appear the general advice is to stay away from Microdrives and...

21/04/2003 - 10:09 PM
By a2jlp

Thanks Ed. That seems to have fixed it. I was getting a bit worried that there may have been something wrong..... Dave

21/04/2003 - 7:15 PM
By Dartmaster

I was aghast until my brainy husband came in and worked it out.....!!!!

22/04/2003 - 9:10 PM
By marianne

When I look through the viewfinder of my Canon G3 I notice that sometimes the picture becomes blurred. This is while indoors under bulb light. It sort of goes blurred, co...

20/04/2003 - 10:01 PM
By Dartmaster

If it's all too messy, charities can use them and you can get cash for them too .. here's a couple of useful links ... just a thought ... here's one to try out and here'...

21/04/2003 - 11:38 AM
By SuziBlue

I want to thank people who have sent me emails and have given me some sound advice, Mick

20/04/2003 - 8:26 PM
By D0118091

Thanks barry i shall give this a go.

21/04/2003 - 12:22 PM
By data

Yes you could do that If I remember rightly JP-Dias mentioned in a forum ages ago that he cut the front off his holder to make it work. The reason I suggested A is that y...

21/04/2003 - 8:50 AM
By Pete

Oddly enough I did some experimental shots today with cars speeding down the road (but not panning) across the field of view about 15 feet away. Quite a reasonable test I...

15/08/2003 - 5:14 PM
By Carabosse

From reading the Nikon info the 24-120VRG sounds good, would like to see some reviews or user feed back first. Next issue of PP claims to be doing standard zoom lens test...

21/04/2003 - 8:15 PM
By 9designs

The very first print I got from my Epson PhotoEX inkjet printer was better than any colour print I ever produced in the darkroom. Now, that might just say something abou...

25/04/2003 - 7:40 PM
By loweskid

A couple of days ago I received some of Canons new Matte photo paper (170 gr) A4 and the only place I could find it was at Photo Glossy, at 7.99 plus 99p carriage for 50 ...

25/04/2003 - 11:07 AM
By alex.allen

Ayup. If that's all you require of a laptop, go for a second hand P2 or Celeron, or, my preference, an AMD K6 or Duron, any of which are more than capable, all of which w...

21/04/2003 - 1:29 PM
By zzzms

You are missing out

17/06/2003 - 9:51 PM
By stan walker

Hi Barry, Yes I was very lucky with the deal. First I looked at warehouseexpress web site they were selling the E20 for 829 ,phone up Jessops talled them what I wanted an...

20/04/2003 - 8:21 PM
By D0118091

Has anyone ever had the problem of uneven saturation in the sky when using a polariser? If so, how do you solve it?

25/04/2003 - 1:01 AM
By bazza2

Hope you have a nice holiday, I'm for Cyprus on 26th, unless B_liar and his bunch of cronies put it out of bounds, I look at life this way, I have lived in N Ireland for ...

16/05/2003 - 9:48 PM
By lancer

I think alexruiz and I are broadly in agreement here. However, I wouldn't worry too much about multiple saves in JPEG format PROVIDED you are using a setting of at lea...

19/06/2003 - 9:54 PM
By Carabosse

Thanks Hari for letting me know about naturephotographers site, I have already printed off 23 pages of digital imaging info I think might come in useful as I am a complet...

19/04/2003 - 2:08 PM
By alex.allen

Have had olympuses ?Olympi? - for a while but just bought Yashica/kyocera Finecam s4 from local branch of T4 for

12/05/2003 - 9:37 PM
By Bludnok

I've just bought a Canon EOS 3000 - upgraded from a Zenit E (remember them!) which was completely manual - no batteries, not even TTL metering! I've found the Canon very ...

22/04/2003 - 10:09 AM
By one_bob

I think it's fair to say that in head to head tests, Canon/Epson printers lead the way, while Lexmark and HP are also rans and don't make the same league. Good compared ...

20/04/2003 - 6:38 AM
By Little Jo

Try PictureShark. It's free, and it's pretty good. www.picture-shark.com/index.htm

25/10/2003 - 12:10 AM
By pantaz

Just bought a sony 717,and boy oh boy,am i glad i did...

23/04/2003 - 3:48 PM
By mactoddler

I wonder if there's anyone else on the forum who, like me, is interested in using digital imagery for teaching, through the medium of both conventional slides and power p...

18/04/2003 - 6:17 PM
By kevinjfmurphy

I have set my 'Colour Space' to Bruce RGB and as you say when I scan a negative in it is set to 'Bruce RGB' so far so good. But what I was wondering,does 'Photoshop' know...

19/04/2003 - 7:27 AM
By PHD

Is it not possible to print on acetate as if making a slide for an overhead projector?? If so then surely the prints could be sized using a dtp programme and possibly pri...

19/04/2003 - 8:16 PM
By geoffmclark

Thanks for the responses to my troubles' Chris - yes I use your method with landscapes etc and am very happy with the process - however I take the easier route with Fred ...

22/04/2003 - 4:35 PM
By Fransham

We have had lots of discussions and questions about the use of compatible cartridges and the impact on the printers warranty that I thought the item below taken from CDne...

18/04/2003 - 9:26 AM
By bppowell

We have the news story here Minolta Dynax 7 D Digital SLR

15/09/2004 - 7:45 AM
By Pete

I have just inherited a Leica IIIa from a relative and it has not been used for many years. I have recently ran a film through it with inconsistant results, from what app...

18/04/2003 - 7:10 AM
By mario

Yep and a happy Easter to everyone from me too. Anyone who is lucky enough to be able to have a break for the four days will need it I'm sure. Never mind Barrie - just ...

19/04/2003 - 8:36 AM
By SuziBlue

You might find this helpful... http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/12dde.htm Also, it's generally recommended that the Max RAM used shouldn't be set abouve 75%... alth...

22/04/2003 - 12:29 PM
By rugbylass

No you can't, not in a conventional webcam way at least. If you have a video capture card in your PC, you could use the video output of the Optio and route it through to ...

18/04/2003 - 1:51 AM
By Will

Ex Navy by any chance Barry? Ditto..........well, sort of. Have a good day.

17/04/2003 - 11:02 PM
By User_Removed

Marianne, I also use the Ilford papers - the one I prefer is the Smooth Glossy, I get mine from 7dayshop - am also at the moment testing the Fuji Multijet glossy - first...

18/04/2003 - 9:02 PM
By BOB S

Thanks for the advice everyone! I suppose it can be a bit confusing sometimes, I am not over keen on the Dell's as the graphics capabilities look a bit feeble and they d...

18/04/2003 - 4:14 PM
By davidw

I'm not familiar with this model but it's just possible that the extra three batteries are connected in parallel to give extra power (but not extra voltage). If you remo...

17/04/2003 - 9:39 PM
By loweskid

We have tied up with Ricoh's UK distributor to get a special deal on a digital camera. If you are looking for a new model this one's great value at just 299. Take a look ...

17/04/2003 - 3:12 PM
By Pete

Okay Stephen Try this......what I'm going to do is suggest some little practice pics to help you get to know your camera. 1. Put your camera into program mode. This a...

18/04/2003 - 11:16 AM
By Little Jo

Richard, I too have a 28-135 IS and it is a great everyday lens and the IS is surprisingly useful in low light when you don't or can't have a tripod with you. It's only ...

26/10/2003 - 1:40 PM
By manxmaid

Excellent replies, thanks folks! All I gotta do now is get the camera :)

17/04/2003 - 6:39 PM
By collinf

I have just bought Pinnacle Studio 8.0 for this very purpose for editting and creating short video clips with my Fuji 602. Haven't used the software yet but looks pretty...

17/04/2003 - 1:18 PM
By sean

I have just bought a POD from 7dayshop.com for 10.99. A handy gadget to carry in your bag. I also have one of those monopod walking sticks with a screw fitment on the t...

17/04/2003 - 3:47 PM
By sean

Have had olympuses ?Olympi? - for a while but just bought Yashica/kyocera Finecam s4 from local branch of T4 for

12/05/2003 - 9:33 PM
By Bludnok

Www.internetcamerasdirect.co.uk Well what I meant was I visited the site and rather than go through checkout, I phoned them. Dave

16/04/2003 - 10:21 PM
By Dartmaster