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  Rolleiflex 6008 i Hot Shoe test
I just bought one Rolleiflex 6008 Integtral Kit.I tried to use Nikon SB-80Dx dirtectly on hot shoe ,But Flash is not working.I checked Voltage at the middle pin of the flash which is around 4.4 V.A...
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October 17, 2004
 
  Quantaray PZ-1 DSZ Flash Unit
Why doesn't my Quantaray PZ-1 DSZ unit flash when all other functions are operating fine? Even the flash test button does not trigger a response. I press the button, and, no flash. This should ...
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October 16, 2004
 
  How to Work in My Darkroom
Last year I bought darkroom equipment, because it had always been my dream to have my own darkroom. However, after countless tries of making a clear print I have had no success. The most I get is...
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May 03, 2008
 
  HELP PLEASE!!!
I just bought an off camera flash . . . ran one roll of film through my camera using it and it seemed to drain the batteries in my camera with just this one roll? Is this normal? or is something ...
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October 15, 2004
 
  Quantaray PZ-1 DSZ Flash Unit
Why doesn't my Quantaray PZ-1 DSZ unit flash when all other functions are operating fine?...
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October 15, 2004
 
  Batteries
I have a Minolta DimAGE f100 and the thing eats batteries like cazy! What can I do about this? I have tried several different kinds of batteries and none seem to last!!! Can someone help em with th...
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October 15, 2004
 
  Negative Scanner
Hi..I've been facing this problem for long time and I don't know how to fix it.. (check the link)http://uaewhispers1.jeeran.com/untitled.jpgwhen ever I scan the negative it gives me this ou...
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October 15, 2004
 
  how to set up a nikon n90s to studio lights
Can someone help? I recently bought a used set of studio lights, the main light is a brand called "Popular" the other two lights are "Strobonar". I am trying to figure out how to hook these up to m...
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October 13, 2004
 
  Light Meter
Hi,When I am setting the aperture on my Praktica MTL3, I hold down the light meter (duh). If I close it, the needle of the lightmeter goes down like it is supposed to, but the viewfinder gets dark...
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October 11, 2004
 
  Lithium batteries
I have a Canon EOS Rebel G11. An ion was blinking telling me to change the battery so I did but now it still says that I need to change the battery. what do I do?...
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October 11, 2004
 
  How do I get rid of the shadows on my backdrops?
I have started a small studio in my basement and every picture I have taken the person is creating a shadow. How do I get rid of the shadowing?...
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October 11, 2004
 
  fill flash and no flash
How do you force the flash or turn off the flash on my Canon Rebel 2000 EOS?...
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October 18, 2004
 
  Autofocus indicates ok..but I know it's not
I use a canon elan 7 w/ a EF28-105mm f/4-5.6 lens. I shoot mainly small children so I use autofocus almost exclusively as the children are moving targets and I like to capture their expressions qu...
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October 09, 2004
 
  What does this mean?
Everytime I turn on my digital camera, this pops up and I cant click on anything else, e:92:00, it flashes and beeps for a short time. and you cant do anything at all. What is it? and how do I get ...
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October 08, 2004
 
  How to Meter Studio Still Lifes/Portraits
I'm usually using a white or black background. I want to blow out the background to either full white or full black or if I'm not even using a backdrop but I want to blow out the background...
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November 09, 2004
 
  Tamron incompatible with Nikon?
I have a Nikon F70 and a Tamron 28-200mm AF lens for Nikon. This lens has pretty great reviews from other sites, and I'm beginning to wonder if I'm the only one experiencing compatibility p...
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October 07, 2004
 
  Circular Polarizer - What's Going On?
I tried using the CPL and didn't quite get the results as expected. On the other hand, I found that most of my pictures taken with this filter are not sharp. What could be the problem?Sachin, C...
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October 14, 2004
 
  Canon A40 lens problem
My Canon A40 lens will not retract. Turning it on and off doesn't help. I think there may be sand or grit in the lens assembly. A local repair shop said they would have to send it to Canon f...
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October 05, 2004
 
  Can't get my Nikon Lens to Focus???
I have a Nikon F80 - second hand but pretty much brand new as I knew it's previous owner.I was recently shooting with my f80-300 lense last weekend at a ball game - when all of a sudden it stop...
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October 05, 2004
 
  N80 Problems ... HELP PLEASE
I bought a used N80 off of Ebay. Problem #1: When I prees the shutter, the shutter stays closed until I press it again. And, when I do, it releases 3 times very quickly and the film doesn't adv...
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October 03, 2004