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  printing photo notecards
I am wanting to pring photo notecards from my printshop deluxe program my printer says it prints borderless but I can't seem to get it to print. Any suggestion. Thanks, Tamara...
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May 19, 2006
 
  nissin module for nikon d70s
I have the Nissin flash 4200GW. I bought it long ago to used with my Nikon SLR N6006. Now I have the D70S and I know I must have new module to use with the D70S. I tried to looking for it but I do ...
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May 16, 2006
 
  camera troubles
i have a minolta x-370n and ive read the instruction manuel front to back.. and I still cant get past loading the film !!once I load it and try to advance it.. it wont move.. and yes its on !! if y...
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May 13, 2006
 
  Minolta X-300 mirror
i have just bought a minolta x300 off ebay. when I dry fired it a few times it worked brilliantly but as I came to load a film it went off and the mirror now refuses to stay down. the batteries a...
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May 10, 2006
 
  D70 not letting me access menu options.
So here it goes. My D70 will not let me access the "Optimize Image" or "White Balance" tabs. Instead of bieng in Bright white like every other tab in the menu that is accesible, they are a Light a...
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May 10, 2006
 
  Card Full But Isn't
I can't depress the shutter button on myOlympus 460Z camera and the message in the window says "Card Full" after I have emptied the card and the camera gives me the message "No Picture". I'...
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May 04, 2006
 
  I hate Nikon!
When getting my new D50 I was told to uninstall Nikon view that came with Coolpix. Got a warning about shared files and I said yes, remove to a few, then thought better of it and canceled the unin...
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May 03, 2006
 
  shutter curtain repair
I need some advise on repairing a minolta xg-se shutter curtain. It was off track and when I was trying to put it in place the whole curtain came out. I put it back in but I would assume it needs t...
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May 03, 2006
 
  Centon K200- Advice on film?
I have just bought a Centon K200 Slr as I am compeletly new to photgraphy, but wanted to try something without a digital camera - basically as they were too expensive for me to purchase outright.I ...
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April 30, 2006
 
  Clone tool in photoshop elements
I use adobe photoshop elements, and have been using the clone stamp tool. Now everytime I click my sample area then move to my work area it is displayed as crosshairs, and not the defined circle I...
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May 27, 2006
 
  computer problem e-mailing photo's
This may not be the right sort of question for this site but I will ask anyway. I hope someone can help. It is photo related. I have lost my dialogue box in Windows XP/my documents/my pictures fold...
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June 01, 2006
 
  Do I need a new camera body?
I have cannon rebel, film based. The Auto-focus has stopped working and I have taken it to a store and they determined it is not the lense(tried my lense on other bodies) and so, therefore, it is ...
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April 27, 2006
 
  Studio Lighting
When taking a photo of a person with a white background my photos tend to be too bright. Are my umbrellas to close to the subject or is it a setting on my camera. Also what to do about shadowing on...
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April 26, 2006
 
  Afraid I broke my camera:(
Ok, I'm a total idiot.... The one thing I didn't read enough about is, CLEANING...I'm at the lake taking some great shots, a storm in coming in and I look at the clouds. There is a li...
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April 27, 2006
 
  Dark pictures
I have a Nikon D-100 and it seems like I always have to raise the levels up in photoshop. Is this a setting that can be changed on my camera or is it just the camera?...
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April 25, 2006
 
  Dark pictures
I have a Nikon D-100 and it seems like I always have to raise the levels up in photoshop. Is this a setting that can be changed on my camera or is it just the camera?...
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April 24, 2006
 
  protected memory stick
My memory stick in my Nikon camera somehow got protected. Is there any way I can change it back, I can't take pictures with it while it is protected...
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April 21, 2006
 
  compatable lenses
The lenses I have currently are AF mount auto focus lenses. The 35mm Minolta camera is about 5 years old. While looking at cameras recently I saw the Canon Rebel which says it used an AF mount for ...
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April 20, 2006
 
  EOS 300D Shutter Speed for Flash
How do you set the shutter speed in the 300D when using the Promaster 5550DX Strobe. When I set my aperature at f/8 for increased DOF; the corresponding shutter speed in a darken area is like 2 se...
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April 29, 2006
 
  Digital Camera repairs
I have a Pentax IstD in which I managed to break off one of the pins in the Compact Flash slot. I have had to send the camera back to Pentax for (costly) repairs and was wondering, that since the ...
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April 19, 2006