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  spot metering
hello, I own a minolta 450 si camera and im jsut wondering if theres a way to set the meter on spot metering and if there how to do it. thanks..any help would be appreciated...thatnks again...
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March 20, 2005
 
  Macro Lens Vs. Extension Tubes
I struggle with depth of field with my macro lens. I have a 100mm macro lens and a set of Kenko extension tubes. Can someone tell me the difference between the two? Is one easier to use? Can I ...
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March 23, 2005
 
  Flash Cards: Losing Images
I had trouble losing images on my flash card. I had downloaded the images before I found out that they were lost when I tried to print them. Can I use that card again? And how many times can we u...
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March 20, 2005
 
  lost pictures
I can take a whole roll of film in the same area and not change any of the settings on my camera. Then when I get the film developed, most of the time almost half of the pictures don't come ou...
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March 24, 2005
 
  How to shoot in focus pictures
Have canon digital rebel. I've returned it to the factory 4 times because the pictures aren't crisp and focused. It's more like a soft blue, every time I shoot. They say there's ...
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April 02, 2005
 
  Nikon Lite Touch Zoom 105 AF Not Working!
I just bought this Nikon Lite Touch Zoom 105 AF on ebay, put a new battery in, put film in, which automatically advanced and....low and behold, camera won't turn on! Nothing, zip, nadda. The ba...
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March 15, 2005
 
  my film keeps jamming in a manual camera
i have a pentax spotmatic II camera, older, vintage one. and when I load it, after a few shots the film will jam, or something jams anyway, and I can't fix it unless I open it. once I open it, ...
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March 12, 2005
 
  Digital Rebel es not Working
I was taking on camera flash pics when this happened, what is wrong with my camera ??See photo attached . Thanks in advance. Melvina...
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March 11, 2005
 
  Slave flash problem
I recently set my two studio lights for team photos, setting one of the flash heads onto slave, however it didn't fire on several occasions, and this happened intermitently. Would you know why...
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March 07, 2005
 
  Dumb question about my speedlite
At the back of my speedlite I have a button. I can switch it to a green dot or to an arrow with H next to it (I am assuming High Sync).I don't really understand the differences between these, ...
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March 07, 2005
 
  HELP TRansfering Problems
I have a D70. I for some reason am having problems transfering the images to my pc. I never had this problem before & I have used this many many times. I re-installed the program to see if mayb...
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April 07, 2005
 
  Bower titanium I.R Digital Super Wide 0.42x
I recently purchased this lense and I'm not having any kind of results... I've had it on both my canon 18-55mm & 75-300mm. I can't see a difference. Am I doing something wrong?...
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March 05, 2005
 
  Printing with Konica Minolta Magicolor
Is there a difference printing laser vice destjet for photos? I have been using hp photosmart 1115 until I recently purchased the magicolor laser. I had hoped to speed up my printing process but ha...
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March 04, 2005
 
  Shutter button stuck on my SRT-101
First the shutter button on my Minolta SRT-101 got stuck, then the self-timer also got stuck. But the film advance still works.WHY ?No, there was and is no film in the camera.Can it be fixed ? Shou...
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March 04, 2005
 
  Flash recycle time
Can anyone suggest a way to solve the slow recycle time with my flash?I use the Canon Rebel EOS (Digital) with the 420EX Speedlite. The recycle time is so slow and it sucks the life out of any batt...
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March 05, 2005
 
  WHY ON FILM
WHAT WOULD CAUSE MY FILM TO REWIND AFTER TAKING ONLY A FEW PICTURES ?? NOT ALL THE TIME .BUT ONCE IN A WHILE. ...
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February 28, 2005
 
  How do you calibrate your moniter?
Hello! I was wondering, how does one calibrate their moniter? I didn't think I was having any troubles with my moniter but once I got on my girlfriend's computer who just recently had her m...
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March 17, 2005
 
  Diaptor for viewfinder
I have a Canon 10D that I like very much. But.. the viewfinder is very small. I wear contacts to correct for distance, so when I look through the viewfinder my eye can't focus as sharp as I wou...
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February 28, 2005
 
  Topcon lens mount adapter
Adapting a camera back to the lens or equipment of choice seems difficult sometimes. I wish to adapt a Fuji FinePix S2 Pro camera back to a Topcon TRC-50EX. This is a retinal fundus camera with ...
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August 17, 2015
 
  Bogen 22 enlarger
I just purchased a Bogen 22a enlarger and cannot seem to get the negative to produce any picture at all. Am I missing something important here or could something be wrong with the enlarger?...
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February 27, 2005