i am setting a room dedicated as a digital darkroom.
are there any colors that are recommended to paint the room? i seem to
recall the newpaper that i used to work at, repainted their room a special
shade of gray, in the area they did their desktop publishing.

       Hey all... I recently got an old Sears-branded 300mm f/5.5 screwmount
telephoto.  From the looks of it, it seems to be identical to a vivitar on ebay like
this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=707&item=7502072857&rd=1&
ssPageName=WDVW

In theory, objects that are the same size and the same distance away from
the lense should appear on the photo the same size, right?
That doesn't seem to be the case with wide angle lenses. If I just stand
still and pivot the camera (i.e. keeping the same distance to all objects ...

Anyone have a suggestion for me on the best 1GB or more card for my D70 with
the fastest write speed and overall quality? I really cant find much
information on the web to determine the factors and benchmarks that I should
consider.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos350d
Image quality equal to 20D
Shoots quickly
Improved autofocus over 300D

I take back my previous comments, choking on my own words :) regarding
Canon Customer Service in Irvine, CA.
I went to the Canon Customer Service Center in Irvine, CA this morning
to have the image sensor cleaned in a 20D Digital SLR camera. This is

Just got my Rebel XT tonight, somewhat disappointed with the pics
taken in full auto with flash.  they all come out dark with about 30%
of the histogram on the right totally flat.  never had this problem
with powershot S50 or previous rebell. any help? I only have few days

Any seconds?

I am a new member of several sites on which I can create a profile for
other members to see.  On most of them, they allow photos & avatars,
which can be posted on forums.  But most will only take images which
are 64 pixels wide & 64 pixels tall.  All my photos & downloaded

I am thinking of upgrading to Photoshop CS2 from PSE-II. One thing I am
not sure that I understand. I can edit an image in 16 bit, be from a
digicam (12 bit mode) or a scanner (16 bit), in CS2. But when I view it
either for editing or afterwards, I shall see it in 8 bit mode as the

He just keeps coming back for more. If rikijo were there he'd probably
call Lionel "living pr0n".

www.digitalcamerainfo.com  gave the FZ5 a very poor writeup when it
comes to NOISE.  It seems that noise (or the lack of it) it at the heart
of getting great results in a variety of circumstances.  While I was
getting ready to consider the FZ5 because of its lower weight and bulk ...

Hook, Lionel and Sinker: a phrase that shall live in infamy for the lifetime of AUK

Could someone please explain the difference in Kingston SD 512 MB memory
cards.  I've found one with speed Approx. 51x and another with speed
approx.10x.
I'm not sure what this means and since I am a newbie to the digital world I

Can Lionel say the same? It's a shame this isn't a binaries group or
the female regulars would be pawing at themselves in estrus-like lust.