I want a macro lens for the D70. I am undecided between the Tamron 90mm or
the Nikkor 105mm. (The Tamron is substantially cheaper here in the UK).
The lens will not be subjected to 'professional use'.
I'm not too bothered about the difference in actual focal lengths produced

Im very new to photography and i have been asked by my employer to take some
pictures of our inventory to display in a print catalog.  These do not have
to be top notch pro photos but we'd like something decent at an affordable
price.

I'm new to digital photography having just been given a Pentax S30 3.2
Meg pixel camera.  According to the manual I can select the no. of
pixels, which obviously impacts the data volume.  But I can also
select the picture 'Quality'(good, better, best) which adjusts the

Posted here a couple of times, thought I would say a quick hello.
I am from Tasmania, Australia. I have messed with 35mm most of my adult
life, had a cheapie 2meg pixel for quite a while, which produced very
average results, although comparable to a cheapie "point and shoot" 35mm ...

I finally unpacked and set up my Epson R1800 today, following
the tips/links for the new drivers and profiles, although i dont
have any previous prints to compare to the first print I did, which
was very impressive. this was from a 2.2 kb / 2256x1496 pixel jpeg file

Hi.  I have two Sony Trinitron Monitors, but one of them has developed a red
colour cast to it (the primary monitor).
Is this something which can be adjusted by a professional?  Or is it scrap?

When using a lens extender such as a Canon 1.4X, does this data show on the
RAW data?  Or does it just show the focal length of the actual liens?

My Toshiba PDR-M65 (aside from being a bit bulky) works perfectly OK
*Except*
When I put batteries in (normal or rechargeable) the power indicator
is full

I have a Canon EOS 300 film camera and a Canon EOS 300D digital
camera.
I have lens for both of these cameras
To makes it easy to understand I'll give the lens letters

Win 98 XP Home, 512 RAM, P3 Equiv processor, lots of hard disc space.
Have been using successive versions of Elements since it first appeared.
Virtually no problems till today:
3.0 refused to load, telling me I was short on memory. Checked system

I am looking for a portable storage device to use in the field to copy 20D
RAW files from a CF card to free up space.
I came accross the X Drive Pro (VP3310) and wonder if anyone has any
experience of this or any other products that might do the job.

I am looking to purchase a good value for money camera and currently
thinking  around 7mp+ range point and shoot.  The two which seem recommended
are the Canon pwershot g 6 and the Olympus c7070.  If there is another
camera i should consider plse tell me. If not which of these 2 ...

Do any of the major digital camera manufacturers offer for an
additional price extended warranties beyond 1 year?
Twice I've been burned by "3rd party" warranties on digital cameras. I
am soooooo tired of paying $$$ for cameras that last <3 years and

When I click on "Copy to CD", I get a dialogue box with options:  Burn using
Real Player, Open writable CD folder, Create CD using Roxio Easy CD Creator,
Burn using Windows Media Player.  Do these all work the same, or are there
advantages in using one over another?  I have ...

I know this refers to an .ra plug in but I thought there would be more
experts on irfanview here than anywhere else.....
I downloaded the above plug in for real audio player.  But when I try
to open an .ra  music sample off Amazon.co.uk although irfanview is