Just ordered a canon 28-135 IS lens - and now thinking about what hood
to get. The Canon hood is of the petal type, and is about £20. 7dayshop
do a rubber hood for about £9. Is the petal hood worth the extra - whats
the advatange over the 'normal' circular hood (collapsable ...

If you're new to DSLR photography you might want to have a quick look
at The Image Plane. There's nothing for sale - just useful advice to
get you clued in!
Hope it helps!

I've recently purchased a digital camera and need to get more memory
for it.  There is SO many different types of memory sticks and capacity
for each available.
I was wondering if there is anyone that can point me to a site or know

When I display my photo prints from slides I always list the medium as
"photo," regardless of the method of reproduction (R print, scanned then
digital photographic print, scanned then inkjet print).  An inkjet print
from a digital camera would be marked as "digital photo."

I heard that a memory card has the limit of certain number of writes. If I
earse the memory card after every download, I will be writing to the first
segments of the card every time. Hence, shorten the life of the card.
Have you heard of something like this?

I have owned this flashgun from new.  I doubt that it has been used to
expose more than 100 frames of film and 50 frames of digital in its
entire life . It has been regularly charged and discharged to keep the
capacitors in good shape. A thyristor is a fast acting switch that

With that tempo a G7 will be out soon enough.
What new gizmos could be hoped for this time?
/per

My first question is what would be the difference between a dedicated flash
such as a Canon 550EX/580EX and studio strobes?  For example, would you get
just as good results using a Canon 580EX with an umbrella/softbox as you
would with a studio strobe with the same umbrella/softbox? ...

According to the current canon cashback offer, you have to cut out the
barcode on the lens box and send it in with the vouchers / photocopy of
the receipt. However, cutting up the box may well reduce the resale
value of the lens (I have noticed on eBay that people seem to pay a

Full text is at
http://www.macworld.com/2005/05/reviews/5megapixelcameras/index.php
In summary it states:
The Konica Minolta Dimage Z5 takes great pictures, especially at lower

Any suggestions for burning pictures on CD, such that they can shown as
a slide snow on a DVD player?   Can't afford a digital projector.

I have a Kodak DX6340; not the top of the line, but it works for me.
There are four picture quality options: Best, Best(3:2), Better, and Good.
Here are the descriptions from the User's Guide for the first two:
Best: (3.1 MP)—for printing up to 11 x 14 in.(28 x 36 cm); pictures are ...

Does using a 72mm circular polarising filter on a 58mm lens via an
adapter ring have any impact on image quality ?

Thanks to all for the advice on sharpening. Although I never intended to
spark quite the fierce discussion that ensued, I did learn a lot.
New Thunderstorm image from this afternoons shoot.
http://www.fleetingglimpse.com/Rikk/photoshowcase.htm