I just got a Fuji A340 and am having trouble with getting it to work
with a USB connection.  I power on the camera, then connect the USB
cable.  Then the camera switches over to USB computer mode, other
choices are web camera and USB printer.  Fine so far.  But as soon as I

Like many others, Pentax is singing the digital blues...
I just read about Pentax profits falling 40 some percent and they will be
making job cuts. I loved using their cameras and lenses back in my film days
and still retain some. I'm using a Canon DSLR now because nearly two ...

I am most definitely NOT trying to start any flame wars, or any comments of
"you D70 owners really are stuck with a sucky noise-filled camera" or ones
like "you Digital Rebel owners think your images look better but they're
overprocessed."

I recently bought a Panasonic FZ20, which I, by and large, am very
pleased with. (Blown highlights seem much more of a problem than with
my CP995, but they seem to be minimised by setting "Contrast" to low,
and exposure compensation to -2/3 when photographing essentially any

Which CDs are currently recommended for storing photos?
I have read at some stage that "Mitsui process", whatever that is, CDs were
the best. Kodak used to make them, but no longer do so.
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After 3 years of treating my Canon G5 like a rented mule, it finally
died on me. I'm hoping for some suggestions for a replacement. Here's
what I'm looking for...
MUST HAVE

Found a good discussion forum on photography that I'd like to share.
http://www.photocamel.com
PhotoCamel is aimed primarily at pros and enthusiasts. Some quality
contributors so far. Worth a look.

Someone recently introduced me to www.flickr.com, but I don't like the
fact that there are so many casual snapshots crowding out the more
"ambitious", artistic photos.  Does anyone know of any good
photo-sharing websites that are geared more towards artistic

I just purchased a Sony BCG34HUE4 Ultra 15 battery charger with four
(4) AA Ni-MH batteries (2500 mAh).  The store where I bought it doesn't
carry Sony replacement batteries for it.  (I always like to keep one
set charged in my digital camera bag, while the other set is charging).

I bought a 20D and picked up a used 75-300 Canon Zoom with IS. I am
dissatisfied with the quality of the image from 200 -300 mm. I am thinking
of a prime lens of either 300 or 400mm and looking hard at the Canon 300 F4L
with USM and IS or the 400 F4L. Both are about the same ...

Cliffs in Cavendish, P.E.I., Canada, and more :
http://dhost.info/photocanon/cavendish/index.htm?size=1&exif=&page=3
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I just got a Canon 200d.  The battery seems to die out after only a couple
of hours.  Is this how it should work?  Do people just carry around a bunch
of batteries with them to keep these sorts of cameras going while they're
out?

I have a Kodak DX6340 and am generally quite happy with the results.
However when trying to shoot in low light areas I would like to be able to
change the ISO setting.
I believe that should be possible (the manual explains how it is done).

Dear photofriends,
Feel free to take a look at my new dutch Photo website;
www.pjotr-images.com
Almost 290 photos  in a lot of genres.

In attempting to freeze the wings of a hummingbird in flight, I put the
creative focus in Tv mode.  All of my shots were very dark to black.  I
thought I could dial up the shutter speed and the aperture would
compensate.  It appears the the Tv mode when set to a slower shutter