Saturday, I spent from 8am until 9pm, hour off for lunch, and Sunday
from 6am until 12noon (British Summer Time) working out how to handle
and operate my new Canon 350D. This is a personal experience and  it
may not be of interest to anyone else.

How can I strengthen the spring on the mode switch? Can the black plug
be removed to reveal a screw and spring? The mode switch keeps changing
'ALL BY ITSELF' as I am handling the camera. It drives me mad to have
taken pictures then find the setting as changed.

For my sins I recently purchased this cam in a sale BEFORE I read some
user's reports that it had a few flaws. It can take some beautiful
pics but too many have things wrong. I wanted the convenience of a
point and shoot but with some setting I could start to use myself,

Check this out if you haven't seen it before
http://bobatkins.photo.net/photography/technical/optical_illusion.html

I am thinking of buying a Nikon D70s. Expresscameras.com and
digitalliquidators.com seem to have the best prices. Does anyone have any
experiences with either of these vendors? Thanks for any information.
Jim

I cannot figure out how to change the date to the current date.  All
photos have the date 3-2-2001. Help!

They seem to have among the best prices for the D70 and D70s of any of the
more reputable shops.  What are your experiences with them?

I'm getting ready to buy my first digital camera. My budget ends at
$500.00 for everything I'd need. Primarily, I'd take pictures of flowers
(closeups), and then grandchildren. I just read in a Forbes Mag that the
Cannon elph would be my best bet for the money. Somewhere else I ...

I have an Epson Perfection 1660 Photo scanner. I use Monaco Optix to build
calibration profiles for my monitor, printer (Epson R800) and the scanner.
I am using Windows XP and know which folder to put the profiles into. I know
when to tell PSCS2 to use the printer/paper profile ...

Hi. Several months ago, I bought four Duracell AAs, NiMH rechargeable.
Here's what it says on the battery:
Duracell Rechargeable Accu
AA/HR6/DC1500 NiMH/1.2V/2050mAh

I have been going through more of my father's old 35mm transparencies
and scanning them into my computer.  Here's a picture his 1949 Cadillac:
http://gbe.dynip.com/misc/RC0121R1A.JPG
768x520 91.3 Kb

The guy is far from "good looking", but he's got a fabulous smile.
http://tinypic.com/6fa60w.jpg
He's the new Iranian presdient. I personally find him a great subject
for portraiture.

I've got a problem when transferring files from the camera to the PC
with Zoombrowser (4.0). I get the error message "No camera was found".
The strange thing is that it works when I use the scanner and camera
function

I am considering one of these. Usage will be general, e.g. family and
friends, holidays, nothing specialised.
Do like the occasional bit of macro, flowers, insects etc.
The FZ5 seems to get mostly pretty good reviews. Any cameras in the same

Willow Flies just love the 20D!
http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/45672693
http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/45672694