Well, I'm continuing to read and research as part of my decision to
move up from a P&S digital to dSLR.  I'm now looking at the Nikon D50.
Would this lens:
Nikon 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED IF AF-S DX Nikkor Zoom Lens

6 seconds max

Some time ago, I read about the fact that rather often cities/towns require
a permit to use a tripod in their place. But what about monopods?
Gregor

I get very confused about NiMh batteries. On the one hand we are told that
you don't have to have them fully discharged before recharging because they
don't have a memory. But on the other hand I understand that if you don't
have an expensive charger that knows when full charge has ...

I have never owned an SLR, always seemed to much of a camera for my skills
(and too pricey).  But I am wondering about the thoughts on digital
technology from those who do have them.
Someone could own a film SLR for 10, 20 years and just upgrade the lenses as

I'm trying to archive photographs with my digital camera. I need glass
to hold the photos flat, and I read that it is best to use non
reflective glass. Where do I get that?
And what exactly is it? Is it just regular glass with an antireflective

PhotoStory 2005
http://www.sencesa.com/Sencesa-PhotoStory.htm

I bought a 1GB Sony memory stick pro for ~US$88, here in Bombay, for my
Sony W7. Later, I complained to the dealer from whom I bought the
camera (not the stick) that he was asking too much for the stick (he
had quoted $128)!! He said I must've bought one of those fake memory

Given the review on
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082209canoneos5d.asp
Do you think the $3299 is worth it compared to about $ 1238 for the
20D now (buydig.com) considering its improvements over the 20D?  

I'm a new owner of a Canon A520. I like the camera, its features and I
especially like its small size. I have one complaint, the photos tend to be
slightly dark. It does not matter if I'm indoors or outdoors.  I've been
using Photoshop Elements 3 and can lighten up the shadows ...

Is one available, and any ideas on were to get one?
thanks  russell

I know I've read some decent posts about lenses recently for the eos
20d camera so now I'll ask one.
If money is no object can you list what lenses in priority (first
being the best) of what you think will make a great portrait lense for

Some shots I made with my old and trusty canon G3 over the period of a
couple of years:
www.snipsnaps.com/gallery
Any comments on how to improve them, composition, technique, anything?

I am a newcomer to photography.Just tell me the difference between a
SLR and SLR like camera.For example Canon EOS 350D is an (D)SLR and
Fuji S5500 is called an 'SLR like' camera..By single lens reflex I
suppose that what you see through the view finder is what you are going

In photoshop File Info some data fields  like the Camera, Model, date/time
cannot be deleted
Is theere a recommended simple Exif editor?
thanks