Someone posted a video and some stills they took using a Umax Astrapix
610 and it looks like the Sun is blocked out by a mask making it appear black.
They are in alt.binaries.svcd if anyone is interested. I never dared point my
camera at the Sun, so I have never seen this before. ...

Many of you know the site http://www.pricewatch.com but how many know
anything beyond the vague contact information on the site.
It seems that owner and president of the Price Watch Corporation, Mr.
Michael Garces (also known as Manuel Garces) (PriceWatch Corp

I'm in dire need of a new faster computer for digital photo work.
I was planning on getting a PowerMac G5 ( but now I'm hearing
rumors of new systems coming out soon, so I may wait a month or so ).
I'm not so concerned about the computer itself, but of the monitor.

Folks,
These two lenses are roughly the same price. Outside of the obvious
benefits of having a zoom, has anyone had experience with both? In
terms of image quality what is your take? I have seen good reports on

Due to Hurricane Katrina...
http://www.OnlySunshine.com will be offline soon. You see, I dedicated
this site to my wife Sunshine and son Gabriel. However, I can no longer
afford to advertise the site to its full potential. I started the site

Anyone got one?  What do you think?
Andrew Milne

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Are these real photographs, or simply a good Photoshop job?
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/506/kat14dr.jpg
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/4026/kat28ev.jpg
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/32/kat37zl.jpg

I have a Canon S1 and use it outdoors primarily in point and shoot
mode. Occasionally, I shoot residential interiors. Since the onboard
flash is effective for a mere +/- 12 feet, I'd like to set up a couple
of slaves to illuminate distant parts of large rooms. However, the

I am selling Microsoft Office 2003 student edition in box
sealed,garanteed condition only for 110.00$,here are the details:
http://www.epier.com/BiddingForm.asp?1291530
Thank you very much

What is everyone using to watermark or to put your copyright on a
photo that is published or displayed on the web?
Any shareware programs?
Just curious,

In my limited experience, I find that Dpreview is good, but "Steve's
Digicams" is a bit too optimistic about image quality.
I'd like to hear what sites other folks like.

I want to transfer my family's 8mm film to video in high definition.
I've thought about using a digital camera, but I'm afraid it won't be
economical due to shutter durability.  Do any of you know if there are
any cameras available that use an electronic shutter and no other