did anyone already find out whether you can use a generic mini USB
cable instead of the supplied docking station or not? The plug seems to
be identical and I wonder...
TIA

Received as a gift, Canon Powershot A620. How important is an AC
Adapter Kit? What is it used for? The camera runs on AA Alkaline
batteries(x4). It came with a 32M memory card (SD). They push the
SDC-128M, and the SDC-512MSH. Are there many name brands of these? How

I am in the market for a Digital Photo Camera and was looking for some kind
of buyers guide.  I'm looking for a 7mp that has great photo quality and
uses an SD Card for additional memory.  Regular barrel type batteries would
be a plus also.  I've looked on BestBuy and CircuitCity ...

    Can anyone suggest a good flat bed scanner that also does a
reasonable job on 35mm slides? Thank you.
Morton Klotz
Placerville, California

I have the Canon S1 IS camera. I just bought it recently (2 months
ago), but didn't get an extra lens or lens adapter at the time,
thinking that since the S2 is out they will be available to me.
I just went to look for it, but see (on amazon) that the wide angle

 What is the best way to go about setting up your own photographic web
site?
Are there any good programs that are specifically designed for this purpose?
I have Photoshop CS2 for editing my photos.

I saw a pretty cool looking flash setup on TV a while back and I am
wondering if anyone has any information on it. It was a portable
handheld lightbox, like a small, ~24-36", diffuser box umbrella
attached to a remote flash.

On October 4th, dpreview.com posted this service notice from fuji:
Service Advisory to Owner's of the FinePix S2 Pro Digital Camera
FUJI PHOTO FILM U.S.A., INC. announces that some of the FinePix S2
Pro digital camera models may develop a problem with the CCD imaging

Ok guys. Need your frank opinion on this one. I've seen on eBay many
auctions selling CDs of stock photography images. I've been thinking of
this business for
some time.

http://www.top-fashion-photographers.info/profile/alberto-raviglione.htm
Cip

have the following problem, but no funds:
quickly and at no cost converting hundreds of 35mm neg's (cut to '5 negs
per strip') and also 35mm slides (similar quantities), to digital
images, hopefully at ZERO cost

I purchased a HP R507 digital camera which works fine but the major problem
is that i cannot load the HP Image Zone software from the disk that comes
with it which means that i cannot see or print pictures using my computer.
When i try to load the software it starts out ok but ...

I need a good digital camera for some adventures where I cannot rely on
a power plug. Therefore, I have some demands:
1. As small as possible.
2. Has to use batteries which can be bought in a store (i.e. AA, AAA

This is a follow-up to my previous post. Let's assume the following:
1. I'm going to Alaska with my digital camera hiking in the wilderness
for two weeks.
2. I want to bring my digital camera (using Li-Ion batteries, built-in)