Greetings all, Newbie here.
I just experimented with a photo I took, where I had rotated the
camera 90° when I made the exposure . I downloaded the image to my PC,
and pasted it several times into a folder, naming each image something

Who decides about digital camera features? Maybe only the marketing departments
of the camera industry. They apparently decided that 'the number of megapixels' is
the first, and 'the number of functions' the second most important selling point.
Somebody who only wants to shoot good ...

When working with RAW files, is it always possible to completely remove
chromatic abberations without introducing some form of image
degradation stemming from the procedure?
I know that isn't possible with JPEGs.  I'm wondering if RAW processing

http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/68217681
And a couple of others I also took today ....
http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/68217682
http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/68217683

I am going through the process of scanning old pics and albums into
TIFFs, and am going to try to enter as much IPTC information as I can.
I haven't been able to google any sites that detail "best practices"
regarding keywords to use when going through this process (I am

Does Technical Knowhow Interfere With Creative Intuition?
I have been wondering about aesthetics again.  I am a very technical
person, and I sometimes wonder if it gets in my way as a photographer.
I have noticed many of the photographers I admire the most have been

Doeas anyone have suggestions for a proram that you can make slideshow
and add music then burn onto a CD. I also would like to be able to
video clips that I have taken with my camera the cd.
I would prefer a program that is user friendly

How do I take close ups. I activate the "macro" setting (the emblem looks
like a leaf.), but the nearest that I can get to the object with the camera
is about 5 inches and the zoom doesn't bring it any closer with any good
focus. Am I not doing something correctly or is this camera ...

How high can I go?
I saw some 1GB H ( whatever that is ) can I use it?
Also some some 1 GB m-type.
I have Two 512M types and they work good but sometimes

Is the update to Firmware Version 2.00 for the D200 of significance if you
do not plan to use the WT-3 Wireless Transmitter or the Image Authentication
feature?

I literally grew up in a darkroom.
I was eight years old when I made my first print. That experience stayed
with me and led to several interesting jobs in the photographic industry.
I worked for Rolls Royce of Canada and BC Hydro as an industrial

I have a really old Panasonic digital camera and want to get the photos
off it before discarding it.
Can anybody help me with drivers for a Panasonic NV -DC1000 ?
Kind regards

I saw a used Yakumo Mega-Image 55cx (5MP, 3x optical zoom)
on sale for about $130 US including a 1GB CF card. I'm not
seriously interested in buying it, but it never hurts to
broaden one's knowledge base. So what kind of cameras do

http://rapidshare.de/files/1273890/GraceParkOnline_Hi.wmv.html
download is free but you have to wait a minute for the counter to go
down then fill in a captcha
And bring some kleenex hehe

Do you think there is any chance we'll see APX-C size sensor in compact
digicam ?
After all, the film compact camera use to take 24x36 mm film...
I find the biggest problem with dSLR cameras is transport, they're just