Is there an option that's so far eluded me that will prevent the
'JPEG/GIF Save Options' window from appearing every time I save a JPG
please? It comes up inconveniently over the scroll bar, and is
redundant to me 99% of the time anyway. But if I close it, the new

The Times today had a full page add claiming, "If you want clear pictures
you don't want a Canon or Nikon."  They also claim that only 20% of Canon
and Nikon lenses have IS/VR.  They also claim that the Sony A100 is the only
camera to give clear sharp images with all their lenses ...

I have some nice older Nikon film gear, and several lenses.
Can I use old AI type lenses with Nikon digital SLR?  If only certain
models, which?
What Nikon digital SLRs are considered "bargains" on the current used

I wonder if anyone still remember about the Olympus OM-1 and OM-2 when
they were introduced in the market in the early and mid 1970s? It was a
small and compact size that it fit easily in my hand. I must say that I
have relatively small size hand, and this topic may not interest ...

I am planning to purchase a Canon 4OOD SLR. I have two old but in good
condition Canon lenses that I used with a Canon 35 mm SLR. They are 50
mm 1:1.8 and 100 x 300 1:4.5-5.6. Please recommend what other lens I
need to cover the basic range for people and landscape photography. I

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mike

Father Christmas brought me an i-mac, any suggestions on the best, reasonbly
priced photo software for a keen amateur, any body using Aperture??
Thanks for any suggestions.

Is there any way to create a dng file other than using PS? I've looked and
can't find any. I be particularly interested in a Linux solution. Is it
the case that Adobe is keeping this a proprietary format?

My first SLR camera was an East German Praktica. I noticed that they
are still producing  cameras, and has digital SLR products in the
market. My question is why the German cameras do not compete in the
camera market in North America?  Are they just simply too expensive,

I can't figure out a way to copy avi videos back to the Canon G7
memory card once they've been downloaded to a PC, even with its
own Canon Software.  That's very inconvenient for me.
Some digital camera that I've had for years functions just like a

I just bought my first set of Eneloops. I have been using two sets
of two Energizer 2500mah in my Sony DSC- H1  The Energizer is a
standard NiMH battery that self discharges like all other standard
NiMH batteries. ( about 1% per day self discharge )

I think we were discussing this a couple of days ago. I went to the
observation deck at the top of Rockefeller Center today. I carried a
photo backpack with a tripod dangling from it. At the security
checkpoint on the ground floor, they told me I wasn't allowed to open

Folks,
I recently did a shot where I bracketed f-stops to tailor depth of
field. The shot was of eye glasses sitting on a page of print. I was
surprised to see that the viewfinder image appears to have way more

Is it possible to scan colour slides into a digital format, with a
flatbed scanner? I have a Umax Astra 4000U without a transparency
adapter. Any help appreciated. Thanks.
- gA

I am a newcomer to the digital camera world, having recently bought my
first digital camera, a Canon PowerShot A530.  I would like to switch
from using disposable AA batteries to using rechargeable NiMH
batteries, which are allowable with my camera.  I can buy the Canon