I recently ordered some 6x4 prints from Jessops' in-store digital photo
maker. When I received the prints I noticed that they had all been
cropped in such a way that some of the image was missing from the top
and bottom.

I know this little reminder doesn't apply to most of you but...
This morning I read an article in the local paper about memory failure.  It
brought back a very unhappy memory from a year or so ago.  I was doing
something on our less than one year old PC when the hard drive light ...

Just wondering if somebody could help me sort out the pluses and
minuses of a real (i.e. expensive) macro lens, as compared with the
close-up lenses that thread on like a filter?  I notice there are cheap
close-up sets with different diopter strengths, and I also noticed

I have about 10,000 pix that I'd like to rename so that each file name begins
with the date.   e.g.  "2003 09-27 Joe Birthday".
Problem is that some of them are already named using that convention.
So I'd like to write a little VB program to iterate through all the pix, look at

Greetins! I have some extra Lithium ion batteries which I shall not
need till next summer. They are Kodak KLIC 5001 batteries. What are the
best ways to store these batteries? With thanks in advance.

Digital Camera Success Card
One of the most frustrating aspects of digital cameras is that we
typically don't think about them UNTIL we pull it out of its case and
need to take a picture. Trouble is, at that moment we are under

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I shall be travelling from the UK to the USA/Canada for an extended trip
during 2007,and am looking at options for safe storage of the many
digital photos I intend to take!  We're not taking a computer with us
(other than a Blackberry) but will have internet access for much of ...

What are the tricks in choosing a "correct" gamma for printing?
I tried to print without any gamma correction, and the print looks
very impressive under a direct sunlight (or comparably bright
artificial light), but becomes much more dull under darker viewing

Is there any appreciable difference in quality/performance/colour shift
etc between the Hoya Super HMC Pro and the B&W Slim MRC versions ?
Prices are pretty similar..
To go on a Canon 24-105 L if that makes any difference..

I have been a long time Pentax user, but lately have been
dpoing more dig photo. I would like to kknow what options
are out there for those who have kmounts lenses and would
like to keep using them in dig photography. I have a 24mm

I'm having trouble getting my Garmin 76C and Nikon D200 to work together.
I have the Nikon MC-35 adapter cable which I have connected to a Garmin
power/data combo cable but the GPS is not recognized by the camera.
What I know:

I did pretty dumb thing today. I accidently formated my CF through my
camera menu (Canon Powershot G3). I was wondering if there is any way
to recover 200+ pictures I had in it?
Thanks and Regards,

IT would seem Nikon USA has FINALLY posted many manuals in PDF which in the
past might have only been available on non-US Nikon sites.
http://support.nikontech.com/cgi-bin/nikonusa.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp ...

Digital Camera Success Card
One of the most frustrating aspects of digital cameras is that we
typically don't think about them UNTIL we pull it out of its case and
need to take a picture. Trouble is, at that moment we are under