I was reading the manual today and configuring my new Nikon D300.  I
started to become annoyed when the menu would blank out before I was
fnished.  Sometimes it would literally black out as soon as I got to
the section I wanted to edit.  I set the c4: Monitor off Delay to 1

If I hadn't seen this, I would have thought someone was kidding:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympussp560uz/page8.asp
Check out the "Expression Edit" feature. My nomination for the most
incredible waste of time and money by a camera company so far. Why not

It was in a Casio digital camera - around 7 mp. I got to the format menu
and thought I had pressed CANCEL. Formatting started - there was no
warning. The worst part is is wasn't my camera.
I've tried the following:

Here is last night's appearance of Mars and the moon together.
300mm VR, spot metered, levels of the 2 objects adjusted independently
in Photoshop.
http://www.mhmyers.com/d80/DSC_10102w.jpg

After 18 months of use, and 6 months beyond the warrantee period, my DSC-S40
screen showed just plain white.  I contacted Sony and was quoted 115 UK
pounds ($230) fixed charge to repair it.
Before sending it off I did a quick search of the internet and was amazed to

Greetings! I am thinking of going to Iceland and Greenland in coming
summer. I have Kodak P&S Z612 and Z1275 and a Canon 300D DSLR. I sent
an e-mail to Kodak about taking pictures in cold weather. Kodak
replied next day by e-mail that both Kodaks will function from 0 to 40

What is the procedure for scanning 35mm B&W negatives and manipulating
them in Photoshop to produce positive images suitable for 8x10 prints?
What resolution scan would be best for this?
Louis Dremer

Not sure what reception this will get (but be nice, it is Christmas after
all!)
First, have a look at http://diy.despair.com/motivator.php  This page
contains a 'poster generator' which I've been using with my own photos to

I am considering setting up a small studio for portraiture using a
digital camera.  If I used fluorescent lighting, what would be a good
set-up?
Would I get away with just one large light source?

Recommendations please on the best value digital slr back Leica R
lenses can be adapted to.

I joined a bicycle ride to Dyker Heights, Brooklyn to see the community's
well known Christmas decorations. It was an opportunity to bring along my
D300 and check out the 3200 ISO. I got 21 pictures:
http://donwiss.com/pictures/Lights-In-The-Heights-2007/

I'm wanting to build myself a copy stand to take clean pictures of
paper and book pages. Scanners don't do a good job with bound books,
especially paperbacks with solid glued spines. The only scanner I know
of that handles books at all well (Mustek OpticBook 3600) is outside my

I just won 2,500,000.00 I need some one to help me spend this money
http://e-mail-scam.blogspot.com

Digital picture frames are apparently flying off the store shelves.  Does
anyone in the group have experience with these?  What make/models have you
tried and really liked?  Thanks, ~Ray

What is the point, really?  Of even offering a 1600 ISO (or more,
depending on the idiocy of the marketing dept) on these cameras??
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympussp560uz/page16.asp