Oops, I did it again ... sorry for cross-posting, but I 'm looking for a
monopod to use with both my Nikon and Hasselblad equipment, so it might be
approprioate, no ?
As far as choosing a monopod is concerned, I guess my choice will mostly be

90mm f/2 APO-SUMMICRON-R ASPH or 100mm f/2.8 APO-MACRO-ELMARIT-R?
According to http://www.wildlightphoto.com/leica/main.html both are
really great. However with all of the reading I've been doing, it seems
that most if not all of the newest and/or updated versions surpass the

No this isn't trolling, i'm truly curious.
The reason i ask is because i'm wondering why people still use film,
eventhough digital is so convenient and recent cameras from nikon and
canon are apparently quite good.

I guess this camera is legendary for having great optics for a compact
p&s 35mm. But I have one and i shot a film with it and didn't really
like the results much for one main reason, vignetting. It's quite
significant with the mju-ii. It's horrid. If you don't believe me look

I need a second SLR and have decided to get a manual one instead.  My
reason is this: if I were to have a second home, it probably won't be
as good as my first.  So why should my second camera be as good as my
first?

 I have a chance to buy a Pentax-A f1.7 50mm lens at a reasonable price.
Since I've only owned 'M' and 'FA' lenses I'm concerned that this lens may
be defective.  The aperture ring can not be turned down past f8 without
depressing the aperture ring lock button and once it is ...

I was wondering whether I could elicit some opinions on 35mm slide
projectors?
Basically, I'd appreciate some guidelines on what make/model to
purchase. It's for home use and I suspect I'll purchase a standard size

I have an idea for the shoot-in - tell me what you think:
I think that it'd be interesting to have an "exif sheet" for pictures
submitted.  The info included would be whatever the artist would like to
share.

I'm looking for a bit of advise here: I'm interested in buying a 28-200mm
lens for travelling with. I've got 3 real choices:
Sigma 28-200mm F3.5-5.6 Compact  Aspherical Hyperzoom Macro
Sigma 28-200mm F3.5-5.6 DL Aspherical Hyperzoom Macro (about to be

Well sports fans, today was my lucky day!
First off, I received Issue #10 of The Luminous Landscape Video Journal on DVD
today.  For those of you living in a cave, this is Michael Reichmann's
excellent video production covering all aspects of photography.  You can read

  I've just completed a black and white workshop, and have mixed results.
The 8x10s printed by me are ok, but not the 'tack sharp' I'm used to on the
color 4x6s I get from the good lab.  Now, before you start chortling, I know
printing the same amount of information on a bigger ...

These are more pictures said to be taken with the silvi f2.8 (if my
understanding of japanese is correct)
http://mail.ircp.net/img5/112246.jpg
http://mail.ircp.net/img5/112245.jpg

I'm using an Elan 7 with a 420ex flash.  However, they are connected with pc
cables - a hotshoe to pc on the cam, and a pc to hotshoe on the flash.
Since I'm effectively bypassing all "automation" - no ttl or e-ttl - and the
flash is firing at full power, does the Elan 7's max sync ...

I've got a problem with my Rolleiflex SL35: It has happened (not often, but it
has), that the mirror doesn't go down again after taking a shot (the shutter
worked as it should). It's just as if I've put it in mirror lockup mode, only
the camera doesn't have mirror lockup. Advancing ...

Anyone have experiences with this lens? I've just purchased one for
a relatively modest price...it's in nice shape. No wear, both caps
and case.
Any clearance conflicts with earlier K mount bodies?