A couple of days ago there was this young girl I had not seen for a
while who goes to this expensive art school in NYC, you know, those
art schools that cost $30-40K per year. Well, I just happened to have
started taking snapshots last week and therefore it came in the

Just got back from the Florida Trip, lots of fun stuff to see. Thanks Al.
CAUTION! May or may not contain ART in a photographic format!
http://www.lookbefore.wading-in.net/lookbefore/FL2004/FL2004.htm
Jim Kramer

Why don't the D-SLR makers (Nikon and Canon) make an option for a picture
that is 5x5 (or other size) option in the camera?  It's all in the camera
nowa days...

   According to this Pentax is going to have a sub-1000 dollar SLR in the
near future. This will put three of the big four in the sub-1000 camp and I
suspect Minolta will have to come up with one too if they want to stay in
the market.

I'd like to pre-order an expensive item from B&H but I'm also on wait lists for
this at two other places, where they might get it in stock sooner.
The pre-order info from B&H says "Your card will be charged upon placing the
order" ... this is what has me worried since I might get ...

I've just had a second failure of a Nikon F70 in 2.5 years.
Symptoms are mirror locks in the up position. Err is shown on the LCD
display and then powers off. I've changed batteries but no doing - mirror is
still locked up.

I bought a 10D Canon last year to help me in my quest for world supremacy of
wildlife photography. I know now that while it has provided me with some
really good photos... It has given me a great deal of grief too. Maybe I
just expected too much.

My canonet is using a 625PX mercury battery and I was wondering if
anyone has tried using a zinc air battery instead.  If I try it should
I look for one called 625PX too?  Are they hard to find?  Does anyone
have any experience with them?

Does anyone know if it's safe to use an old Metz 45-CT1 on modern electronic
cameras?  I'd like to use it with my Canon EOS-1V but I don't want to fry
the electronics.  I hear the trigger voltage for this flash is very high.

I'm thinking about getting back into 35mm photography after a 30+ year
absence-- and am amazed at how much lens prices have gone up relative to the
cost of camera bodies.
I recall that that a good lens used to be priced around a third or a half of

I've been using a Gitzo 320 performance with Arca B1 ballhead for eons.
However, even with the short center column, it's still a pain to get really
low to the ground.  Short of trying a beanbag, is there a newer combo that
will do away with the center tube?  The new carbon fiber ...

OT:  I put a few shots on Pbase; the question is; how do I put a link to my
sig? I could call tech support, but they drive me nuts. All I want to do is
make: www.pbase.com/bobhickey/galleries, turn blue in my sig. Thanx, Bob
Hickey

Looking to purchase a Graduated ND filter. Currently Singh-Ray 2 stop
soft grad tops my list. The web site claims they are completely
neutral.
http://www.singh-ray.com/grndgrads.html

Okay, assuming, just assuming, but maybe it could remotely happen,
that i went out tomorrow and, by a freak chance, took this wonderful
photograph of something... pure luck, no skill on my part... (just
being modest here)... then posted it to some photocritique site.

I am a dental hygiene student who is going to have to take pictures of
people's teeth next semester. Looking for lo-cost solution. I plan on
a Rebel XS body with 50mm f2.5 EF Macro lens. In your expert opinion,
do you think this combination will work well? Any other lo-cost