Probably a dumb question, but what is the difference between asa and iso?  I
have some Kodachrome 64   asa?  and a lightmeter that exprssed values as
iso,,,is there a difference,,,

This "Hidden in Plain Sight" has me all bugaboo!  I've been looking all
week for obvious, cool things to shoot, but when I see something I don't
have my camera.  When I do have my camera, I don't see anything.
I do have a nice archived shot of some water drops on cut-leaf maple

I'll humbly have a go at critiquing the entries, if i may.
http://www.pbase.com/shootin/fridaynight
Alan Browne - interesting picture. At first sight I thought she was a
lady sat drinking; I must admit it I failed then to appreciate it. But

I'm new to this photography stuff, what does the ratio on a lens indicate?  
I have a 1:2 lens (50 mm), and I have heard that a 1:2.8 is something of a
beginer's standard.  Is it refering to the 'speed' of the lens; its ability
to allow light to pass thru, or is it a measure of ...

Does anyone know what the 'standard' assumed film reflectance is by the
camera companies for TTL flash?
I have measured the reflectance of a handful of films and they measure
anything from 0.55 to 0.78 log density.

Can anyone give me a quick rundown on the NIKON AL mount cameras?  Is
that the standard mount now or what?
Cheers
THOM

Is anybody successfully using a portable device to copy images from CF cards
to CD, or preferably, DVD?  What are your experiences?  Any "gotchas"?
Thanks,
Ray Paseur

Can anyone suggest a good lens for taking portrait for M42 screwmount
camera. I would like to try something around 80 to 110.
Thanks,
Mojtaba

Hey SIer's
http://www.pbase.com/shootin/fridaynight
It's up.

I have lots of negatives (several thousand) and scanner and I'm also
considering an SLR digital. I have the following questions to the
group:
- What's the best way to manage digital photos in terms of PC setup

Nikon's blurb about these both converters is very brief
and the descriptions at Adorama's and B&H pages are even
more confusing.
Can someone shed more light into this mystery: What is

Where do you go to get really large prints done from a scanned film file?
Bigger than 20 x 30 (which Ophoto offers).

Anyone fimiliar with the Spiratone line of Mirror Lenses? It seem that they
sold several different lens under their name at different times. I have a
Spiratone 500 mm "minitel - m (F8) taking a 72 mm filter size.  All of the
other lenses sold by Spiratone seemed to have a 77mm ...

I don't care if it's a leica or a contax, or anything more expensive.
I want the best compact 35mm in terms of image quality (regardless of
any other considerations).
Which one do you think is *the best* in terms of image quality?

   I just wanted to know what all you 35mm folks think about
the APS system.
   It seems like a scam to me, because the so-called landscape
option (and the other option) is really nothing more than