I just bought a Ilford Delta 3200, I'm trying to read up about it, to
know what might be the best way to use it. I'm hoping to take very
grainy and dramatic pictures. Anybody has any experience with this
film ?

       It has been remarked recently that the Shoot-In is closing in on its
first year anniversary. As a matter of fact, it is going to fall
surprisingly close to the end of the Round Two mandates. Don't you like it
when things work out that way?

This dreadful activity does not belong in an equipment newsgroup. Please respect
the charter.

Searching for a scanner to replace my ancient but still working SCSI
HP-S10.
Narrowed my choices to this scanner...
MFR. site

On a roll I recently had processed, most of the photos had strange
transparent red shadows on them. Some covered the entire picture, some
only portions.  On many of them there is a line of red TV-shaped
shadows, apparently in the pattern of the sproket holes of the

I just saw the following on the news wires
AGFA-FILM (Brussels, Belgium) - Agfa-Gevaert of Belgium, one of the
best-known names in camera film, is quitting the business, bowing to the
booming popularity of digital cameras. Agfa will sell its consumer imaging

Hey Matt,
Was looking at your website enjoying your photography.
I may be in the market for a new film scanner and am wondering what
scanner / software you use.

 Nothing to say - just a comparison with the "Great Pretender" titled
thread.

When shooting subjects at (beyond) infinity, my prints are not sharp.
Will I gat a different result depending on F-stop?
In other words, at or beyond infinity, will I get a sharper image at
f16 than say f 2.8 (assuming acceptable shutter speed in both cases)?

Is there a monopod that can be raised/lowered by squeezing one single
control at the top?
Bogen makes an "automatic monopod" with a top section that can be adjusted
this way. I'm looking for something that would adjust all sections at the

I'm using listed below equipment:
Nikon F5
Nikon D1x
300mm f/2.8

I am trying to find a case for my new PS (film, not digital, and this
is an important element of the story) with certain features, and it is
proving quite difficult:
1. I would like case to snugly fit the camera in length and width but

Sorry to step on your style Bret, but here it goes:
http://www.pbase.com/bcbaird/rockville_science_day_2004
Any faulty skin tones are my fault, not the camera's.

please vote for my picture:
http://www.jonessoda.com/gallery/view.php?ID=269297&search=paul%20sherlock&offset=2

In the fall of 2003, Alan Browne posted a summary of an article
in Chasseur d'Images comparing digital minilabs.  They were rated
as follows (taken from a Polish post):
 1. Agfa d-lab.2