A bit of help is needed.  As a CONTAX collector I've taken a side road
down the Kiev 2 thru 5 lane and am now also interested in the Leica
copies too.
What I'm having trouble understanding is when the Felix Edmundovich

       http://www.pbase.com/shootin/bw
       And the goat is all gone now.
       Do not adjust your monitor - it's supposed to look like that.
    - Al.

Alabama trailer trash....
http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/35381018

Is there an easy way to identify zoom lenses that have all individual
lens elements contained inside so that when increasing the
magnification the front element doesn't extend the total length of the
lens? Is there a name for that design? And wouldn't such a lens be

My son has a Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W1  5.1 megapixel digital camera and he
lives out of state.
He does not have a high speed Internet connection.  I want to exchange
portable media (digital pictures)

I'll be in NYC next saturday, and I need to buy some 35 mm films (in
particular, slide : Kodak E100VS and film : Ilford HP5 or Kodak Tri-X).
Do you have any address around Time Square area ?
BTW, I am also interested in a good address to buy some Leica R equipment

i would like to know peoples experiences of using these handheld hard drives
to download their photos to.

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2828626
I did not shoot this.
Cody,
http://community-2.webtv.net/AnOvercomer02/PhotographyLinks

I have just begun working in digital, althoiugh I have numerous years in 35mm,
and I love it, especially the electronic darkroom. But I digress. I am having
trouble with the eraser tool in Elememnts. The photo is along a Colorado
mountain highway that hass a snow plow guidepost in ...

I initially looked at buying a film SLR and narrowed down to a Maxxum 5
with the help of this group. Then figured the film and processing costs
would be too much so upgraded my budget for a dSLR. But even after I
decided to get a dSLR, the slide itch refused to go. Add to that the

say the tokina AT-X PRO f2.8 80-200 vs the sigma EX APO f2.8 70-200.

Or not.
Skip M:
Decent enough composition - interest subject, at least.  Nothing amazes
me about it, just a decent photograph.

Yes, sky junkies, the 20D is Astro-Fabulous!
http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/35638933/original

Has anyone tried the new Kodak Ultra Color film?
http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/products/films/ultraColor/main.jhtml
I just saw it yesterday in Target.  It came in a package of three rolls for
$9.  The Kodak site says it's a professional film but the box called it a

Anyone have any practical experience using an aftermarket, old fashioned
automatic thyristor type of flash with a Canon 10D body? I've been told that
there are potential problems with the trigger voltage.
Like to hear from anyone who has actually tried using such a thing.