http://www.wlcastleman.com/equip/reviews/20D/index.htm
Review of 18-55mm:
http://www.photo.net/equipment/canon/efs18-55/
Anybody wanting a lightweight 20D outfit should consider the kit lens,

It took over a week but I finally caved and bought the 17-35mm f/2.8 AF-S
Nikkor. Holidays be damned!
I'll be getting the lens on Friday, all things going well.

Two of my friends are getting married.  They don't have the funds to
hire a photographer so they were just going to put disposable cameras
around and use those photos.  They asked me to take a few shots.  By
chance I have studio equipment (Photogenic PowerLights®, Photogenic

This is highly subjective but suppose I want to enlarge a portion of a
photo taken with a premium-quality 50mm lens to equal that of an image
area taken with a premium-quality 80mm lens. Approximately 50 percent
enlargement. Is the image with the 50 just 5/8s as clean as the same

Going to Thailand for 5 weeks starting Dec. 12. I have 100-400mm IS
Canon lens, but found it's f/4.5-5.6 wery limiting for the type of
photography I do on my trips (I usualy don't have time for tripod). I
am ready to pay 1600$ for 70-200 f/2.8 IS lens at bhphotovideo.com

The new 22 Meg Mamiya ZD 645 format DSLR with 36x48mm imager is rumoured
to sell
at around 10K US Dollars:
http://www.letsgodigital.org/html/events/PHOTOKINA-2004/news/mamiya/ZD_en.html

I purchaes a Kin-Dar stereo camera about 25 years ago for $5.00  I have shot
maybe 4 rolls of film in that time and the camera works fine. However I
know nothing about how the prints should be mounted or what type of viewers
are avalibal.  Can anyone recomend a viewer?

Not wanting to start anything up, but I am hearing more than just a few
reports of discontent from early 20D owners. Are there QC issues with the
camera?
Are manufacturers cutting QC corners just to have the latest thing out

Press Association
Sun 3 Oct 2004
9:50am (UK)
NASA Hopes to Build 'Giant Pinhole Camera'

http://www.dpreview.com/articles/canoneos1dsmkii/
Obviously the excitement created by Nikon had to be diverted a little before
Photokina.
Deryck

[Similar message had been posted in rec.digital, and one fine reply
received, but hope for more input]....
I have a limited opportunity to buy the 2.5 50 mm macro lens and
wondered if I'll regret it *other* than losing the speed of a 1.8 or

Last Oct. I hiked in Canadian Rockies for the first time and would like
to share what I saw through my camera lenses. Hope you will enjoy the
natural beauties over there. Please drop by the IP address below if
interested:

   I few weeks ago I purchased my first digital cam, a Canon Digital Rebel.
Is there anything out there today that will allow me to attach a Minolta
5200i
Flash to a Canon Digital Rebel and still keep most of the capabilities of