SINISTER
Take any object or scene and make it appear sinister. The best images
will make the viewer feel a little uneasy, maybe not instantly but
after studying the scene for a few seconds and understanding its

The new me in these groups. Just adding some humour where there is none.
Or... Another arsehole posting more crap. You decide but read the sig...
http://www.ryadia.com/2much2drink.htm

I have a Yashica 230AF that has literally been sitting up in my closet
for 20 years. I bought it in 1985 and used it maybe 3 or 4 times. I
also have a Yashica 35-70/3.3-4.5 (macro) lens. They are both in mint
condition. I would like to sell it but am not sure what it would be

I have a Minolta XG-1 (as I referred to in an earlier post), and its
light meter is defunct. More accurately, it works great (in Av mode,
which is the only place where it has a light meter) till you take the
picture, and then at the last moment decides a 30 second exposure would

I shoot weddings and yesterday, I was going to change rolls on shot #28
(Canon Elan - Fuji NPH), but I opened the back without rewinding first. I
shut it and rewound it, but, of course, the damage is already done.
This is a first for me, so I'm wondering how much damage? Did I ...

More silliness featuring the Scorpion Bug and a few of his little
friends.
http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/46171402
http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/46171403

Bill,
What would be your choice? (and if you care to say, why).
Maxxum 17-35 f/3.5 G   ~$1,900 CAD
Maxxum 17-35 f/2.8-4   ~$650 CAD

According to published reports Hewlett Packard might be considering
buying Kodak.
What this would do for the remaining film business is a good question.
I don't see HP wanting to own a huge chemical enterprise. They would

Hi all, I've red that a 30 % ethanol solution in demineralized water
iworks very well to clean lenses and filters. I'm a little bit warried
on using it, I've some T* Zeiss lenses. Is there the possibility to
damage them?

After shopping for my Max 7D and getting the best possible price last
March, you can imagine how dismayed I was when the Canadian rebate offer
came out valid from May 1 ...
But, I tried anyway, along with a letter explaining my long loyalty to

On the way into work this morning, I heard a news story about the Bay
Area Rapid Transit system (BART) in San Francisco telling it's
customers that one way to recognize a terrorist or suicide bomber was
that they take pictures of things that normal people wouldn't be

The DP-20 viewfinder on my Nikon F4 has always had dust in it, but not
so badly as to obscure the image or any of the indicators. Well, this
morning I looked and all of a sudden there's a big black something that
is obscuring the exposure meter (lower window). It's right on top of

I have problems with the first start up of my new Perfection 2480 flat
bed scanner.
After installing of the software, restarting of the comp and plugging of
the scanner it is impossible to start up the device. It makes only

How to remove dust from a film stripe put in a holder of a film scanner?
I have big problems with it.
I keep films cut into stripes and very clean in plastic or paper bags. I
tried  many types of clothes, cleaning papers, leather, brush etc.

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