I'm thinking about visiting the San Francisco area in the fall. I'm
thinking of going in October and spending a week in San Francisco and a
week somewhere near Mono Lake so I can go to Mono Lake, Bodie ghost
town, the Devil's Postpile, and maybe Yosemite (some of it anyway).

Hello.  Anyone know where I can find some silica gel in Toronto?
Preferably the type that changes colour!
Thanks

Can anybody tell me how to rewind my first exposed film in my Nikon
f401? Which (combination of) button(s) do I need to press?
Thanks
matt

George Preddy appears has created a number of Gmail accounts in the name of
regular posters here. I presume it is in the lead up to his sock puppet
voting for a Sigma account.
He has attempted to impersonate me by "inviting" me to sign up with Gmail

I purchased my Nikon 8700 in March and was disappointed from the start.
Then in July the camera became Schizophrenic. The operating software
has gone completely haywire. The camera does what it wants to do, not
what I want it to do. Pretty neat trick for a mere $700.

In the early days of electronic photography (early video days) the
praticioners were working with a new technology.  They borrowed
terminology from both the film and the electronics world.
So, for instance, modulation transfer function for imaging equipment

I'm a bit of a newbie here.  HAve just purchased a Fuji Film S5500
(digital) camera.  A freind recommended I get a polarizing filter to
put on the adaptor ring.  I was going to do this, but noticed that
there are PL and PL-C filters.

       See http://www.pbase.com/shootin/africa for details. Offer void where
prohibited; not to be used with alcohol or suppositories.
       Sorry about the delay, everyone. When this head cold says "Sleep" I
feel compelled to obey.

I'm looking to buy a Canon FD 100 macro for my T90 and have noticed that some of
them  have a yellow ring in the focusing barrel.
Do anybody knows if there is a difference beetwen lenses with the yellow ring or
without? All of them have FDn mount.

There's been much debate in this newsgroup, in previous threads, about
frivolous litigation and the McDonald's coffee lawsuit was one case
debated (for example, in that thread when Kodak sued Sun and many other
threads)

 http://agfaphoto.com/en-US/index.html
Today one more great name in photography might be reaching
its final "end of life" point:  Agfa Film filed today for
bankruptcy protection!  Agfa Film was founded in Nov. 2004

I have a Minolta Auto 200X "dedicated" flash for the old XG family,
which I use with my XG-1. Its dedication goes to the extent that it
will set the shutter speed on the camera. There is no TTL/etc., just
straight auto.

I applied for the rec.photo.equipment.sigma Call For Votes almost 2
weeks ago.  They are dragging their feet and keeping everyone in
suspense, but hopefully voting will start soon.
Sarah Molly

After a lapse in participation on my part, it is now my turn to dictate to
all you little droogie's the new shoot-in mandate.
Here she is:
BODY LANGUAGE: We use body language everyday of our lives to convey so many

anybody knows what are the differences between these 2 cameras? I know
of the faster shutter speed, the different lense coating of the CM and
the improved viewfinder but what else can justify all that difference
in price? The Minilux goes for 300$ less, the CM being 995$.