I'm looking to buy a second-hand 35mm SLR camera with an auto-focus zoom
lens (something like 28-80mm not to worried here) that will focus to
20cm or closer. A first pass hasn't thrown up anything better than 35cm,
so any recommendations for an AF camera/lens that will go to 20cm ...

If you're guessing at the camera's specs, you're guessing at the results you

after my Contax Aria body got stuck with its film winder, then i sent it to
repair. after done, the film winder came up again and i felt happy with it.
but after a while, i found another problem, the in-camera screen alway shown an
incorrect aperture number except for the max ...

 I recently got a Canon Flash coupler D for my Canon F-1. I have a
Canon 199A flash I use with my A1, and am wondering, how to use it on
the completely manual F-1. Anyone have any experience with using
the 199 in manual mode?

police gunned down terrorist.  multiple witnesses saw police chasing man.
police yelled 'get out get out' to travellers whilst in pursuit.  Gave the
man a warning then shot him dead.
One witness came forward to say suspect was tackled, held down then shot 5

Just a bit of a rant.
I had 3 rolls back from Qualex yesterday, and the prints absolutely
sucked.  Color balance off, washed-out colors, details out of focus.  I
don't know whether they were using a cheap enlarging lens or whether the

From today's New York Times:
"July 20, 2005
Kodak, Posting Another Loss, to Lay Off 10,000 Workers
By VIKAS BAJAJ

I've just spend about a half-hour following all of the relevant links at
NikonLinks
   http://www.nikonlinks.com/index.htm
and I couldn't find an explicit answer to this simple question about the

Anybody have any luck reviving a dead x700?
Mine quit suddenly..metering, viewfinder info, etc. Shutter is
locked..
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