1) You've tried to join the SI mandator list long after the call for
mandators has closed.
2) Your e-mail address (above) is bouncing.
3) Next call for mandators will be around late Feb, 2006.

       Hey, all you SI fans, the new gallery is now up at
http://www.pbase.com/shootin/tooclose
       Too many spiders, but hey, I was first!
       "What is all this?", you say. Or you probably don't say it, you

Very quick discussion, please name a lens that is your favorite and
why.  I'll start.
Contax 45mm/f2 - Reason: Sharpest most contrastly lens that I own in
all my gear (~15 SLR/Rangefinder lenses).  The cost is a bargain.

I have just bought a Nikon F601 SLR on Ebay - for £43 - around $
77:described as Excellent ++: 'fingers crossed' for when it arrives!
Although I have a Canon G6 digicam I had a hankering for a film camera
to use as well - a touch of nostalgia for the 'old days' perhaps?!

I was talking with my wife and it may be possible that I will be able to get
my hands on a top end digital camera for Christmas. I went to the Nikon
website to see what was available: the D2 series looks good! My present
Nikon body is an FM2, so all my lenses are manual F-mounts; ...

What exactly is sacrificed when you use a G-series lens on an F4 or N70?  I
know there's no aperture ring on the lens and I'm assuming that there's no
way to set the aperture directly.  Do you see what aperture has been
selected, say in Matrix metering mode?  Can you set the ...

Have a Manfrotto 3265 hand-grip ballhead.  It has suddenly started
rotating around in circles.  Not easily, but no real resistence,
either.  The part that surrounds the ball is attached above by the base
of the hand-grip.  It's the hand-grip that rotates.  It's not supposed

A grand undertaking!
The members of toycamera.com have gathered their collective wisdom and
experience in one tome. Featuring in-depth descriptions of new and vintage
toy cameras (some 35mm), photographic examples, tips, tricks, modifications,

a dangerous combination...
http://cs-people.bu.edu/aaron/turret/turret.htm

Or, more generally, is there a (good) site that lists the hoods for the
current Nikon lenses?
TIA
   Norm

I'm in town (SF) for the week, and thought I'd take advantage of the
700$ worth of "stuff" I can bring back across the line (Canada)
duty-free and pick up a decent digital P&S if I can find a good buy(my
*ist DS is just to bulky to pack around all the time)

Ok, I've scoured the internet and can't find a single mention of a
"Greens Federal" lens. This one is a rather unusual-looking 135mm M42
lens. Anyone come across these before?

Anybody know where I can get one of those manuals in English>
Thanks.

It's getting windy and wet.
I'm gonna chase some tornados tomorrow..hopefully get a few pics if I
don't get blown away.
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can't find an i850 ink cartridge but there are ones for the ip4000.  bci3 v
bci6.  don't suppose the bci6 will physically fit?