Could someone please list those lenses that, have good bokeh?  As far as I
can tell they are limited to: a) a good share of Leica lenses; and, b) some
pentax lenses; and c) very little else.  I'm _not_ intersted in esoteric
lenses such as some lens on an old folder from the ...

I'm real tempted by the Nikkor 200 f/4 micro but I have a 70-200 2.8 VR
and I'm wondering if this lens will also be useful for normal range
shooting or it's a wash quality-wise. The 70-200 is really nice, will
the macro be even better sharpness, color & bokeh given it's a prime ...

Try to make some significant part of the composition out of focus. The
classic portrait technique is to select a very soft blurred background
designed to escape attention but this mandate calls for a bit more focus
to the OOF area.

Anybody have personal knowledge of a good repair shop in the Washington
D.C. area?

I shot this a week ago with a range finder and 400 watt second Ikelite
strobe. Velvia. On board flash units just don't have enough power.
http://www.pbase.com/uw_wayne/image/55371946

This project taught me an interesting lesson in web color space.
This is the same image I submitted to the shoot-in, but this version was
converted to sRGB in Photoshop.  The one in the Low Light gallery was saved
with Adobe RGB.

Day one was wet, day two was blisteringly hot, sunny & humid. Today is
the big day and the weather looks to be a little kinder to all. It's a
bit cooler and partly cloudy right now.
I got here at 6.10am this morning and only expect to leave at around

Could someone direct me to sites/articles that have accurate information on
film vs. digital in terms of camera and film sales figures, discontinued
products, and projections that have credibility?
Thanks,

Has anybody got some insight as to when Nikon is going to ship the next
batch of D200 bodies?

I'm in the process of making a purchase decision and would like to seek
some opinions to take with me.
I already have a film SLR. Lately, I have seen the Dynax 7 (not D)
going on eBay for about $400. It's always been a dream to own that

I had a thread here before stating that I was going to compare my Fuji
F610 to a Stylus Epic, Still havn't done it. the first pictures from my
first roll was, for some unkown reason, crap and the pictures were not
sharp or pleasant at all, but in all subsiquent rolls I have been

Great news, sports fans!
Both The Mighty Jewel and the 20D have been repaired and are now back
to 100%.  She, from a torn ACL, and the 20D from a busted battery
cover after a nasty spill last week.

The romance with digital as a medium for portraiture, weddings and
landscapes is over  (for me at any rate) After three years and perhaps
$25,000 (I never kept count) spent on the pursuit of digital photography...
I now know it is of little value to me. Maybe the occasional ...

I had hoped to get a KM DiMAGE Scan Elite 5400 II, this month, but B&H
lists them as out of stock and the sales rep said his gut feeling was
that they weren't going to see any more, ever.
So... that leaves me with, as I see it, two viable options, both from

What is a good shop to buy this camera? It is confirmed it is not being
imported into the USA, so i'll have to buy it from an overseas shop.
Thanks