I have a Maxxum 5 that currently has a Minolta 50mm AF lens 'locked' on
it. I lent it to a friend to use (at the beach - yikes!) and then it
sat for about 8 months before i checked it out. When i tried to remove
the lens, i could turn it a bit, but it wouldn't release. I changed the

Saturday night, 11:30PM:
   --Internet order placed
Sunday Morning, 10:30AM:
   --E-mail indicating all items SHIPPED, with tracking number.

I'm looking for these specific filters
- circular polariser (used) 58mm
- ND (x2 or x4) but it must be graduated  used 58mm
- Canon Lens cap 58 mm used or new

Photo DVD Maker allows you to make use of your DVD or CD burner to
create entertaining slideshows you can watch on TV with friends and
family. It allows you to quickly create an exciting photo slide show
complete with music, motion menus and transition effects. Then you can

Okay, can someone answer this for me.
Which Pentax screw mount bodies allow for metering where the lens view stays
open? The Spotmatic I have only allows stop down metering. Was it the SP II?
Or any other model? Also, will the Super-Takumar lenses allow that kind of

Can anyone recommend a good shop that's near Philadelphia to get a CLA
for a Leica IIIc?

My son decided to put a piece of cardboard in the shutter of his OM10
(why, I have no idea). The result is that when the Film Advance Lever
is used, and the shutter moves from the film can towards the take-up
spool, there is a gap of about one-eighth of an inch between the two

Looking for a film recorder. There are 2 types, a CRT or LVT. What it
does is take a digital image and displays it via the CRT, where a camera
is then used with negative film at the other end of the device to take a
picture of it. Polaroid, Agfa, and Lasergraphics are some of the

I found a new site about picasa...I think it's pretty cool...but do you
guys think Adobe's album working better than Google's?
http://tt.picasa.googlepages.com/

Just an information post.
There is a new photography forum at www.photography-forum.org
Over 650 photographer swapping information about photography and photo
editing. Everything from Weddings to Wildlife photography is covered.

I have a Spotmatic with an old 50mm Supre Takumar 50mm 1.4 lens, and I love
'em and all, but I'm getting a little apprehensive about the radiation
levels in the lens. My lens has yellowed considerably, and I'm thinking of
moving to another model (of Pentax), and not taking the ...

My son decided to put a piece of cardboard in the shutter of his OM10
(why, I have no idea). The result is that when the Film Advance Lever
is used, and the shutter moves from the film can towards the take-up
spool, there is a gap of about one-eighth of an inch between the two

Well sports fans, a stormy Sunday today..... not a nice day to be out
taking pics.
So I stayed home instead practicing macro shots and recording the
thunder on my minidisc recorder.  During the storm I got this pic:

I emailed in my "Repeating Shapes" entry but just realized that I
messed up the file name on my attachment.  The photo is the right one
and the correct size.  I just forgot to put the filename in the
standard format.  Do I have to send it again or can I just leave it

Having spent $$$$ over the years at B&H, always with 100% satisfaction,
I made the mistake of ordering (yes, I know it can be downloaded) Nikon
Capture 4.4 from Adorama. It is listed as 4.4 (for the D200), I was
billed for 4.4, and was sent version 4.3, which won't open NEF from the