Is there any information on the effect of the new
airport security rules on traveling amateur
photographers?  We will be traveling USA to
Eastern Europe and back with film cameras and

Hi there. This might be the wrong group but it seems like a very good
place to start. I'm a beginner planning to buy an SLR camera in the
next few weeks as I'm going to Canada in September - some of the most
beautiful scenery on the planet. I'd like some advice about the best

I would like to present you the picture of the week.
In square and b&w.
http://www.monochromatique.com/photosemaine/
Thanks for your visit,

Went over to see Spike on my lunch hour today and wouldn't you know it,
it was his lunch hour, too!
http://www.pbase.com/image/65610285

I recently took some pictures with my Leica SL2 and many of the shots taken
at 1/500, 1/1000 and 1/2000 were badly under exposed on one side of the
frame some were completely blank. Slower speeds seem to be fine. Technically
what's the problem with the shutter? Can it be fixed. It ...

Ken, can you e-mail me at annika1980ATaol.com?
I just watched that documentary on James Nachtwey ("War Photographer")
and it got me wanting to do some more B&W shooting with the Fabulous
EOS-1V.

I've owned this F Photomic since 1969 (!) and it's held up very well
until recently.  My son used the camera and since then this situation
has arised:
Viewing through the finder is normal, but when you wind the film, the

Once upon a time a lady found a digital camera on a downtown park
bench.  She happened to work in my office and since she knew nothing
about cameras asked me if it was any good or worth keeping.  Sadly, it
was a Nikon Coolpix 4100, a 4MP piece of junk hardly worth saving.  The

I would like to have duplicated some slides taken with a Stereo Realist
camera about 50 years ago.  They belonged to my uncle and have extreme
sentimental value.  They are also in great shape, with no apparent
fading or other problems.

    Just starting to think it was gonna be an easy one, weren't you?
Think again.
       Our next challenge comes to us courtesy of someone rumored to be in
the Nadvornick family who, during a press conference held today in a

This guy has been hangin around the parking lot downtown lately.
http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/65359259
http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/65359260

Do any of the lenses for Nikon digital bodies work on F4's or other
Nikon film cameras?

Bought a Canon Sppedlite 430EX today.  Very nice flash,  Works well,
yada yada yada.  But, would it really have broke the company to put a
loop of some sort on the case so I could have the option of attaching
it to a camera bag strap, or something?

Joe Rosenthal, the photographer who shot the famous "Iwo Jima" photo has
died.