I guess everyone has noticed the slow death of shootin. Oddly coinciding
with the increased theft of images and deliberate attacks on some.
I think shootin is a part of the fabric of this group ... At least
before it was damaged by those who can't accept that it's OK to disagree

Help!  I just purchased a Nikkor AF-S silent wave 80-200 used, but it
came without a user manual.  I didn't think much of it since everything
is on the internet these days... well everything except a user manual
for this lens.  Does anyone know where I can find it in .pdf or even ...

I am trying to get better with photographing my son and I found a VERY
mom-friendly photography site if any of you are interested.  There are
all levels of people participating, from beginners to pros.  And
what's great is they run lessons and the pros help the beginners get

I'm thinking of just filtering anything that comes from gmail accounts,
but am wondering if I'd miss anything?
Do any legit posters here in r.p.e.35mm use a gmail account?
Possibly the same for yahoo.com ...

I have an old slide viewing system^1 Simon SVS 5822 which rear projects
an image to a screen which is damaged.
The screen's material is clear lucite with a front film for image
diffusion.  That screen diffusion film was damaged by some kind of

I acquired a NIkon F4s last year, a fascinating camera, but I've been
a Canon guy all my life and frankly do not understand the bewildering
array (alphabet soup?) of Nikon lens offerings.  The only thing of
which I am sure is that the G series is not at all compatible with the

Prepare yourself for the best photography ever!
http://www.xtrain.com/Ben
Don't be caught with a DSLR without learning how to take "As your eye
really  sees the world" photography called HDR.  You see HDR is the

I couldn't believe it.
I'm totally serious. This actually works!
It is SO EASY to make money this way. Anyone, and I mean ANYONE can do
it.

I have a 35 mm film roll I need developed but I can't find anybody who will
develop it. It is Eastmancolor #5293 ASA 250
I believe the company I got if from went out of business "MSI P.O. Box 2736
Portland OR 97208

I have a D80 and picked up a used 50/1.8 AF which I am very happy
with.
I am now considering something wider to supplement it, preferably at a
low price. Essentially, something like the 35/2 I had when I was

I'm pretty angry at the guy who sold me the AE1 on eBay, he had a 100%
rating, and had been on eBay for YEARS, but he misrepresented this
Canon outfit. One end cap of a lens is stuck in place, another lens
has a filter stuck on it,and he said that the "lens case linings were

This was the coolest software iv'e seen in a while besides for
actionscripts. DVN PHOTO software ROCKS!! http://www.dvnphoto.com  the
software is free right now so I told David to grab it and see what it
does. I was so impressed, it took my image and added elements to it to

Just had a look at the SI page, because I believe the
current mandate "Sky" is due about now. There is a message
as of the 20th Feb that it is on hiatus. Will the current
mandate be done? Will it come back? Can I make a submission

In fact, all of medfmt.8k.com has vanished.
Last URL I had was http://medfmt.8k.com/third/index.html
Anyone know what's up?