Does anyone know of any camera shop in Sydney Currently selling on stock
 one of the Canon lenses 400 5.6 USM or the 100-400 mm Zoom.
Hoping to pick one up asap but Canon Suppliers in my region do not have
any and Canon themselves currently appear to be short.  Sort of slowly

A quick question for those of you who have either experienced it for
yourself or know personally someone who has...
Have you bought a good quality lens eg Canon L series from overseas,
either through ebay, online store, or whilst on your travels, and then

              Recently, a friend told me about a 'backfocus' issue he's got
with his D70 and suggested I do a google search for info about it and to
check my own D70.  After googling for the info and doing some test shots,
I've found that I do, in fact, have the same issue with ...

Enjoy :
http://www.hermes.net.au/bayling/repair.html
DS

It's just one gallery, so you don't need to bother about the navigation in
the site.
I sware it's only portraits, no porn images, no redirection to any other
site :)

Firstly I wish to thank this newsgroup for the invaluable advice given to
me. Let me relate what has transpired.
My initial quote of $450 was accepted (after I had asked professionals here
where I live for pricing advice) readily, without any arguments over the

Would anyone know where in Australia (Sydney?) I can find lowest price for
the Canon 1Ds MrII. Possibly even duty free? Or is it cheaper just to take a
flight to say Hong Kong (even if I do not know where to get one there) to
pick one up.

Does anyone have CF cards you no longer use?  Must be in good/working
condition any size up to 64Mb max, the smaller the better.
Email me direct with price + postage, request they be wrapped in bubble
wrap or a small padded postbag for protection.  Recently had a CF/PCMCIA

Id like to buy the cheapest set of legs for this setup...
I just tried a $50 plastic head jobby from a 2nd hand shop, its stable
enough but the head is a piece of crap.
Any Idea what would be the least amount to get something that will work...

Stop on by and check out my digital black and white photos, all shots taken
with Kodak DC280 and Minolta DImage F300 Cameras, processed in Photoshop:
http://www.animalu.com/pics/photos.htm
Thanks and hope you enjoy,

I find the frequent complaining about amatures underselling pro's
bewildering.
In my line of work (software development), I charge a lot of money.  I'm
akin to the pro.  There are lots of people, who can pick up a program

http://search.ebay.com.au/_W0QQsassZpartnerelijah
Four heads and four sets of legs , mixNmatch :)

Any Manfrotto #190 Tripods out there that can be raided for parts?
Parts for the #190 are no longer available and no one can tell me if the leg
pivot bracket (the topmost part of each leg) from the new models will fit
the old.

I have had 14 slides (35mm) accepted by a national government body which
they want they want to use for a period of time to use in their brochures,
banners etc. They have asked me to give them a quote for the cost of the use
of my 14 slides. I have no idea what is a reasonable quote ...