Images in my local area have just updated within the past few days...
previously the aerial photographs were at least 3 1/2 to 4 years old;
now they're about 3 months old. The images also appear to be of greater
resolution, and extend a lot further (replacing some very low

Okay, they're only paper : http://www.lenshoods.co.uk

I'm going for a short trip to Uluru to take photos and get away from it all.
I have a 350D, 17-85IS, 70-300 IS, 430EX flash, Polarize filter, 4gb CF, 3
Batteries, cheapie tripod.  All in a sling bag.
Now, because I like travelling light, (and that I will cl*mb - like a swear

G'Day all,
A mate's just bought a Canon A700, and I tried talking them into getting
a polariser as well. They were a bit sceptical, so I went shooting with
them with my polariser, hoping to convince them that it was a worthwhile

1) I want to find a site that shows the same scene through wide
angle, normal and telephoto lenses. Can anyone here recommend
one please ?
2) I am also looking for something similar in the way of apertures. A

Hey all... took sum photos today, with the intention of the end result
being black n white photos...
Problem is.. instead of shooting colour and converting to greyscale in
PS, I shot the photos using black n white mode... (on canon 30d)...

Anyone know where I can get some affordable Macro Focusing Rails in Sydney
or an online store in Australia that sells them.
Alternatively does anyone know of any items I can buy at a hardware store
that would do similar after a bit of drilling and such.

G'day, folks.
With thanks again to all who rendered their help in my recent hunt for a
Konica-Minolta; now that I'll be receiving the camera in a few days' time
(it's moments like these that I dread long weekends), I'm now investigating

If you make a search on 2GB cards on Australian eBay, you will find
that a great proportion of cheapest fast no-name cards are of the brand
name "Magu", e.g.
http://cameras.search-desc.ebay.com ...

On May 26 2006, I won an auction in eBAY for a 2GB Sandisk Ultra 2 card for
$46.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7623032946
Fair enough ... with shipping etc etc .. it ends up around AUD 90.

http://search.ebay.com.au/_W0QQsassZkarlinperthQQhtZ-1
Schneider 65mm f5.6 Super Angulon lens - a beauty!
Schneider 90mm f8 Super Angulon new style MC
Linhof variable zoom frame finder, works perfectly

I've been testing the Canon 5D with a Hoya R72 IR filter. The results
are up here
<http://www.dimagemaker.com/article.php?articleID=563>
or you can also find it with the other 16 cameras tested this way here:

I have seems to have misplaced my Windows CD, the one that I found was the MAC
one..
I can get all the drivers from the HP Web Site but not the Photo Scan software
or OCD that this scanner supports, its on the  Installation CD, from what I

Which AA batteries last the longest in a heavily used digital camera?
(Excluding rechargeable.)

I finally got myself the IS version of the 70-200f2.8, so I'm selling my
non-IS lens. This lens was bought in 2005 and has just finished its Canon
warranty and is now covered for a further 2 years by Mack warranty.
The lens is in perfectly mint condition, not a mark on the body ...