Quick question.  I haven't noticed it in my photos but there is a piece of
lint/dust on the inside of the front element of my 70-200 lens.  It's close
to the middle of the element.  Will I not notice it because of it being
heavily blurred?  If it is a problem can most camera stores ...

Tamron 24-135mm lens
Annoying bokeh (ISO 100, 69mm focal, 1/640, f/5):
http://homepage.mac.com/getosx/kimmie/bee.jpg
Decent bokeh (ISO 100, 135mm focal, 1/400, f/6.3):

Hi Group,
I was shown the Panasonic/Leica LC1 camera today by Jessops (as is often the
case they didn't know much about it ... to the point of insisting it didn't
have auto-focus !). It seemed nice and simple... just the ghastly EFV to put

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find this and more.....syncopation, photography, design, communication,
art, portraits, adverts, indenity, logos, gallery, archive, multi

I made a newbie mistake and stored my Canon EF-S 18-55mm kit lens
without the cap on it.  Now, when I mount it on my camera, the
viewfinder has a look to it that I can only describe as grainy.
Is there anything I can do about this myself?  Should I take the

Photoshop can't seem to read the images in NEF mode , is there any way
that I can use Photoshop
to edit images in this mode ?
Thanks very much for any info's .

When Canon brings this out, I wonder if it
will be like the Sony vidcam that could see
through some clothing?  Remember it?
-Rich

I'm just an average amateur photograph.
Now I have EOS 500N with EF 35-80mm 1:4-5,6 and EF 80-2001:4,5-5,6 II, which
I would like to change with digital SLR camera.
Which digital camera is best for my needs?

OK, this may be a naive question, and it may have been discussed before
(though I can't find much anywhere), but I was just wondering why the Kodak,
Fuji, and Linhof digital cameras are seemingly absent from the debate?
The Kodak and Linhof offer full-frame sensors with a Nikon ...

So what's a great lens for the d70 ?
"To answer your question.  The
D70, with a great lens is awesome.
JR"

Remember how much an F4 Nikon body cost?
Remember when $1200 bought a good SLR body?
What is with the $5000+ price tags on the top
DSLRs?  Do they really cost that much more to

Learning Photography so some basic questions!
First Question is on Focus Point. I shoot a snap in two ways.
1. Default is Closest Subject and lets say left focus point is
selected. But I do not want left focus point as the main subject. So I

Hi Group,
   I'm thinking of upgrading my Oly E10 even though it has a nice fast,
fixed F2 lens : Upgrade to the E300 because I don't like the sound of "dust
problems" ; D70 because it's a faster & possibly has a better lens than the

I won't ever be buying one but any advance in design, image quality,
or features only makes the other manufacturers try harder.  I was
really happy to see the Minolta come out with a body based system of
image stabilization because the other camera manufacturers must now be

For projecting digital file images
onto photographic paper.  For those
who miss the chemicals!~
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