I am looking at the RRS site for a L-bracket for 20D without battery grip.
The L-pate (B20D-L) is $140.
Do I need to buy the body plate (B20D), which is $55, as well?

I have just posted an article titled Straightening Images - Part I on
my web at:
http://ronbigelow.com/articles/straighten-1/straighten-1.htm
Other articles can be found at:

Now that I have a D-SLR I can start thinking about more lenses. One that
interests me is a macro lens. It could be useful for pictures of plants.
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0602/06022103nikonafsvr105.asp
Question #1: What does "offering reproduction ratios of up to 1:1" mean?

Hi all, I have a Canon 70-300 DO IS (EFS mount) and generally happy as
it is not huge and white.. however, finding that with wildlife shots i
just cant get close enough so thinking of adding a teleconverter rather
than spending out on a longer, heavier expensive lens. I have looked ...

If you have to choose, which one would you buy? And why?
At the time I have KM D7d with Sigma lenses.
Will Canon body work better with Sigma or Canon lenses than KM body? (AF
etc.)

...the strap. It has a big Nikon D200 on each side of it. Now I'd rather
not be at a parade and blatantly advertising that I have a better camera
than you.
Maybe it can be scraped off?

I just wrote a book--see blog
http://digitalartphotographyfordummies.blogspot.com/
I'm new to the group. I used a Rebel XT dSLR and a Rebel film camera
for the nearly 300 pictures I had to submit to my publisher.

Last week, needing a case for my new camera, I paid B&H a visit. And with
the D200 being able to take good pictures at 400 ISO, means I can now get
decent inside pictures of a large space.
So I put up the B&H pictures that I took. Start with this picture:

So, how long does it take between ordering one and receiving one?
Thanks.

I'd heard that Capture One worked very well with Canon and Nikon RAW
images,
perhaps better than most other conversion programs out there.
This is an Olympus E-1 file converted by it and Silkypix.  The

My friend just upgraded from his D70 to a D200... he encouraged me to do the
same...
Can anyone tell me any BIG reasons to do this?
Right now I'm reading over the reviews... so much data...

I have a Minolta Maxxum 5 that I purchased about 18 months ago. It will
not turn on. I have replaced the batteries twice. Any suggestions?

Need a lens for my 20D which will,  on a bright sunny day,  allow me to
shoot at f/4 or so,  use high speed sync fill flash with the 580ex,  getting
me close enough to the subject for a headshot.
Whaddaya think,  the 85mm f/1.8 will do it?  Longer lenses might put me out

Seems pretty traditional for a photographer to tell his or her subject to
say "cheese" when they take their picture.
Is that the best word to use to cue a subject to smile, especially for kids?
Just wondering.

I have a question about what to expect from a new tripod system I purchased.
I have a Gitzo 1228 Mk2 Reporter with a Kirk BH-3 head on the way.  I have
never used such a nice support system for my photography in the past, but
figured it would be right to get a good start rather than ...