I've been using a SLR for years and have never bothered with 'lens
hoods', except on a 300 mm telephoto, where the lens hood is built-in.
In the process of upgrading to a D-SLR, I've noticed that lens hoods are
pushed very hard.

I have checked out the cost of three diferent circular polarizers for
my D70s and they range in price from $75.00 to $239.00. The most
expensive one is the BW brand.  Hoya in the middle and Optex the
cheapest My question is, do you get what you pay for?  How big is the

I'm new at this group and I know that this is a question a little
dificult to ask for but i want to buy a digital slr and I am asking for
your opinion about a few models.
I don't have any lens of older cameras. The main doubt is Nikon or

Hi experts,
My wife just got this lens (a used one) for her D200.
In the docs I read that it is recommended to always use a filter (that
is to be inserted in a filter pocket).

My cameras are a mess, both my point-and-shoot (which I think the best
way to do this is post a message (about camera shopping) here...to
people with experience with DSLR cameras.
So to help me can you answer this question...

Detail clearly beats-out competition from Nikon and Canon.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sonydslra100/page29.asp

I sailed to Antarctica on a square rigged barque last december (see the
Antarctica-section on my website:
http://www.thijsheslenfeld.com/frameset.php?catId=19&photoId=425 ) and sold
my images and articles on this trip quiet good. I am now planning to do a

Just an observation I decided to share.
I just tried putting my Peleng 8mm f/3.5 180 degree circular fisheye onto a
2x teleconvertor.
Wow, suddenly it is a 16mm f/7 full-frame fisheye.  The diagonal is was

I bought a second hand canon 35-135 IS lens which developed zoom creep.
 I sent it back and it was returned after a service, however, I've now
noticed it is quite tight and a bit slower to respond when auto
focusing.  Is this normal after the service and will it naturally

I've been searching for weeks now, and no vendor carries the 18-200mm
Nikkor lens in stock.  Ebay is selling it way overpriced!  Does anyone
have any leads?

Damn, I went through 6 frickin swab sticks, 12 if you count that I
reversed them & used the inside too and the god damned dust just gets
worse!!! What the hell am I doing wrong????????
I did this before on my D70 with swabs that seemed too wide, this time

I'm getting excited by all of the new camera talk from Nikon!  And
guessing about the competitive moves from the competition.
The Rebel XT is getting cheaper at Costco, and rumor has it that the
30D is getting cheaper too.  Will Canon put out a 10MP version of the

I have a D70 that I haven't used since I got a D200 about two months ago. I
got it out to take as a second camera, but it isn't working. I did some web
searching and found a few references to a similar situation described as the
Blinking Green Light of Death and to a service notice ...

I have searched on the net and can't find the answer to this question.  The
D70 has the EN-EL3 battery and the D200 the EN-EL3e.  The D70 one has two
contacts the the D200 one has three, but they use the same charger.  They
are also the same voltage.  Please let me know if they ...