There is a new firmware release (v 2.0.0) for Nikon's D200.
http://support.nikontech.com/cgi-bin/nikonusa.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php?p_prod
s=19%2C217&p_pv=2.217&p_cats=186&p_cv=1.186
Issues addressed with firmware version 2.0.0
 1.. Image authentication item has been added to the ...

I'm seeing some Canon DSLR's "refurb" on ebay with 3-year Mack warranties
from sellers with very good feedback.
How does one use a "Mack" warranty? I'm guessing I would not be sending it
to Canon Service in Irvine, CA as I usually do with my Canon gear.

Is four-thirds dead ?
It seems that only Olympus is pursuing seriously. Panasonic came out with
one body only... And both Fuji and Sigma just came out with new bodies but
they weren't 4/3.

Hi Group,
   strange thing happened today - went to my local Jessops in Bristol, UK,
to buy a D200., and they had been told not to sell any - Jessops online
doesn't list any either.

The size of a D50???  Why?  Do they anticipate more women than men
buying it?
Why on EARTH would anyone want it that small?  This is classed as an
above entry level camera so what is with with the P&S size reasoning?

Ok, this is a weird thing, and Nikon doesn't know what it is.
I just got a new D200, and put in my sandisk extreme III 4gb card.
I got the CHA error.  Assuming that the card was bad, I then got another
card.  Same thing.  I tried another brand, same thing.

Ok forget build quality...forget focus luxuries...forget super wide open apertures.
What is the best IQ standard zoom when stopped down from between f8 to f16. This includes edge to edge sharpness, contrast and colour. The best image blown up to large print size. This is all ...

I am looking to purchase a D200 and considering what lens to get for
general use.  The 18-200 seems to get good plaudits but is also rarer
than rocking horse manure (it seems).  Additionally, I have read
somewhere that the 18-135 may be the new "kit" lens for most models

It's the plastic.  The only way to get a really rigid, strong plastic
structure is to make its flat dimensions as small as possible,
relative to wall thickness.  Can you image if a camera the size of
1DsMkII or even the Canon 30D were plastic?  All you'd hear when you

I've been using the first version of Lightroom for a while and there are
lots of pictures in the library. Can anyone who has installed Beta 4 tell me
what happens to the pictures?
Thanks Steve

I recently bought an Rebel XT and realized that the so called "digital"
lense does not cover 35mm format. Now the question is, how long will it
be before the manufacturers migrate to full-frame format. I ask because
I don't want to buy several "digital" lenses and 5 years later, no ...

Hope some one can advise. Because my software was a bit old (Micrografx
Picture Publisher 7 & Windows 2000) I went out & bought Windows XP &
Photoshop Elements 4. Installed both today & all is fine except when I look
at jpegs in PSE4 the colours are very saturated  especially the ...