That glass gets some good rep, and does not cost arm & leg. However
400mm is not quite enough for me, and I'll want to couple it with 1.4x
TC. Any real-life experience with that combo? I know I wont have AF, but
what about sharpness and overall image quality?

In addition to being impressive for a 1/1.7", if they increased the
die size by 3x its width and height, it would roughly match an APS-C
sensor and it would have 38 megapixels.  Now, could anyone make a lens
to support that resolution?  According to Olympus, their pro lenses

I would like to know how long a camera lasts.
Offcourse I do realise that this depends on a LOT.
How long do you think your current camera is going to last you ?
(From the time you bought it till you'll replace it or not going to use it

The last one in Sept 2006 was pretty decent, no Photokina, but most of
the relevant new equipment was there.
http://www.henrys.com/webapp/wcs/stores/henrys/show/toronto.jsp?page=toronto/gen
eral.html

I own a Panasonic LZ20 and I bought a Toshiba 2gb SDcard. I tested it
today. I took a picture, it shows up on the LCD, but when I try to download
the image XP says there is "no supported memory card". I'm going on a trip
tomorrow! Any ideas? I can't find anything in the manual ...

I own a Panasonic LZ20 and I bought a Toshiba 2gb SDcard. I tested it
today. I took a picture, it shows up on the LCD, but when I try to download
the image XP says there is "no supported memory card". I'm going on a trip
tomorrow! Any ideas? I can't find anything in the manual about ...

Apparently it's simple to grind off a little tab on the newer TC-14E &
TC-20EII as well. Has anyone done this? Any risk other than dust from
grinding and making it possible to bump glass trying to mount a
mismatched lens? Would I be stuck with stop-down metering? If that's the

What are the best settings to use for  Canon 30D with Sigma 18-200mm
f/3.5-6.3 lens for baseball on bright day.  I'm having problems and
most of my photos are too dark.
TIA

But who's counting?
http://www.pbase.com/markuson/image/77131302/original

I'm debating taking the leap to a D200.  One concern is the number of
manual focus lenses I have and how well the D200 will work with them.
I just can't afford to replace all my lenses

I know Cnef are not "true" raw files, but I shoot them exclusively, with the
understanding that it's best for post work.
But I read an article the other day that *implied* there were serious issues
with Cnef, but offered no *practical* examples.

Shooting macro at 1:1 or so... How do you focus?
It's a serious question. It's notoriously hard to focus macro. There is
little depth of field.
At 1:5 or 1:3 it's not so hard. My AF 105 Micro-Nikkor does fine in

Not the usual outcome.  Take a look at the detail in the in the white
bottle neck label.  Moire for the DSLR, none (and sharper) for the
P&S.  Most of those miserable 1/2.5" sensored P&S cameras aren't fit
for anything, but Fuji has done a good job here.

Good evening,
I can't quite make up my mind on which digital SLR to get, and since I
believe in the "Wisdom of crowds" (*), I thought I'd ask the group.
I've finally decided to retire my old film SLR and get a digital one.

OK, I've tried the usual places like rentglass.com and PhotoLensRent.com and
they don't even list it as available.  Who offers this lens as a rental?
Thanks.
Rita