I'm taking a class that deals primarily with developing and printing b&w
film so I pulled out my old Minolta SLR.  Since I've been shooting
digital exclusively for the last 3 years I just want to get my head
around the difference in depth of field with the 35mm SLR.

Read a lot of favourable remarks about the Canon 40d, but as of yet, I can't
find anywhere or anyone who makes a comment about * picture qulity * of this
camera.
Can anyone tell me if this camera has significantly * better * Picture

http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/100000_revamp_swells_Grays_secondhand_
Nikon_stock_news_147682.html
Thursday 4th October 2007
Chris Cheesman
Nikon dealer Grays of Westminster says it has been able to expand its

I have a laptop system (LCD) and a desktop system (CRT), both of which I
use for photo-editing.  I would like to calibrate the two of them, so
that the colors match on each, and also match the output of my Nikon D80.
Although I don't print many of my photos at home, occassionally ...

Just for fun, I measured a 200mm lens from the front objective, to the camera
film plane, and it was 200mm... nice... but I tried a 300mm lens and it was only
230mm??
What gives?

They seriously think (as implied here) that an entry-level user will
get more out of Live View than a pro or serious amateur?  It is not
logical.  Pros and advanced amateurs are more likely to find
themselves in varied photographic situations, and are more likely to

How is most of the value of dpreview derived?  By the tests they do
(none in recent memory) or by the participants relaying their
experiences?  Dpreview provides the venue, but the real value (much of
it) comes from the people who participate on the groups.  Many

Wolfie? Korbie? Any of you Canon guys out there?
Just wanted to pull your chain. Here is a quote from Photoshop guru Scott
Kelby on the D3:
"Although I didn$B!G(Bt get a chance to shoot with the Nikon D3 during the

The review for the Canon 1DmkIII has been (obviously) held back to
allow Canon to come up with a fix for the focusing problems it has.
This activity is slowly turning dpreview more into nothing but a glad-
handing ad-sheet for the mfgs?

Hi!
Is there anybody here who using lens testing software? Please prompt me such
program.
Thanks

After all these years I have finally found a project to work on. It is
going to entale mostly macro or very close nature shots. I have been
using the only decent lense I have, an  EF 28-135 stabilized I have
not really been able to get as close as I would like to to nature

I got my Katz eye focusing screen in the mail yesterday and installed it
today. Installation instructions (slow loading PDF):
http://www.katzeyeoptics.com/files/D200.PDF
The split prism center aid does indeed help with manual focusing, in

Hey retards who fall for Nikon's "nano-coatings" or Pentax's, exactly
how "large" do you think coating particles were before nanotechnology
became the "titanium" of today?  This doesn't mean whatever coating
method they use is B.S, only that ALL coating methods operate at the

lol first of all by mistake I posted this in the support group
were my trolls come from.  So I guess my trolls that post here will know for
sure
and more will come.  Sorry

I'm thinking about making the leep into DSLR.  I was looking at the Pentax
K10D since it looks to be a good mid-range camera, but has some options to
grow in to and learn more from.  Does anybody here own this body?
Opinions?  Which lens do you find most useful if you do?