Does anyone have any experiences, comments, etc. on Sigma's 24-135mm
f2.8-4.5?
I'm currently using a Canon 28-105, but I saw this in a shop window and
would love the extra zoom range... but is the quality going to suffer?

as OldScrawn mentioned in passing a couple of weeks ago.
This looked pretty good value, at ?99 delivered from Amazon (?140+ elsewhere
or ?180 in my local Comet). Model to be discontinued I am guessing (was ?180
in DSG stores but has now disappeared off their sites). Well worth a DSR ...

I've decide on cost grounds to give up on getting a long telephoto and for
now concentrate on my macro photography of flowers etc...
So what macro lens with 1:1 magnification would be a sensible choice?
My choices so far seem to be:-

I'm in the happy position of almost having persuaded the Mrs that I
need a new camera before we go on holiday next week.  As I have some
EOS kit I'm planning to trade up my Sony 4 megapixel to a 300D.
But the 10D is only a little jump from there, and I may as well be

Does anyone know what type (size?) of button batteries is used in the
Olympus OM-10 camera? I know two of them are needed for this camera. Thank
you in advance for any information.
Peter

Where can I get something to ptotect the LCD screen on my Canon 10D to stop
scratches?
Gerald

All,
Hoping you can help me out... I am building a little application to
help calculate Scan -> Print resolutions and want to set up some
presets so can you fill in any blanks from the list below:

What are the options for buying new dry-mount presses in the UK? Seal
seem to be a favoured press in the US but I can't find anyone who
sells them over here.
What other brands are there and who stocks them?

The local camera-monger shows a number of zoom lenses covering the
19-35mm range (all f3.5-4.5), from Vivitar, Tamron and Tokina.
All of these cost between 160 - 200 GBP, which is about half the cost
of the Nikon equivalent.

Photos taken of various sites around Scotland
http://www.geocities.com/scottishphotos

Canon fans, the long awaited newest version of the G1, G2. G3, and G5
is here. It is called the "Pro1".
Here are some leaked pics:
http://digitalstar.com/Canonstuff

I'm taking part in a race in April and I'd like to take a disposable camera
with me.
Are any brands better (or "less bad") than others?
It's going to be used to photograph the Speyside Way en-route.  Should I

I have a Canon S50 on order (1st digital camera VERY excited!)
The only mini problem I can see with the cam is that it does not have
a hotshoe, so I am limited to the inbuilt flash, which is A) tiny B)
uses precious camera battery C) (apparently) does not power down very

For my money, Digital Photo is the best digital photography magazine on the
market. I've learned more about Photoshop from it than from any other
source, and Barry Beckham's video presentations of Pictures to Exe software
have opened up a whole new field of photography for me.

I've just been pondering Image Stabilisation - specifically for digital
systems.
Canon (at least) do it by having the lens detect movement using 2 gyros and
moving a lens group off-axis to correct the movement.