Time to shoot a few birds with one stone....
1.  I'm wanting to calibrate the colour my monitor displays - thinking of
using either Huey Pantone or Spyder2Express.   Has anyone any experience
with these?  Is one noticeably better than 't other?  Both are avail for

Printing from Photoshop CS2 has become a real headache.
All of the prints are too dark.
The same file, imported into a Word document, prints much better, and an
image from the internet, sent to the printer also prints very well, so I

Anyone know if the DIY photo machines in Boots etc will cope with monochrome
images?
I have some old negs and prints to scan for the family (digital) archive but
would like to take a memory card down and get the odd dozen printed.

    I have about 200 hundred slides that I want scanned to CD/DVD.  Can anyone
on the NG recommend a good, UK professional firm to do this.   Thanks

Hi,, I have looked at the Jobo-Giga with 40 gig`s available, I shoot mainly
in raw,Anybody using for same? How do u rate?

I have a Canon S50 digicam and I'm experimenting with DOF on portrait shots,
trying to get a narrow DOF. I'm taking them in Av mode with the aperture set
to 2.8 which is as wide as it will go, with the subject approx 5-6 feet
away. Thing is although the background is not as sharp ...

I have the opportunity to obtain a Zeiss Jena 70-300 lens to fit Canon FD.
Whilst I am drooling at the name Zeiss, can anyone confirm or deny the
meaning of Jena and whether they are the real deal, Zeiss lenses of the
quality we'd expect from the name?

A free software download
http://picasa.seeitonce.com/
Picasa is software that helps you instantly find, edit and share all the
pictures on your PC. Every time you open Picasa, it automatically locates

hi I run group shoots in the uk all year round
the main problem I find (have been a pro for 28years) is that you all
seem to do your photography
in your 'armchair'

I've been looking at rangefinder cameras recently (I must be getting
old! ).
The Contax G1 and Voigtlander Bessa R are very similarly priced complete
with a lens (either 35mm or 50mm) at around £300 2nd hand.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Digital Photography
One of the advantages that digital cameras provide is the fact that it
is largely practical and convenient. There is lesser cost in the long
run as one need not buy films anymore and will need not develop the

I have an old Prinzflex 200mm lens for Pentax PK. Whilst I need to run a
film through the camera using it, I'm wondering if anyone has any
experience or knowledge of Prinzflex glassware?
Are russian lenses always worthy of more than their prices reflect? Is

Next week I want to take some pictures of trees in their autumn colours .
I had thought of the arboretum near to Bristol, but I have been told that
its 1/2 term week so it will be crowded.  Can someone suggest a location
(within 20 miles of Bristol ) with trees in their Autumn ...

Here it is the new picture of the week in b&w
http://www.monochromatique.com/photosemaine/
Regards,

D50, D70 or D70S ?
I dont necessarily need a lens as i have one from my Nikon F65 film
camera..
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