I bought a mint condition Kodak Retinette 1A today at an antique store for $12. The shutter does not open with the button is pressed (though the advance is...

Has anyon had this problem. The attached hood on my Canon EF 400mm 5.6L USM lens will not "release" when twisted and is extremely difficult to move....

The Cycle of life. A picture tells a thousand words. Nature decided to tell a story... Birth - Life - Death so simple, so astounding. Shot with a 40D Canon,...

I can not use the D20 with my Stroboframe Pro-T without an anti-twist plate. Nothing is listed in the Stroboframe catalogue. B&H had no suggestions. Is there...

Hi folks, I have a nikon 20mm f2.8 AF lens that has some oil on the diaphragm blades which I'd like to remove. Has anyone stripped one of these lenses before...

Have no fear, sports fans. The Totally Digital D60 is not dead yet! http://www.pbase.com/image/68109537

Went for a little stroll downtown today with the 20D and the 85mm f/ 1.8, and found my friend, Mr. Long, at his usual...

This guy has been hangin around the parking lot downtown lately. http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/65359259 http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/65359260

For those of you who are prone to traipse around the town or countryside searching for photo ops, do you keep a neckstrap on your camera, a wrist strap, or...

I was playing with getting the biggest OOF circles I could get out of my 'new' old 135mm f/2 lens and noticed an odd effect which I cannot...

Hello, I recently bought a used 2x teleconverter. Its a Tamrom brand and the 7-element one. Trying it out, I put on my Sigma 28-80mm Macro (1:2) - the lens...

I have a Pentax Espio 95S that I bought 2 years ago. The other day I tried to take a picture with the zoom lens partially extended. The shot was snapped, but...

hi, Camera: Chinon CA-4 manual, probably from 80's this camera which is not ysed very much has a strage disfunctin. After a shot when you forward the film,...

Can someone, please, explain how this strange effect was achieved: I saw it in the videoclip "Air Rings" (at rent-a-cloud.com). It is a large illuminated ring...

Hi all, Just last week I got my new Coolscan V and it's been great. I do have a question however. Some photos come out virtually free of any grain or noise,...

I have a nikon FM with the MD-11 motor drive with new batteries. If I point the camera to the floor, the md works. If I point it at anyother angle, it...

Both Voigtlander and Zeiss have announced new M mount rangefinder models at Photokina. There are two new Bessa R models with different finders and a whole new...

When I was submitting my vivid shot yesterday, I opened the picture with the Canon file viewer utility to copy the information about the picture and include it...

Hi! Want to buy NIKON 85/1.4 and 50/1.4. Can someone recommend me a cheap store in NYC? Are the online retailers like adorama or b&w shipping to...

Maybe political discussions would be more appropriate in another newsgroup. I'm more interested in photo equipment. Dickr