Questions about a specific problem or issue, often dealing with a lens, camera body, image sensor, lighting equipment, or software specific to photography.
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Why are some original files unavailable for export from Aperture?
I started using Aperture a year ago. I never spent any time watching Lynda.com or anything else, I just thought I figured the darn thing out, as far as downloading images. I plug my phone or Canon ...
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Why is there glow around lights in every photo shot with my Canon EF 28-70mm f/2.8 L USM Lens?
One day after using my Canon EF 28-70mm f/2.8 L USM Lens, I noticed that every photo has a huge amount of glow in the dark areas near any light area.
I tested my other four lenses to figure out if ...
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Why can't I take a photo in dark with auto focus, manual mode?
I'm dorking around with a Nikon D80 and I am a total beginner. I am trying to shoot some light trails but the darn thing doesn't even take a picture. I am in manual mode with the bulb setting. For ...
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Why does my refurbished Nikon S3100 reject a new SD card with “this card cannot be used”?
New refurbished Nikon S3100 with new SD card shows error code ("this card cannot be used".) It is the correct card, also. Any ideas?
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Canon T2i doesn't seem to take crisp photos
I've been using my Canon T2i to do portraits for the last year now, and usually have really good luck with it. Most of my shots are up close, and turn out beautiful. However, it seems like when I ...
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Why am I getting a different look with Huey Pro on a LED monitor?
I own a Huey Pro and used it on CRTs, LCDs and my Mac Book Pro screen.
Been using it fine with these screens until I bought a LED monitor.
When calibrated with the Huey pro the LED monitor (connected ...
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Digital Camera Screen Is All White - Pictures Taken Are Also All White
I have a Cannon Powershot SX20 - it was working fine one day and then the next the LCD screen and image displayed in the view finder were pure white. I can navigate the menus without any trouble and ...
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How to solve calibration with LaCie BlueEye Pro jamming in “contrast” step?
I'm using the LaCie BlueEye Pro to calibrate my Samsung 226BW monitor (S series). I have set the color temperature to 5500K, 95ccd/m² and black point to 0.2.
I use the last 4.5.6 version of the ...
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Why does my D70s no longer focus my Nikkor 70-300, but still focuses the 18-70?
At first I thought my lens was dead but after switching to my other D70s it worked fine.
So, here's the issue:
One of my D70s bodies can no longer auto-focus my Nikkor 70-300 lens. Switch to a 18-70 ...
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Why am I unable to disable automatic sensor cleaning on my Canon DSLR?
I've been recently getting the infamous "error 99" on my Canon Rebel XS, under very specific circumstances:
Insert a fresh battery
Turn on the camera
Shoot one or more exposures
Turn off the camera
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What's the reason for this exceedingly blue reflection from buildings in this image?
I've noticed that lately my camera has some issues with blue neon lights. Here's an example shot.
You can notice the effect in the reflection of the water in a building and in the blue dome of ...
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Film advance lever does not go all the way and shutter button locked
I just bought a Vivitar E3800N. (My first camera ever). I put the film in, and tried to follow instructions, but am unable to push the Film advance lever all the way and click the shutter button so ...
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Lightroom is not showing Photo correctly
I have 3-4 Photos in LR that in Library / Develop / Preview looks like this:
The File itself seems to be fine as it show properly in other tools.
Any idea how to fix this in LR?
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EOS Rebel T3i 18-55mm lens won't take a picture - happened with two lenses
I'm a reporter for a small town paper - Early in 2012 we had a body of a T3i go bad and it was replaced new body and we used the old 18-55mm lens. It worked fine for 7-8 months. I do a lot of sports ...
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Sony Nex-5N:Unable to Display pictures
Just got my Nex-5n with 18-55 kit lens yesterday. I have tried shooting with it in various settings. Most of the pictures can be display for 1 or 2 sec after shooting but after that, it is impossible ...
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Why am I getting a “Memory Full” error with plenty of space left?
I have an old Casio Exilim EX-Z75 digital point-and-shoot with a 32gb SDHC card. The camera has worked fine with this SD card for a couple years, but I recently started getting a "Memory Full" error ...
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Why are my printed photos coming out smudged and crazy looking?
I just got a new Canon Pixma Pro-100, which came with a few sheets of luster paper. I calibrated the printer, and printed 2 sheets looking sharp. Then, I printed one photo... it came out pretty good: ...
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Why is my D5000 not saving pictures?
So I just ordered the Tokina 11-16mm. Slapped it on my camera, seemed to work fine, camera recognized and all that jazz, went to snap a picture and it didn't save. It acts like it's taking the ...
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Why does my Nikon D300 have live view disabled with my 300mm f/4?
Recently I wanted to use the live view with my 300mm f/4 AF-S and when I pressed the shutter it did nothing (live view did not start).
The live view works perfectly with the 24-85mm AF-G f/3.5-4.5 ...
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Err 80 appears when I turn on my Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Recently when on holiday in Italy my 5DII stopped powering up. Turn the switch on and - nada. Pulling the battery and popping it back in brings the camera to life, however as soon as the camera goes ...
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Why does my Canon 7D get blurry pictures with a 70-200mm f/2.8 IS (series 1)?
I'm wondering if it's normal for a Canon 7D with its crop sensor to get unsharp pictures with a 70-200mm 2.8? I just bought a used 70-200 and it seems a little bit blurry. Maybe it needs calibration? ...
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Why is sharpness lost in my DSLR viewfinder?
I have a fairly new Nikon D7000 (I've taken about 2000 pictures).
Something happened during my last trip, where thew viewfinder never gets sharp anymore. It always looks out of focus, regardless if ...
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Why is my Nikon d3100 with 18/55 lens suddenly fuzzy?
I was taking some inside pictures with my Nikon D3100 and 18/55 lens when, all of a sudden, the lens started to work funny -- the more I zoomed in on the subject, the fuzzier the picture looked in the ...
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Is the zoom (18-55mm) of my Nikon D3000 broken?
I've been having troubles with the zoom of the camera. I can only set the level from 18 to 24 when I used to be able to choose what ever value I wanted (between 18 and 55mm of course!!). The 'zoom ...
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How to fix bad printing results on an Epson Stylus Photo RX 600?
I have recently purchased a Nikon D5100. I have Photoshop CS2 on a laptop running Windows XP. I also have an Epson Stylus Photo RX 600. I cannot get my photos to print anywhere near what they look ...
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I rewound but the film position dial is stuck at “S..” Is my camera (brand new Vivitar E3800N) broken?
I want to bring the roll position displayed back to Zero. How can I do this without having any film in the camera?
If i rotate the cylinder (by hand) that is connected (perhaps) to the film advance ...
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Why is wrong color coming out of my Rebel T3i?
I'm not a professional at all but bought a Canon Rebel T3i to capture life's moments. The color of my shots are way far off; ie., my sons navy blue and white baseball uniform comes out bright green ...
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How can I fix a Nikon Coolpix L120 stuck lens error?
I am getting an error in my Nikon Coolpix L120: "Turn off the camera, remove the lens cover and then turn the camera on", even though i have already removed the lens cover.
The lens is not able to ...
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Why is the sky in photos always too white?
Why do I never seem to get a clear picture of the sky during the day, even with white puffy clouds in the sky? It always looks over exposed and whitened out? I am using a Nikon D3100, no lens hood, ...
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Is AEB possible in Manual mode on Canon Powershot G1 X?
When the G1 X is set to Manual (M) mode, AEB no longer shows up in the FUNC menu. Is there another to set it? Seems like a serious limitation otherwise.
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How can I fix Err 01 with a film-era Sigma lens on a Canon DSLR?
I have a new Canon EOS Kiss camera and a friend of mine has a Sigma Aspherical IF 28-200mm lens she used on an old Canon EOS film camera (old as in 10 years or so). I tried using the lens on my ...
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White spots on some photos
I'm fairly new here and fairly new to photography too. So I'm hoping someone can help me out here. You see, there is this white spot that appears in my photos and I don't know what causes it. It ...
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Why is my Nikon D90 viewfinder shaking?
My Nikon D90 started having an issue where the image in the viewfinder shakes, or taps whenever I turn it on or focus. Has anyone ever seen this issue? I'm assuming that it's the mirror.
I turned ...
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Why does my Nikon sb900 have a delayed response?
I am new to the use of flash. I have a Nikon d300s and I am using it with the sb900 flash.
After pushing the shutter button to fire, the sb900 makes 3 little clicking noises, then fires. I want ...
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How do I fix a lens with a problem returning to autofocus mode?
I bought a Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM lens for my Canon 350D. It works mostly fine, except after switching from AF to MF, I can't return to AF mode.
After I switch MF->AF, the lens doesn't ...
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What caused dark areas around bright light in this cityscape shot?
I know a little about cameras since doing two courses, and so I set my camera on manual setting most of the time to take shots.
I took the following shot in New York of Manhattan at night. Because of ...
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Why do my images get distorted on my Nikon DSLR?
I have had my Nikon D40 for a while, and some of the pictures are coming out distorted.
Two examples are below:
So my questions are:
How do I fix them after the fact? - i.e. after they have been ...
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How can I prevent blurred images when using a tripod?
I'm doing panoramic HDR photography for work using one of those stupid cheap mirror balls mounted on a tripod (not my decision!) and I am noticing on my longer exposures that sometimes I'm getting ...
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Cropping problem with Nixon Coolpix P510
Using Nikon Coolpix P510 camera. When I try to crop an image I receive a message "image cannot be modified" Help would be appreciated.
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RAW HDR with Photomatix dramatically different images in preview vs final
I am just getting into photography and HDR photography. I downloaded the trial of Photomatrix to test out some photos of pictures I took in Washington DC. For better or worse I decided to take RAW ...
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Why would my Hoya ND8 Pro 1 decrease the white balance dramatically?
I've just bought the Hoya ND8 Pro filter (+3 stops). After some tests, i've just notice that the results are very different from a single shot. After some tests, here is my conclusions :
The ND ...
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All my photos were blurry
I recently did a shoot of a baby and my 6 year old son, and I got some fantastic shots that were super sharp. I then did another shoot of a 6 year old and toddler and every single photo was slightly ...
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SD Card disapears after a while
I have the Problem, that my SD card disappears when I use my Nikon for a while. This means that it suddenly show me a [-E-] instead of the Number of remaining Photos to make.
I don't know if it is a ...
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What would cause a hot-spot (large) in Live-view but not when shot through the viewfinder of Nikon D7000?
viewfinder shot - Same exposure/iso settings
http://cchanphotography.com/images/sensor_issue/viewfinder.JPG
liveview shot
http://cchanphotography.com/images/sensor_issue/liveview.JPG
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Panasonic GF3 - stuck on monochrome?
My boss has just purchased a Panasonic GF3 camera, and every photo he takes is in monochrome - he's certain it's a software issue since it says 'mono' on the LCD display.
He's thoroughly checked the ...
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Why my Phoenix external flash is not charging?
I just got a phoenix DZBIS-112CII external flash for my Canon 550D. I have tried everything that I can think of to make it fire, without any luck. It came with four dead batteries in it which caused ...
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Is my Canon EF-S 15-85mm IS USM lens defective or par for course?
I got the Canon EF-S 15-85mm IS USM this week after a lot of deliberation as an upgrade to my 18-55mm IS kit lens for my Canon 550D, and did some trial shots using it and found the images to be on the ...
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Nikon D80 shutter problem
Recently I've experienced a problem with my D80. I press the trigger and the shutter does not activate.
When I half-press the trigger, the camera seems to auto-focus and auto-expose correctly, and ...
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Funny hair exposure problem [closed]
I have a nikon d300s and I have just started exploring shooting in manual mode. I always get a weird exposure in hair no mater what kind of light I shoot in. It kind of gives the hair a dashy effect. ...
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Photos taken on unformatted compact flash card
I inserted a SanDisk 32GB compact flash card thinking I'd formatted it. I was able to take 100's photos on a recent holiday. When I tried to transfer them to my computer I was informed on the computer ...
