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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How do I diagnose possible damage to my D70 sensor after an attempted IR conversion?
I tried to convert my Nikon D70 into IR, and after replacing the filter and reassembling the camera, I am unable to take any new pictures. I am able to see pictures that were previously present on the ...
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Is there something wrong with this 18-55 lens?
I am trying to find out whether my Nikon 18-55 mm (f/3.5-5.6G VR) kit lens has something wrong with it since I'm getting a whole lot of "fogginess" in the pictures I take as compared to my other lens. ...
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What to do when manual focus doesn't work on a Nikon DX lens after DIY repair?
I have a Nikon 55-200mm DX auto focus lens. I recently repaired the bayonet mount myself - all went well. But when I went to use the manual focus option on the lens, the focus ring remained locked, as ...
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Do these colored streaks mean that my CF card is bad?
I have been shooting with the same Nikon d700 for about three years (about 200k clicks). I started seeing a streak run across one out of every 250 images (example here: http://wp.me/aRb6L-1lT). So, I ...
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What can I do if my T4i becomes unresponsive while in live-view?
Recently I got a Canon Rebel T4i camera. Yesterday, when I was happily trying out different features, I got it locked such that no button was responsive anymore, that include the on/off button. I ...
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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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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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Solving shadow light of photo taken by a cellphone camera
I’ve a problem with my photos. I take my photo with handphone camera [Samsung galaxy-3MP]. There are some shadows of the light in the object. How to solve this [maybe some technique of digital imaging ...
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Why can't I re-enable Image Review on my Canon G11?
I have a canon G11.
Everything was working fine until a couple of weeks ago, when it stopped displaying the image for review each time I take a picture.
I haven't consciously turned this off, but ...
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Nikon P510 Connect with computer problem
I have purchased Nikon Coolpix P510 camera and when i tried to connect to my windows 7 64 bit machine it says "MTP USB Device" failed to install message.
I have already installed "View NX2".
How can ...
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What is behind the mechanical issue with my Canon 70-300 lens? [closed]
Today I've realized my 70-300 zoom does not rotate fully. In fact, it stops just before the 300 sign is reached in the ring. There's some metallic noise inside the lens when I move it, which let me ...
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How can I repair a kit lens with a stuck auto/manual focus mode switch?
Recently got a Nikon D5100. After a few days I realized that I can't focus in manual mode. The auto-manual (A-M) switch on the lens seems to be the issue (I have to press the switch hard to manually ...
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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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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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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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Photoshop only prints in B&W on Pixma Pro 9000, MK2
One week ago I purchased the Canon Pixma Pro 9000, mk2. Using photoshop, every print I printed, up to today, was breathtakingly beautiful in all sizes. 8x10,11x14,13x19's looked like you could ...
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Nikon D3100 transfer distorts photos [duplicate]
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Why do my images get distorted on my Nikon DSLR?
I've been using this camera (Nikon D3100) for over a year and have absolutely no problems with it, until yesterday. When ...
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Can I improve GPS reception with my Fuji F550EXR? [closed]
My GPS didn't work for two and a half days. I had no GPS signal at all, even if I left the camera to search for the satellite all the time the (option 1 in the camera's menu). I was in Gran Canary ...
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Why does my Canon 550D make a small sound while focusing?
Ok the "noise" I am talking about here is not noise in photos, it's actual small noise/sound coming from camera.
I have been using my camera for around 6 months, but never noticed this before. May be ...
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Why am I getting overexposed shots in P mode with a D7000?
When using my D7000 I often have the feeling that it overexposes by 1/3 or even more, on the P programme - it also depends on the lens. Is it just me? Or am I doing something wrong?
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Why did my Canon EOS 450D fail to save the entire photo?
After not being used for three months I got this (bottom right corner cropped from processed raw image by Canon's DFP):
(original RAW is available for download here: ...
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How to fix lens “stuck” on Nikon D3100?
My younger sister has a Nikon d3100. Now she asks me if I can help her fix it. She uses the lens that came with the d3100 kit, and for some reason it's completely stuck. She claims that it's been that ...
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Why do I sometimes get a shaking viewfinder image in my Canon 550D?
Sometimes I put my viewfinder to my eye before I turn on my camera. When I turn it on, the viewfinder image slightly shakes and moves a bit vertically. This also happens when I look through my ...
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Windows 7 photo gallery corrupts my images
My win7 photo gallery started to corrupt my photos when I open up them.
I am copying from cameras memory card to my external driver and start to view them with win7 photo gallery they start to ...
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Nikon d5100 won't autofocus at all
A good friend of mine has a d5100, which was working perfectly fine yesterday. Today, however, it refuses to autofocus at all - it makes no effort to move the focusing ring etc.
I have tried ...
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Aperture 3 - Open first aid options for external library
I have a huge Aperture 3 library that will not open, giving the following message:
Verify that you have iPhoto 9.4 or later. Then open the library in iPhoto to upgrade it..
It is not set as my ...
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Is it typical to experience zoom creep with the Canon EF 24-105mm F/4 L IS USM?
I noticed this more than once. Whenever I'm in the range from 24mm to somewhere between 35mm and 50mm, the lens starts moving if I'm fixing it vertically with its front element facing the ceiling or ...
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Pictures I took from my Nikon D5000 have low contrast. Whats wrong with my camera?
The pictures I have taken with my Nikon D5000 have low contrast, is there anything wrong with my camera? Every time I import pictures to Lightroom I have to adjust contrast to get a clear picture.
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Why does ETTL occasionally fail with my Canon Speedlite 580 EXII?
I have the Canon Speedlite 580EXII for 3-4 years now, and I have used it with a 450D and more recently with a 60D.
With both bodies, there was a very weird behavior where ETTL or even TTL will ...
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What should I do about this strange CF behavior, where I lost tonight's pictures?
I have taken over 14,000 photos with my Canon 7D and loaded them into my Windows 7 desktop computer the same way, by inserting the CF card into my computer's reader. The point is that I know how it ...
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Why is Lightroom 3 having trouble importing from my iPhone 3GS?
When I attach my phone to lightroom 3 it recognizes the device in the import screen but it does not show any thumbnails as available. When I try to import the images it will not do so and says they ...
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Why is the mirror on this old camera stuck halfway? [closed]
I received this old Minolta along with a lot of other camera related stuff that some friends weren't able to sell at a garage sale. I'm not really interested in using it, but I'm curious as to why ...
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Using a vivitar 283 flash with a Sony NEX 6
I've just got a couple of Vivitar 283 flashes and a set of DSLRKIT (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/110980410870?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649) radio triggers. The plan was to have ...
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Dark band obscuring upper third of live view screen and pictures taken on Nikon D5100
I discovered in live view on my Nikon D5100 there is a black band obscuring about a third of the screen. It rotates with the screen and stays on top. Shots I take now are also affected by this band. ...
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How to troubleshoot “shutter error” message in my Nikon D3000?
The LCD is displaying the following error message: "Shutter error - press shutter release." I have pressed shutter release but the camera still will not work.
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Nikon D3100 won't autofocus [duplicate]
I have a Nikon D3100, and I found out recently that when I half-press the shutter to focus, it wont autofocus anymore. I've tried it with another lens - still the same problem. The autofocus is ...
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Nikon camera issue [closed]
I have now had 3 occurrences of the same thing happening, with two different cameras, my Nikon D90 and Nikon D800e, that I am concerned about, don't understand, and need some info about.
The first ...
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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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Problem with Wacom Intuos 4 tablet with Nik collection
When clicking somewhere in a picture within e.g. Viveza 2 using the stylus and my Wacom Intuos 4, an animated white circle is drawn on the screen around the point where I click.
The problem is when ...
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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 ...
