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Why does my Nikon D3100 no longer auto-focus via the viewfinder?
My Nikon D3100 out of the blue cannot focus correctly.
It seem the that the focus motor always stops at the end of the run (Infinity) and cannot lock on the target, thus cannot release the shutter. I ...
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Why are there no digital cameras with ultra-bright integrated lenses, like f1.0, f1.2 or even f1.4?
One would think that with smaller sensors vs. film, it would be much cheaper to build an ultra bright lens. It's easy to find superzooms, 20X or 35X, but I have not been able to find a camera with a ...
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How can I get to 400mm+ for wildlife photography on a budget of around £1000 with a Canon DSLR?
I am asking a question that might have been asked many times in the past. However, I like to hear some advice for my situation so.
Basically I am looking to invest some money on my photography for ...
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Will cleaning up the reflect mirror under strong sunlight damage the sensor?
I was cleaning up the reflection mirror under the strong sunlight in an afternoon, after that I realized that could potentially damage my sensor, since I found the mirror is somewhat semi-translucent, ...
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How does a fast moving satellite or a probe take those clear pictures of space objects like asteroids, Jupiter, etc?
Doesn't the picture get blurry when objects move?
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How to correct exposure locally with Apple Aperture?
I have a question about using Aperture on OS X.
I have taken a RAW picture (made with a K-5) of an arcade machine. While most of its surrounding is fairly well exposed, the lit areas are overexposed ...
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How do I choose a lens that does portraits, star photography and landscapes?
I'm wondering if you can help me to choose between Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM Wide Angle (without IS) and the Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM Wide Angle Lens for portraits, landscape and star photography.
I ...
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What does infinity focus mean and when should I use it?
All my lens have focus ring where at the end there's an infinity symbol. What does that mean? If I'm taking landscape shot and what everything from near to far to be in focus, do I use infinity? Or am ...
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How many photos should I keep?
When I started with digital photography, I used to keep a copy of ALL the photos I took on a backup drive, "just in case". As the years have gone by, I have become more ruthless, permanently deleting ...
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How do you choose among different 70-300mm lens for Nikon DSLRs?
I have a Nikon D5100 and it's my first dSLR. I've played with the kit lens for a while and now want to explore the zoom category. I've shortlisted these 70-300mm lenses:
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor ...
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1answer
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How to troubleshoot Canon Speedlites that are not firing at the same time
working on some studio lighting and want to have my two Canon Speedlite 580 EX II's to fire simulatneously using Canon's built in wireless communications (i.e. The Master to trigger the Slave, but ...
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What software should I use to batch cropping images from paper notes?
I am turning a scanning of a collection of notes with lots of pictures of inventions and mathematics and organizing it into a wiki. The notebook pages consist of blocks of text, images, and captions ...
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1answer
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How do I achieve deep blue light night during the day effect?
I'm trying to learning about ND, I want to know if this picture was taken with a ND, or what kind of filter?
The effect I'm looking for is the deep blue and the "night" aspect. I'm wonder also how ...
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1answer
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What are the optimal settings for scanning photos?
I would like digitalize all my photos and I bought the Canon CanoScan 9000F. I have no problem of space and hence want to scan the photos with the highest possible quality.
For a printed photo, is ...
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How do I choose among the following lens of 55-250 IS, 70-300 IS and VS 75-300?
Sorry by this specific question, but I'm pretty crazy here looking for a difference.
I've got to buy a lens tomorrow (I leave my country in 2 days)
I could see the difference between 55-250 and ...
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How do I shoot in tethered mode using own software to control the camera?
Is it possible to capture image from computer with Canon EOS camera and save it to computer? Can the EOS utility used for this?
I want to use my own software (written in Java) to control the camera ...
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Where can I find a place to sell my digital photography without creating my own website? [duplicate]
Where is a website where I sell downloads of my digital photos without creating my own website?
I know about several market places but they charge around 30% which I consider too high.
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How do you achieve sharp bokeh circles?
There's an effect I'm looking for and I was wondering if I could get it with just the camera or will I need to open up photoshop to achieve something like it. I'm trying to get shark bokeh circles ...
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8answers
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How do I choose a point and shoot camera under $400?
I need a P&S camera for my family. They would probably use it for family functions,trips etc. I want a camera with flash for taking good night photos with a decent quality. They are not ...
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1answer
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Looking for a new point and shoot camera! [closed]
I've been torn in a struggle recently, as I've been looking for a new long lens point and shoot camera. I'm coming from an old Samsung HZ15W which I bought brand new back in 2009/2010ish and ...
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4answers
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Recommended driverless GPS loggers?
There are a bunch GPS loggers out there, but a good portion need software to download the data onto a computer. Some of the software is Windows-only, but others are Mac-compatible (what I need). ...
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How can I change colour of reflection/shadows to blue, to match the water?
Original Pic:
I have taken and edited the above shot in Lightroom to give an evening effect. I would like to remove the green reflection of trees on the lake to darker blue or the color of ...
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Do the differences in DIGIC engine affect RAW files in EOS 600d and EOS 650D?
EOS 600D use DIGIC 4 while EOS 650D use DIGIC 5. Does this produce different raw file? That is, is data collected from the sensor processed by the DIGIC X before saving?
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How do I 'break' a film camera in order to get double exposures?
Film cameras typically refuse to double expose on the same frame of film. Let's take the Olympus trip 35 as the example. They're cheap as chips and don't expose unless you wind on the film. What part ...
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What are the pros and cons of Canon 5D III / 6D HDR Mode Vs HDR using a computer + HDR software?
How well does the Canon 5D III / 6D HDR mode rate against other HDR modes? i.e. using a computer + HDR software?
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What software should I use to create a slideshow with music? [closed]
I'm looking for a software package that allows me to create a slideshow with music. In particular, I would like to be able to set the duration of each picture, in order to sync up with the music.
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1answer
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What Nikon cameras is a Sigma AF-k lens compatible with?
I was recently given a Sigma AF-k lens and told it was Nikon compatible. I am trying to get a better handle of what the AF-k stands for. I have both a Nikon F4s and a D5100 that I use and not ...
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2answers
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What's the difference between a regular lens and a macro lens? [duplicate]
What is the difference between a 100mm lens and 100mm macro, or 50mm and 50mm macro?
Can we use a macro lens to shot portraits? If yes, what focal length is the best? Please suggest a Canon macro ...
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Have cropped digital sensors reached their peak design limits?
APS-C and smaller sensors seem to have plateaued off in terms of their megapixel counts, possibly due to diffraction limits. The ISO performance of these sensors has not increased substantially in the ...
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What is the “crop factor?” [duplicate]
I need some help understanding crop factor. I do get that the actual focal length doesn't change, but as far as field of view and how the image turns out is where I'm getting stuck. Anything that I've ...
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Do crop sensors on SLRs changes the depth and flatness of the objects as well? (in comparison to same focal length on full frame sensors)
1- I know different focal lengths change the depth and flatness of an objects in the picture. For examples longer focal lengths make objects appear flatter so they will be appropriate for portraits. ...
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Why is my Nikon 50mm f/1.8 giving me an fEE error?
I have a AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8. When I have the aperture setting on the lens to 22 I can take photos. But when I change the dial to anything other than 22(lowest f/stop) then I get a flashing fEE ...
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Calibrating monitor (CRT) to match third vendor printer
I look for a long while an answer to this question here and on google, but there are too many answer for everything but not an answer for my specific problem.
I've a work to sell and I need calibrate ...
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Does the diameter of openings on photographic lighting grids affect brightness?
I was kind of thinking about different grid options considering the depth vs diameter of individual openings and get to a interesting point (at least for me :-) ). Let's consider a very simple home ...
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What might be causing my AF system to misfocus?
I have a Canon Rebel T1i with the default Canon lens.
When I shoot with it, I use Auto Focus and get the red dot indicators in the viewfinder as expected.
But even though it looks like the camera is ...
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Second Lens: 35mm for Nikon D3100 - considerations for making the purchase [closed]
I'm currently considering buying the Nikon 35mm f/1.8G AF-S DX Lens as a second lens for my Nikon D3100. A lot of people suggest that I go with a telephoto zoom lens as my second, but I disagree ...
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How can I retrieve internal memory photos on D3100?
I have a Nikon D3100 SLR camera. Recently bought a new SDHC card but forgot to format it before using, so all photos wen to camera internal memory. I only realised this when we went to upload on the ...
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Is there a way to use Canon 18-200 EF-s lens on Canon 6D full frame body?
I just purchased Canon 6D (Full frame camera) and I hate to lose the usage of my simple 18-200 EF-S lens.
Any idea if there is a technology that allows me to use the lens on the 5d body?
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In photoshop cs5 the color of my image changes when I enter full screen mode, how do I fix it?
I am working in PScs5 on a EIZO color edge monitor. When I open my image photoshop displays all of the colors fine. When I change to full frame viewing, the image color becomes very muted and washed ...
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Is there camera technology that detects if an object is still?
Are there any cameras with built-in technology to detect that the main subject is still and then take the picture?
Suppose I have three kids in focus, in close range (assume small room) and I would ...
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Sunrise and Sunset Time Lapse Setting [closed]
I'd like to do time lapse for sunrise and sunset with the sun inside the frame as well. My gear is: Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX , Canon 7D and a tripod + intervalometer.
What is a good ...
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When buying entry level cameras, are lenses really more important than the body?
Original Question: Is there a D5100 alternative
I was considering my first DSLR Nikon D3000, then saw D3100 and was fixed on it, then saw D5100 and I though yes,this is the one to go for. While ...
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How to take a picture with subject in focus but with a circular light-trace effect around it?
How to keep the Girls sharp combined with the lighttrace effect?
Thank you very much!
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What lens is better? [duplicate]
Which of the following lenses is better (note: I know very little about cameras):
Nikon 70-300mm f/4-5.6G AF Nikkor SLR Camera Lens
or
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 SLD DG Macro Lens
Are these lenses ...
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Are there sites where I can compare pro versus amateur photographer work?
Has anyone ever invited amateur and pro photographers to take pictures of the same environment (or people) using the same gear to compare the results? If so, maybe results of such experiment are ...
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How to take a bulb mode shot of a road in day light? [duplicate]
I need to take the photo of the trailing vehicles on road at day time. I tried a shot in bulb mode at 100 ISO and f/22 of a road in daytime. But that photo is too bight(link below). How can i get the ...
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What software could I use for aligning time lapse stills to remove camera shake?
I've been playing around with some time lapse sequences shot from the roof of our building in New York. It's terribly windy and the resulting sequence exhibits some slight camera shake.
I'm seeking ...
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What is the best way to get good quality digital pictures from negatives?
What is the best way to get good quality digital pictures from negatives? I mean, I have a lot of negatives with pictures of my childhood that I really want to recover, but I'm not sure what process ...
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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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What are the effects/filters being used in these pictures?
What are the special effects and filters that applies in these pictures:
http://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/933920_650214808328552_285093563_n.jpg
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