| Subject | Date Asked |
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| flash outside | 5/2/2008 |
Q: im wanting to take my photography to the next level and use exterior flash units. Im wanting to ...
A: David. Not sure what you mean by "lack of mains electric supply in the field." What do you plan to ...
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| scientific phrotographer | 3/25/2008 |
Q: i am doing a report about possible carreer choices. i was thinking about being ascientific ...
A: Kyra, Thanks for your question, but I'm afraid there's no such thing as "a general overview of ...
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| Best Outdooor Canon Lens under $2000 | 2/25/2008 |
Q: I am starting serious photo. and bought a Canon 5D. I love outdoor photo the best, even with people ...
A: Serious photography and 5D belong together. That's one hell of a nice camera. Next on my wish list. ...
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| 35mm projector trays | 1/23/2008 |
Q: I have 35 mm slide projector Hanimex model 2000 and I want to know what brrand slide trays/rondettes ...
A: I'm not sure of the model 2000. I have 2 different model projectors in which I use trays and ...
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| expired film in disposables | 1/10/2008 |
Q: I bought some water proof fuji disposable cameras off ebay and the expiration date is 2005. I was ...
A: I've been away for a few days and as it's now Sunday I gather you're gone. Sorry about that. If you ...
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| IR filter for camera- Same as IR thermal imaging camara? | 12/11/2007 |
Q: I've read about how you can create an infrared filter for your digital camera (web offer how-to) or ...
A: Infra-red photography is very different to thermal imaging. IR photography uses a deep red filter to ...
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| Darkroom Licensing or Permits | 12/4/2007 |
Q: i am doing a project in my business of photography course and we need to create a business plan. My ...
A: Jodee. Sorry, but I'm afraid I can't help you with this. I have no idea where in the world you are. ...
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| Beach Photography | 11/5/2007 |
Q: I have just started a small business doing portrait photography, mainly children, babies and their ...
A: Jo. Beach photography eh? Two things that would worry me are sand and bright light. You would not do ...
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| Olympus E 510 indoor action shots no flash | 9/10/2007 |
Q: Steve, I was hoping you could help me out. I have an Olympus e-510 digital SLR camera. I want to ...
A: I'm not that familiar with the e-510. However - if it is an SLR you should be able to bump the ISO ...
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| 35 ml film | 8/31/2007 |
Q: I have film that I've had in a plastic bag in the refridg dated 2001,2002, etc. None have been ...
A: My experience has shown that refrigerated film will keep indefinately. Run a film through your ...
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| hi | 7/13/2007 |
Q: how long does it take for 35 milimiter negatives of 4x6 photos to fade? when pix fade do they do so ...
A: 1. 35mm negs will not fade if kept cool, dry and out of the light. 2. When pics fade - especially if ...
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| Famous Black and White Photograph | 6/28/2007 |
Q: I just took a Black and White photography course, and during it the teacher showed us a famous ...
A: Sir, you are what is known as a loser. Get a life!
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| Scanning old black and white negatives | 6/19/2007 |
Q: I've begun to scan my negatives from the 1960's and 70's. The emulsion is badly cracked on many of ...
A: Unfortunately there is not a lot you can do with badly cracked negs. Scratches are one thing, but ...
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| transferring slides to disc? | 6/18/2007 |
Q: I have a scanner and have tried but I get a picture of the slide.If I zoom in 400% I still can't see ...
A: Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Slide scanners are not that dear these days. I don't ...
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| transferring slides to disc? | 6/17/2007 |
Q: I have a scanner and have tried but I get a picture of the slide.If I zoom in 400% I still can't see ...
A: Are you using a slide/neg scanner? You can't just use an ordinary scanner. To do that just gets you ...
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| studio lighting | 3/26/2007 |
Q: I'm a beginner photographer and would like to focus on children portraiture I have done an ...
A: Your subject line is studio lighting, but your question relates to childern portraiture. So I'll ...
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| 35mm v. digital | 3/17/2007 |
Q: I currently have a 35mm Rebel and it has given good service but all I hear about today is digital. ...
A: Boy, where do I start? Suffice to say I have 2 Canon EOS500N camera (35mm film) sitting in a ...
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| cameras | 3/6/2007 |
Q: I am looking for a digital camera that takes good quality photos when zoomed in and also as decently ...
A: I'm sorry but I'm not at all familiar with the cameras you have mentioned. It is important to speak ...
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| camera froze | 2/4/2007 |
Q: It got down to 5 below last night and I forgot that I had left my 35mm Minolta SLR in the car. The ...
A: To be perfectly honest with you, you would have been better off leaving the camera in the car and ...
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| Dark settings | 1/8/2007 |
Q: Now I know that there are cameras that cost over $1,000, but mine cost about $950 without any ...
A: James. There is a plethora of Canon Powershot cameras with a variety of features. They are basically ...
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| Dark settings | 1/7/2007 |
Q: I have a 8.0MP PowerShot Canon digital camera, and I would like to know how to take photographs in ...
A: James. No, I said that the 300D and 350D have MORE controls. They are more expensive than a ...
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| Dark settings | 1/7/2007 |
Q: I have a 8.0MP PowerShot Canon digital camera, and I would like to know how to take photographs in ...
A: The one thing you are going to need is a good and steady tripod. For your camera to take shots in ...
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| Portraiture | 1/5/2007 |
Q: Can you please answer the last part of my question as well? The question was :what light source is ...
A: Sorry Michelle. I thought I'd answered that when I said "Now for part 2 - refer to answer 1. Use a ...
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| Portraiture | 1/2/2007 |
Q: I'm a beginner Photographer and really interested in the Children portraiture industry My dream of ...
A: Your problem obviously is your light source. Flash is good, but it must be right. When you refer to ...
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| Camera Specifics | 10/30/2006 |
Q: Do any camcorders exist possibly allowing one to make movies and then extract individual ...
A: Camcorders are a little out of my expertise, but I have used a few in my day and found that most of ...
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| Darkroom | 10/19/2006 |
Q: I have a Beseler Enlarger...I am noticing that when I turn it on...the bottom left corner is not ...
A: Wow Haide. Without doing a hands-on, it's hard to tell. Could be a number of things. Maybe a leaf ...
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| jewellery photography | 10/18/2006 |
Q: I have a canon powershot S3 digital camera.(6.0 mega pixels). I want to take photographs of ...
A: Mithun. As long as you can get the image you want in the viewfinder of your camera, you can capture ...
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| 35mm camera to start out with | 8/30/2006 |
Q: I'm a university student just starting to get involved in 35mm photography... I'm taking a black and ...
A: You're at the cross-roads of photography. Do you want to buy a conventional film camera or go ...
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| Damaged Film | 8/1/2006 |
Q: I put my camera in to get looked at in a local shop because the film had stuck in it after all the ...
A: My solution to your little problem would be to find a camera store / mini-lab that is operated by a ...
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| Outdated 35mm slide filmldm8d | 6/18/2006 |
Q: This is an age-old question, but if film is kept cool, refrigerated or frozen, just how long would ...
A: You're not wrong about this being an age old question. The relevant word you used here is 'trust'. ...
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| photographs | 5/13/2006 |
Q: I have some 10 year old photographs that were stored in basement and due to humidity are stuck ...
A: Depending on the types of photos (gloss or otherwise) it is quite often possible to separate them by ...
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| Reducing reflective glare | 5/12/2006 |
Q: I am a member of the fire dept and have been taking pictures of the guys in action, however, the ...
A: There is no filter in the world that will eliminate reflections from material designed to reflect ...
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| darkroom | 4/29/2006 |
Q: Can one mix less than the whole package of kodak d76 developer or of kodak fixer, and save the rest ...
A: Boy - a non-digital photography question. Thanks. No problems with part mixing your chemicals. Just ...
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| The camera for me | 4/15/2006 |
Q: My name is Lauren Williams and I am very interested in photography. Although I need a great camera ...
A: Ah Lauren. A girl with money and a love of photography. I could recommend many brands of camera for ...
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| going digital | 3/1/2006 |
Q: i have about 200 rolls of films (regular 35 MM) halh are color and half B&W. What would be the best ...
A: Andy. With that many roll of negs, I don't blame you for not wanting to sit and scan for a week. Go ...
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| photos | 2/14/2006 |
Q: Using a Canon EOS how would I go about taking pictures using 1)florescent lighting 2) overcast ...
A: Using any camera you could: 1) fluorescent lighting - use a fluoro filter. Not that expensive, or if ...
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| High speed 35mm film | 1/30/2006 |
Q: Quick question... I was just wondering what the best 35mm film to use would be in dim light, but ...
A: A poor student, eh? Been there! If you are shooting in dim light without flash, try Fuji 400 but set ...
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| taking a 35mm color photo in a darkened room | 1/28/2006 |
Q: i am an artist on the central coast of california..i am currently painting consellations, stars, etc ...
A: You don't say what colour your ceilings are, but I gather they are a light colour - around the same ...
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| BW film that Herb Ritts used | 12/2/2005 |
Q: I have a question re film that Herb Rits used. When I look at his pictures I see that skintone is ...
A: Vanja. I have no idea who Herb Rits is, but I'm figuring from your question that he is a B&W ...
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| film | 11/1/2005 |
Q: I was wondering how they rate film. For instance, you have 120 film, 110film, 127..and so on. What ...
A: Joe. The figures you quote are not film ratings, they are sizes or formats - and very old ones at ...
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| Stuck Photograph | 10/10/2005 |
Q: I don't know if you will be able to help on this one but here goes. I have a photograph of ...
A: I know exactly the problem you speak of. I'm trying to do a similar restoration for a friend. ...
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| Courses | 8/6/2005 |
Q: I live in Sydney, Australia. And am wandering what would the best way to get my foot in the door ...
A: Rob. I'm glad you let me know which Sydney you're in, because there is one in Canada. Mate, I'll be ...
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| Film developers for Ilford HP5 | 7/27/2005 |
Q: What sort of differences should I expect to get in effective film speed, contrast, grain and ...
A: John. To be honest, since I went digital a couple of years ago I haven't mixed 1mL of chemicals. ...
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| Making copies 3x5 photos from the mid 80's | 7/21/2005 |
Q: I recently found some 3x5 pictures that were taken by a friend in the mid 80's while we were at ...
A: Let me start my answer by saying that it is very rare to improve any shot from a hard copy, and ...
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| lenses | 7/13/2005 |
Q: ,What does it mean when a lense is labled f/4.0-5.6 30-80mm AF? ( What do all those specifcations ...
A: Trevor. Thanks for your question/s. An f/4.0-5.6 30-80mm af lens is an auto-focus(AF) zoom lens ...
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| Need Help...Please! | 7/5/2005 |
Q: I own a Canon AE-1 Program and have been using it off and on for wildlife photographs. I am ...
A: Kyle. Using a 500mm lens needs a lot of attention. Firstly, it is important that the shutter speed ...
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| photo sell | 7/5/2005 |
Q: How can I sell my photos by Internet? I'm a specialist in landscape photography, microphotography ...
A: Alireza. Without sounding too much of a stick in the mud - good luck! The only way you will sell ...
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| color and black&white | 6/18/2005 |
Q: What are the differences with devloping, enlarging, and such with black and white film and color ...
A: 1. What are the differences with devloping, enlarging, and such with black and white film and color ...
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| Use of expired film | 6/17/2005 |
Q: I run a charity that brings children from Belarus to the UK for a 4 week respite holiday from the ...
A: Go for it. As long as the cameras (film therein) haven't been subjected to extreme heat they will be ...
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| Interview | 6/5/2005 |
Q: it's me again, Madeline. Some of the questions you may not understand or don't have too answer. ...
A: 1. Do you like your job? Love my work. It's not really a job for me. 2. Would you ever regret ...
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| backrounds and flim | 4/28/2005 |
Q: im taking pictures in out door light with a white sheet back round and i wanted to know how to ...
A: Alex. Because you're using slide film it is important that your exposures are spot on. By "back ...
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| Slide film overexposed | 4/17/2005 |
Q: I was out shooting and botched up when I put some slide film in my camera. I neglected to reset my ...
A: I tried to answer this for you a couple of days ago, but the Experts' Group was having a glitch of ...
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| Camera | 4/11/2005 |
Q: Pearson, not sure if you can help me out, but i have an old Kodak Brownie camera with a big shutter ...
A: Mike. Kodak Brownie cameras are a bit like opal. They're worth as much as someone is willing to pay ...
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| fill flash | 3/29/2005 |
Q: This question may be a repeat - I've asked one other photographer this question, but forget who I ...
A: No - you haven't asked me this question prior. Fill flash is something that I advocate all the time. ...
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| Can Forensic Images be thought of as Fine Art? | 3/21/2005 |
Q: I am working on my BFA in photography and a minor in Criminal Justice. I am working towards a ...
A: Lexie. Whilst I appreciate your trying to combine your interests I don't think you can do so. It's ...
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| Forensic photography | 3/21/2005 |
Q: could you tell me whether the police photograph homicide scenes in both colour and black and white ...
A: Linda. Hi. In NSW all crime scene photogaphy is done in colour. Many years ago it was all black and ...
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| Care of Photographs | 3/12/2005 |
Q: My husband and I had two favorite photographs enlarged and hung them in our sunroom. Although they ...
A: Priscilla, Most glass has a certain UV protection, but not enough to stop prints fading. MAke sure ...
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| cleaning a photograph | 2/21/2005 |
Q: i have a photograph that has a shiny finish & got some glue (not sure what kind, think it was a glue ...
A: You don't say if this is a commercially printed colour photo, or one from a black and white ...
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| digital and 35mm | 2/16/2005 |
Q: I have a Nikon N80 and also couple of good lenses, a 20-70mm 2.8 fixed and also an 80-200mm also 2.8 ...
A: Vinicio. I'm not all that familiar with the cross-over between Nikon gear. If you speak with a ...
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| Film | 2/10/2005 |
Q: I've recently purchased an AF SLR camera for which I intend to use on various arts projects. I'm ...
A: Stuart. I'm sorry mate. I have no idea what you mean by 'rough quality' 35mm film. The film used in ...
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| Photography equipment | 2/7/2005 |
Q: I am the mother of a photography major who is also planning to minor in criminology to specialize in ...
A: I don't know if there is a 'best' medium format camera, but one of the better ones I can think of is ...
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| Home Darkroom | 2/3/2005 |
Q: if you can't help with this I understand but I'm going to give it a try! I'm planning on building a ...
A: Brenda. Sure I can help. I don't know what you mean by 'temperature'. Is the darkroom going to be ...
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| photographic distortion... | 1/30/2005 |
Q: I've taken slide film of paintings and the results show a warping effect. The tips of the vertical ...
A: Jim. This 'warping' as you call it is caused by the focal length of the lens you are using and the ...
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| when i shoot with my camera i get this | 1/27/2005 |
Q: when i shoot with my camera i get this an image: 3264 x 2176 at 72 dpi or 45.33 x 30.22 inches ...
A: Marv. You don't say what camera you are using, but my guess is from your information supplied that ...
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| Spot Metering | 1/26/2005 |
Q: G'day Steve, Thanks for making yourself available to help people like me. I'm a very inexperienced ...
A: Ollie. Spot metering is exactly what it ways it is. It meters on a small spot as indicated in the ...
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| type pf camera to buy for beginners | 1/25/2005 |
Q: I am also in australia and would just like some advice on the best type of 35mm camera to buy for ...
A: Marina. I tell ALL beginners who ask the same question, to go to a Cash Converters store (or any ...
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| Camera | 1/20/2005 |
Q: I need to know which is a better camera, the Minolta Maxxum 3XI or the Canon Eos Rebel XS.
A: David. I have never compared the 2 cameras. I have a couple of Rebels and they are fine units. Here ...
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| Pink prints | 1/7/2005 |
Q: Some of my photo prints from 10 years ago are turning pink. What might be causing this and how can I ...
A: Jeffery, I gather from this re-send that you would like to see how Photoshop can fix your problems? ...
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| Forensic Career | 11/3/2004 |
Q: I'm a student in Wellington, NZ and am looking at the idea of becoming a forensic photographer. I've ...
A: Maz. Sorry for the delay getting back to you. My home PC has some damned virus that bars me from ...
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| digital camera | 9/24/2004 |
Q: How are you? A friend of mine purchased a digital camera (Fuji Finepix S7000). To his big surprize ...
A: Eric. Digital photography and hardware are a whole new ball game compared to conventional ...
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| Wide Angle Lens Problem | 9/1/2004 |
Q: I recently got a wide-angle lens (19-35mm) as a present. I popped it right on my Canon Rebel and ...
A: Chris. Thanks for your question. Firstly, without seeing your photos with the black arc, I'm finding ...
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| Out Of Date Camera Film | 7/29/2004 |
Q: Is it OK to use film which is 1 to 2 years old in an ordinary SLR camera? What would the photos look ...
A: Raj. Yes, out of date film is okay as long as it hasn't been sitting in the glove compartment of ...
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| circ polarizer | 7/23/2004 |
Q: How are you? I am thinking of buying a circular polarizer filter for my camera. I am an amateur ...
A: Eric. Firstly - there is no such thing as a 'cheap Nikon lens'. Any Nikon lens is a good lens. Get a ...
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| what does it mean.... | 5/22/2004 |
Q: I am beginner photographer who is really interested in making a living out of phorography. I've been ...
A: Marco. Thanks for your question/s. Let me start from the beginning - and I'll be very blunt with you ...
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| outdoor forensic shots | 5/11/2004 |
Q: For a Forensic Science assisgnment I need to explain how various equipment can be put to use in an ...
A: Dan. This is one helluva question, and I don't want to fob you off. I could spend weeks telling you ...
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| Negative scan | 4/29/2004 |
Q: You are an expert for my question! The film strip adapter of my Minolta Dimage Scan Dual IV uses ...
A: Fifty years, eh? That's old film! You cannot flatten out curled film overnight. Can I suggest you ...
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| What type of film is best for action shots at sea? | 4/1/2004 |
Q: I am going whale watching soon and am wondering what type of film (35mm) would be best to take. I ...
A: Lee. Definately use ISO400 film - nothing slower. Set your camera at 1/500 shutter speed to counter ...
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