Digital Cameras

Sunpak PZ40X and PZ40X II system flashes
A recent issue of Modern Photography touted the Sunpak PZ40X II as a great step forward. Now Sunpak ads say the same thing. B&H charges almost $100 more for the II then the regular PZ40X. Does anybody know what is different about the model II. The only thing I can find is: "but it is now dedicated to the top... 21 Nov 2005 13:38

LCD Monitors?
I recently purchased a Viewsonic VA712B LCD monitor. It boasted an 8ms response time and 350 nits brightness. Despite multiple attempts at adjusting brightness, contrast, and color settings, the screen always seemed washed out and it was like staring into a cars headlights. So, I returned the monitor the next d... 7 Dec 2005 13:30

Megapixels
I'm sure many megapixel questions bounce around, why wouldn't they? I'm currently shooting on an N75 with my array of lenses (all Nikon mind you), blah blah. But I do a large array of things while shooting: sports, photojournalism, modeling, art etc. My film camera is nice, but it isn't always what I need. Spor... 9 Nov 2005 22:07

a couple of autumn pictures
Hello there. Here are a couple of pictures I made this autumn: http://images5.fotopic.net/?iid=ydsbz0&outx=600&noresize=1&nostamp=1 http://images4.fotopic.net/?iid=ydsbrj&outx=600&noresize=1&nostamp=1 Which one do you like best and why? Comments, criticism or suggestions would be appreciated. greeti... 9 Nov 2005 22:08

picasa
Hi, I am new to photography & photo-management and I would like to know some decent tools for photo-management I have (or rather my school has) Photoshop 7 & Photoshop Elements 2; i think they don't have any management tools I've heard of Picasa and Photoshop Album Starter edition Which of them do you sug... 5 Nov 2005 02:49

Vivitar DF120 Instructions Needed
I picked up a used Vivitar DF120 digital slave flash for a good price but instructions were missing. The slide switch on the side is somewhat intuitive. Test/Off - 1 - 2 - 3 Vivitar website has pdf instructions for some flashes but I can't find this one. Can anybody help? Thanks. rbeldon at niu dot... 3 Nov 2005 18:12

Cleaning the insides on a lens
While cleaning my Sigma 24-135mm I noticed a small dot on the last but one lens element. On close inspection it seems that a tiny insect crawled into the lens and died on the glass element :( Now its stuck there!! Any idea how easy/difficult it is to reach that spot? I found several screws on the back of the len... 9 Nov 2005 22:08

error: memory card locked
Hey. Since a while I have a 1 GB SD card. I can't find any brandname, the card only has "SecureDigital Card", "INSERT" and "1 GB" printed on the label. When I use it in my Canon Powershot S2 IS, it seems to work fine. However sometimes when I turn on the camera, it just says "error: memory card locked" and refus... 28 Oct 2005 16:14

Megapixels
Hi everybody, I want to start a discussion that might be as old as the digital camera age: How many megapixels would I need? I'm considering buying a digital SLR and have some Minolta AF lenses. Now my budget is not that great and could probably afford some entry level dSLRs. I liked images from Minolta Max... 24 Oct 2005 22:19

Kodak v550
I've been looking around for a replacement for my really old HP 120 (it's 1 MP). I was thinking of getting a kodak v550 or v530. I was wondering if anyone knows much about them. Are they very tough and strong enough to survive being knocked around a bit? Would you recommend them? Out of those two which would you ch... 19 Nov 2005 04:42