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    WTBuy: Others - Other Hyperdrive (any type)

    Advertisement Category: Want To Buy (WTB) Equipment Type: Others Equipment Brand: Other Equipment Model: Hyperdrive (any type) Budget (S$): please specify Description: WTB Hyperdrive, please describe what you have? Real Name: hyun Warranty Status: any
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    WTBuy: Others - Other Compactdrive PD70X

    Advertisement Category: Want To Buy (WTB) Equipment Type: Others Equipment Brand: Other Equipment Model: Compactdrive PD70X Budget (S$): Pls offer Description: Wtb compact drive pd70x or similar Real Name: Wee Alex Warranty Status: 1 week
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    travel advice for thailand (no photos sorry)

    hi, sorry got a question, notice some pple post thailand photos so i was wondering: anyone of u saw, in budget areas, people selling Lonely Planet or other guidebooks about Thailand or Laos? these areas frequently have cheap (US$3) lonely planets (latest edition) (yes, pirated) on sale, but...
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    Where To Buy Velbon tripods

    hi we're looking for some velbon models. any1 knows where to buy? specifically 347E. there is a malaysian distributor in petaling jaya. any1 knows if they retail also?
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    ext tubes, closeup filters, convertors

    i read some threads, not sure if i got this right. using a teleconvertor, will your minimum focusing distance worsen? doing macro, comparing closeup filter (e.g. canon 500D) with extension tube(s), will closeup filters (especially cheaper ones) cause more distortion, whereas extension...
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    does 16-35L 70-200f4 need slim polariser or uv?

    does the 16-35L design require slim polariser or uv filters at 16mm? or can it escape with normal size? how about 70-200/f4?
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    is hood impt for 70-200/f4?

    the hood on 70-200/f4 is rather massive and hinders the use of a polariser. especially if i use a 77mm polariser with 67-77 step ring (maybe no space to put hood even). so sacrificing the hood might be necessary - does it cause much loss of contrast or flare? do most of u use it without hood...
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    Lomography effect on colours

    Apart from infinity-focus and slight vignetting, the other lomography effect is the "colours dancing" due to their Minitar 1 lens ... so does anyone have any technical understanding of how to achieve the colour effect on an SLR? It appears to me to be a warming effect, the reds get redder...
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    using Internet cafes to transfer photos back

    When traveling ... Does anyone have any experience using an Internet Cafe service to upload and transfer digital images back to Singapore? Would they allow you to install your own software to do the transfer? What would be quite a universally-accepted transfer method? via USB? How...
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    Using 82mm filters with Sigma 17-35 EX

    Hi, does anyone know if the Sigma 17-35 2.8-4.0 EX requires slim UV or slim circ-polarisers? or will normal ones do? How about when stacking 2 filters? Thanks!
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    how to enable flash exposure bracketing

    Hi, tried using a Sigma EF-500 Super DG. Wanted to try flash exposure bracketing but there was no detailed information available. Could someone help? (Need to use it in half a day's time...) First I turned on the FEB mode on the flash and set to +/- 0.5 stops. Then I presume I have to...
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    using sigma Super EF500 with EOS300V

    Hi, need advice on whether it is a good idea to use a Sigma Super EF500 or ST 500 flash on a canon EOS300V body (or EOS300). I heard there is a DG version out, not sure if it is available. Alan Photo quoted $320 on the phone, may not be their best price. ST 500 is cheaper, at about .. $190...
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    Qn about B&W washout effect

    I see many wedding albums use some kind of washout or high contrast effect with their B&W shots. If I send my shots for printing instead of printing myself, is it possible to simulate that effect on chromogenic, or B&W film? Deliberately overexpose and ask it to be printed without...
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    where to find gitzo tripods

    is CP the only logical place to get gitzo stuff? 0 series tripods aren't made to mount centre columns?
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    digicab 20L or 30L dry cabinet from Carrefour

    Any negative comments on these dry cabinets from Carrefour?
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    Photoshop 7 - Toning by Digipix

    Digipix .. how would your sepia toning differ from the standard sepia modes of photoshop or ACDsee?
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    advice on lowepro backpacks

    After reading the Lowepro website, quite a bit of data but am now searching for some practical input ... After putting your 1 or 2 bodies, and lens and stuff, how much space remains for other backpacker items like travel guide book, water bottle (can fit a 1.5L Pepsi bottle?), biscuit boxes...
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    chinatown

    the sun is out... how about chinatown tonight (thursday), any takers? i'll check this thread again in an hour .. interested parties pls pm me ur number ..
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    advice on how to use lens pen

    is any particular brand of lens pen superior to others? i tried this pen with cleaning fluid from another cleaning kit - the fluid ended up looking like a slightly oily-looking stain. using the cleaning fluid with lens tissue is fine but it didn't seem to suit using it with the microfibre...