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    Unusual Flickr Photo Count

    It amy simply be that your photo is now on a search engine. Check the stats page to see where the majority of your visits are coming from. If it is a search engine then that may be the reason. Yahoo.co.uk uses flickr for searches of images.
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    Jessops News

    I am very impressed with the level of service from the Maidenhead branch of Jessops. I haven't bought all my equipment from Jessops but do buy things there from time to time and try to for the reasons given below. I was looking to buy a Canon 30D a couple of years ago and I was advised by the...
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    Tripod use - embarrasing??

    I was part of a camera club group that went to the West End of London a couple of weeks ago after dark. All of us had tripods so attracted a lot of attention. The reaction from everyone is that we must be good if we were using tripods. Everyone seemed to want to know why we were taking photos. A...
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    Converting Slides to Digital - Help Required PLEASE

    Many thanks for your help.
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    Converting Slides to Digital - Help Required PLEASE

    I do not wish to buy a decent scanner of slides and film negatives but would like to convert a number of my better slides to digital. Can anyone recommend someone who uses high quality equipment to produce high quality high resolution digital images from good high quality original slides?
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    First attendance at a camera club coming up... and I'm nervous

    JOIN. I joined my local camera 9 months and am very glad I did. Everyone is very friendly, helpful and there is a huge amount of knowledge on just about everything related to photography amongst the members. The skill levels range from expert to absolute beginner. You get to meet...
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    24-105 any thing I need to know

    A truly brilliant lens. I use it more than 90% of the time. The IS feature means that the f/4 aperture is not an issue (modern DSLRs can cope with fairly to very high ISOs). It is reasonably light to carry and very robust.
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    Smashed a lens :( Insurance advice needed

    I work in the insurance industry. Travel insurance is not designed to cover camera equipment. Its main objective is to cover emergency medical expenses. Where baggage insurance is taken out (usually an optional extra) cover is usually very modest and usually applies ONLY when another more...
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