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    Buying a camera from CeX 5 YR Warranty

    My guess is that they class batteries as consumable which seems fair to me
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    Mini DV transfer

    A secondhand camcorder about £100 or search a few charity shops
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    Beginner Faststone Slideshows for Fast Culling?

    ACDsee have a free limited version thats good for culling or ON1 raw will do the job with a more integrated workflow
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    Practical classics Classic car & restoration show at the NEC

    it was a busy weekend with Sunday back to my usual genre of vintage cars thin the woods. https://vintageman.zenfolio.com/p730240879
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    Practical classics Classic car & restoration show at the NEC

    I usually take pics of motorsport with the cars in full song but last weekend was one of the big indoor car shows at the NEC so I decided to challenge myself with something different. White balance varied between the halls according to the type of powerful downlighters, particularly as some of...
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    Microsoft Outlook?

    I set up an outlook a/c and it worked fine with a browser, but accessing through Thunderbird on win 10 has never succeeded. I have better things to do with my time so I written it off and will use another yahoo a/c
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    BBC AI on web page

    Quite a big article, notable for spelling the name of the river incorrectly. No proof reading these days?
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    Plusnet email

    If your PN email starts messing around (can't find password etc) then the transfer happening for you! I think it may be worse for those who use an email client like Thunderbird as I do. wasted several hours over the last few days trying to get it all to work only for it to stop again later...
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    Scanner/printer compatible with XP.

    A general flatbed scanner that also has facilities for 35mm slides and 35mm & medium format negatives is the Epson v500 photo. The software will work with earlier versions of windows and a with a little bit of faff, win 10 and 11. I will be selling mine in a months time when I have finished...
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    "Panasonic G series" Owners Thread

    Both the image quality and the handling of the G7 suited me better,
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    Scanner/printer compatible with XP.

    Have a look at vue scan software. universal drivers for older versions of scanner and windoes
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    "Panasonic G series" Owners Thread

    I moved from a G6 to a G7 and found it well worth the upgrade. Its quite a lot lighter than a G9 if weight is important to you. The 12-60 kit lens has good zoom range and performs well for its price
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    Hint of an interesting development from Capture One

    negative film conversion is already available in ON1 RAW 2026 https://www.on1.com/videos/on1-photo-raw-2026-new-negative-mode-for-film-scans/
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    Shower/Bath Sealant

    The up to date fans are wired via a timer so that they run for a further 20 mins after being switched off
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