cliff_lesergent

Try Beau Photo in Vancouver for rentals:

 

http://www.beauphoto.com/frames/rtlfrm.html

"<i>I've been told the 18-200mm Nikkor zoom sucks in a LOT of dust to the sensor of the D200.</i>"<p>

Whoever told you this, clearly has no idea what they're talking about.<p>

I've had this combination for close to a year now, and have yet to see any dust in either the lens or the camera (and I live in a dry, very dusty city).

"<i>I have been looking at the reviews of the Nikon AF 50mm F/1.4 and many writers are complaining about the chinese build, terrible flare, and sub-par softness at wide-open. Is it really that bad?</i>"<p>

You can safely ignore these "reviews" - they're written by people who have obviously never seen or used the lens.

"<i>I have to think more longterm. The D200 costs a whopping 2300$(only body!!) in sweden so for my own peace of mind I cant pay that much money for a tool that will be obsolete in 2 years. Its just not sane. Film gear has been around for decades and is still here...better track record than that is hard to find</i>"<p>

I don't see the logic of your argument. You're concerned about the possibility of a D200 or D2X becoming obsolete in a few years time - yet you prefer to stick with equipment that became obsolete years ago?

Are you sure you don't mean "fungi"? I thought "fugi" was a poisonous tropical fish...

<p>Probably the best photo equipment store in Canada is The Camera Store in

Calgary: <a href="http://www.thecamerastore.com">http://www.thecamerastore.com</a></p>

<p>I would avoid rip-off places like Vistek or Henry's, unless you have lots of

money and the patience to explain to the staff what a camera is...</p>

Just buy from the USA - the warranty and repair service is the same, because Canon Canada is just a subsidiary of Canon USA. All the Canon products sold here come from the USA anyway - that's why it always includes a Canon USA warranty card. Canon Canada has to honour the warranty, so there's no reason to have to ship it back to the USA for service.

 

There's no duty or other tariffs on camera gear imported into Canada, just the same PST/GST you would pay purchasing it locally (except on a smaller purchase price, of course...)

The Vancouver repair depot doesn't work on many of the newer Nikon products - they all get sent to Mississauga.

 

I must say, I'm very encouraged to hear reports like this about Nikon Canada service... it wasn't long ago that they were one of the worst in the business.

"<i>I read somewhere that the Kenko DG extension set doesn't retain AF on AFS lenses. Is that true?</i>"<p>

Not, not true. The AF works just fine on AF-S lenses with the Kenko DG tubes.

"<i>Camera set to manual about 160 with F3.2 ISO 200( dont like going huigher as I get grains in film)</i>"<p>

 

Really? What kind of film are you using?

I had to laugh reading after the typical photo.net responses above... lots of "wisdom" from people who have never used the lens.

I've done it successfully a few times. Denatured alcohol will not harm plastic.

You might contact Pat Morrow:

 

http://www.patmorrow.com/stock.html#CANADA

There's no duty on photo equipment imported to Canada, regardless of where it comes from. It has nothing to do with NAFTA.

 

The other caveat, besides having to pay the GST/PST when the goods arrive, is that anything that proves to be defective will have to be returned to Hong Kong for warranty. Last time I checked, Canon Hong Kong offered walk-in service *only* for warranty repairs, so having to fly to Hong Kong to drop off your broken camera or lens could get expensive...

<i>"Frankly, I doubt whether Nikon sees much of a future for the FM3A and wonder whether it will be dropped next year"</i><p>

According to Nikon Canada, the FM3A was discontinued earlier this year. They are no longer available new, other than the existing inventory on dealer's shelves.

The D2X has a one-year warranty in Canada.

The resolution of this new medium would be 150 megapixels in a 24x36mm

sensor size:

 

http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2005/11/23/bacteria-film051123.html

 

I wonder if they will get the bugs worked out before it comes to the

marketplace?

Nikon Canada just charged C$309 (about US$260) for this repair on one of my F100's.

The E screen has crop marks to indicate the corners of the HSC area, and it does have the AF sensor brackets as well.

All that's shown in the photo above is some reflections from a light bulb (unless the fungus has grown in a pattern exactly the same as the glowing filament in the light bulb seen at the edge of the lens...).

 

There's nothing visible in either photo that looks even remotely like fungus, but the best way to avoid fungus, or to kill it once it starts, is to expose it to light. Take your lens out and use it on a sunny day once in a while, and you won't have too much to worry about.

You may be experiencing a problem with film flatness (or lack thereof). The 645N can be somewhat prone to this problem because it has narrower spacing between frames. I've noticed this problem on a number of images taken with the my 645N.

 

I believe you'll find a few threads in this forum that go into this topic in more detail.

Pentax service in general is pretty disappointing. I contacted the local Pentax "factory authorized" repair centre to ask about getting some of the custom functions set in my 67II. They told me they had never heard of a Pentax 67, and it didn't matter, because they didn't work on digital cameras anyway...

The D1x also used the F100 shutter unit, and F100 focusing screens.

Thanks for the replies. I checked the Agfa site, but it looks like their list of labs is out of date. Sounds like the easiest solution is to just toss out those last rolls and forget about it.

Are there any labs in North America that still process Agfa Scala B&W

slide film? I have a couple of rolls of it, but there are no labs in

Canada that will process it now.