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Rick D--what a grand outfit! Beautifulllllll---congrats! Paul

<p>Ron Duren--excellent photos! Love the night shots.<br> Thanks!<br> Paul</p>

<p>Rick--honestly, you could take pix they the bottom of a Coke bottle and they would be great! The tones and contrast are just superb! Thank you!<br> Paul</p>

<p>Jarrett---thanks for the information! Very useful...<br> Paul</p>

<p>Stephen--sorry it didn't work out! Hopefully, you can find someone to do the work for you.<br> Paul</p>

<p>Barry--perhaps the thread should be "officially" open for the full weekend. Seems to work well over on the Classic Manual Camera forum.<br> Paul</p>

<p>Stephen--you might try Jim at Vermont Camera Works. He's done an excellent job on several items for me.</p> <p>vermontcamera.com</p> <p>Paul</p>

<p>The triangular rings are standard, the cloth pieces are not! But they probably helped keep the camera looking nice...<br> Paul</p>

<p>Beautiful pup, Patrick S--will make a great friend!<br> Paul</p>

<p>rajmohan--great news! I think you'll find the F2SB to be a great camera. Good luck!<br> Paul</p>

<p><a href="/photodb/user?user_id=8521336">rajmohan</a>--the very first thing I'd suspect is contacts. Both in the battery compartment itself and around the meter head itself. I've had good luck in using some sort of mild abrasive--like a pencil eraser--on the battery box contacts--and gently-- VERRRRRY gently--bending the spring contact in the bottom upward. Very gently! It WILL break! Second, remove the meter head itself and clean the contacts where it fits onto the body. Lastly, put new batteries in and leave the meter on for a while--several hours--that recharges the capacitor that lights up the meter. Good luck!</p>

<p>Brad--re Mom and niece--wow! Two VERY pretty ladies! You be one lucky feller!<br> Paul</p>

<p>JDM--superb! I love it--all great churches/cathedrals deserve a beautiful photo!<br> Also--an element of mystery---<br> Paul </p>

<p>Patrick S--congrats! A beautiful pup--and we DO insist on lots more pix!<br> Paul</p>

<p>Kent--thanks for the tips! Makes sense to me--those 24MP sensors in the 3300/3400/5300/5500 are capable of really great photos. And as you mentioned--unobtrusive.<br> Thanks again!<br> Paul</p>

<p>Oli--another good prime is the 28/2.8 AIS--works great. I've also had good success with the 28/2.8 AF lens.<br> Good luck! The F100 is a super camera.<br> Paul</p>

<p>BeBu--there are many of these on the Forum. Folks give very excellent answers and the OP is off to the galaxy. Wish there was some sort of filter.<br> Paul</p>

<p>The newly announced D5 is Nikon's top-of-the-line professional dslr. The D4S is its most recent predecessor. Either would be excellent for pro work.<br> Paul</p>

<p>Brad--superb! Surrealistic photo--really excellent. Thank you for posting...<br> Paul</p>

<p>Max--is the battery new? Also--if the camera has been sitting around for a long while, the shutter may just need exercising. Good luck--they are great cameras!<br> Paul</p>

<p>Thomson--I have a copy of that lens and it is smooth throughout the focusing range. Might be an easy service fix. Good luck!<br> Paul</p>

<p>Shun--I think the F5 was introduced later than 1977--maybe 1996?<br> Paul</p>

<p>Charlie--LOVE the fashion portrait! Really excellent--thanks for posting.<br> Paul</p>

<p>Good news, Tim! Thanks for letting us know. The F3 is a tough cookie...<br> Paul</p>

<p>Totally obvious question--batteries new? My F3 is pretty finicky about a marginal battery.<br> Paul</p>