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GUIDE TO REC.PHOTO FAQs

The original maintainer of this pointer was Bo-Ming Tong 
(bmtong@cs.arizona.edu). 

After August 20, 1995, it is being maintained by John N. Wall 
(jnweg@unity.ncsu.edu).

This edition was last revised on December 20, 1995 and I am 
designating it version 3.52. This version includes a list of 
the new and current rec.photo newsgroups and a guide to how to 
use them (thanks to Bob Atkins and Rui Pedro Mendes Salgueiro), 
as well as two new addresses -- one for large format fans and one 
for fans of lens tests (provided by Q. T. Luong), and a FAQ for 
Speed Graphlex cameras, in addition to FAQs 
on infrared photography (thanks also to Rui Pedro Mendes Salgueiro), 
an address for Kiev cameras, a new address for Canon FD cameras 
(thanks to Magnus Oestvall), a FAQ for Mamiya cameras 
(thanks to Jan-jaap Aue), and a flash FAQ (thanks to 
Olivier Jadot), added since last summer. 

This material is in response to requests that I try to define the rec.photo 
newsgroups and explain how to use them more effectively. (JNW)

The Nikon FAQ is still being maintained by Bo-Ming Tong, and is available at

http://www.cs.arizona.edu/people/bmtong

This file is a list of repositories for the FAQs of rec.photo.* newsgroups.
Please send additions and corrections to John N. Wall (jnweg@unity.ncsu.edu).

I will post it weekly to selected rec.photo newsgroups, specifically 
rec.photo.misc, rec.photo.marketplace, rec.photo.darkroom, 
rec.photo.equipment.misc, and rec.photo.equipment.35mm. 

I will post it to other groups as I learn my way around the new newsgroups,
or upon special request to add a group. 

The Guide is also available on my World Wide Web home page. The address is

http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/users/j/jnweg/html/

Please try to get the FAQs you need by ftp and WWW. Some documents are also
obtainable by sending an empty message to an automatic mail server.

This FAQ may be copied and distributed freely except for direct commercial
advantage. The maintainer made his best efforts to ensure the accuracy of
the information in this FAQ. However, the maintainer does not assume any
responsibility for losses and damages resulting from the use of the
information in this FAQ. Use the information at your own risk.


NEWCOMER INFORMATION

Welcome to the rec.photo newsgroups (known collectively as rec.photo.*)!

If you are a newcomer looking for a recommendation of a beginner's camera,
take a look at the vendor specific FAQs first (Canon, Minolta, Nikon, etc)
which are listed below.

After that, you may post a question to the appropriate rec.photo 
newsgroup, depending on the nature of the question. There a number 
of rec.photo newsgroups, each one of which has a specific audience and 
purpose. 

See

http://www.mat.uc.pt/~rps/photos/rec.photo.new

for a full description of the newsgroups, 
including a description of how to use them properly,  

Here is the current list of rec.photo newsgroups and a brief description of the 
purpose of each:

Rec.photo.misc                Questions not covered by categories below

Rec.photo.marketplace         Offers to buy and sell camera equipment

Rec.photo.darkroom            Darkroom techniques and issues

Rec.photo.equipment.35mm      35mm cameras and lenses

Rec.photo.equipment.large-format             Large format cameras and lenses

Rec.photo.equipment.medium-format            Medium format cameras and lenses

Rec.photo.equipment.misc        Other formats, tripods,projectors, bags etc.

Rec.photo.film+labs                Film and commercial photofinishing.

Rec.photo.technique.art            Issues of fine art, framing, display.

Rec.photo.technique.misc                Other non-equipment posts about technique.

Rec.photo.technique.nature              Wildlife, landscapes, travel tips etc.

Rec.photo.technique.people              Portraits, figure studies, weddings.

Rec.photo.digital                       Digital cameras, scanners, printers, 
                              		software, PhotoCD.

rec.photo.moderated                restricted group; check group for types of 
                              		messages deemed appropriate 

How do I decide where to post (in the rec.photo.* hierachy)? 

This is a very brief guide to posting
in the new rec.photo hierarchy, based on a message 
>from Bob Atkins, the guru of the newsgroups. 

It's not a substitute for reading the group charters, but it's a lot shorter. 

When in doubt, read the group charters (http://www2.cybernex.net/~eos/).

[0] Is the posting a binary image file (JPEG, GIF etc)? 
If so, DON'T POST IT!.  Binary postings are not permitted in the rec groups,
including the rec.photo groups.  Check out the alt.binaries.pictures groups.

[1] Is the posting an advertisment for a business or service? If so, 
then DON'T POST IT!  The group charters all explicitly prohibit commercial advertising.

[2] Are you selling a an item of *personal* used equipment related to
photography, or are you looking to buy such equipment? 
If so, then post in rec.photo.marketplace.

[3] Is the post about darkroom work? That includes any 
non-digital item of darkroom equipment or any (chemical) darkroom technique. 
If so, post in rec.photo.darkroom

[4] Is the post about digital imaging, including PhotoCD, scanners, 
printers and software? If so, post in rec.photo.digital

[5] Is the post about film or commercial photofinishing services?
If so, post in rec.photo.film+labs

[6] Is the post about camera equipment?  If so, post in ONE of the 
rec.photo.equipment newsgroups.

[7] Is the post about a 35mm camera body or lens? 
If so, post in rec.photo.equipment.35mm

[8] Is the post about a medium format camera body or lens?
If so. post in rec.photo.equipment.medium-format

[9] Is the post about a large format camera or lens?
If so, post in rec.photo.equipment.large-format

[10] Is the post about some other item of equipment - e.g. tripod, projector, 
camera bag, battery, flash system, filter etc.
If so, then post in rec.photo.equipment.misc

[11] Is the post about photographing people - e.g. portrait work, 
wedding photography etc.If so, then post in rec.photo.technique.people

[12] Is the post about photographing nature - e.g. wildlife, landscapes etc.
If so, then post in rec.photo.technique.nature

[13] Is the post about photography as art - e.g. what makes a picture "art",
how do you display an "art" photography, etc. 
If so, post in rec.photo.technique.art

[14] Is the post about some other photgraphic technique - e.g. medical 
photography, architectural photography, sports photography?
If so, post in rec.photo.technique.misc

[15] If the post doesn't fit into any of the above,
 then post in rec.photo.misc

[16] There is also rec.photo.moderated. All submissions to this group are reviewed by 
the group moderator and may be rejected if deemed inappropriate for the group. 
"Lurk" in this group to see what kind of postings are appropriate. 

The one-line group descriptor is "the art and science of photography," so
generally any serious question about photography will be OK.  

BUT questions about choices of cameras or lenses are NOT appropriate!

A CAUTION ABOUT rec.photo.marketplace!

Do not post requests for information to rec.photo.marketplace!

Rec.photo.marketplace is for the buying, selling and trading of personal
used photographic equipment, not for questions.

Nor should you post offers to sell or buy camera gear to any newsgroup
EXCEPT rec.photo.marketplace. You can get flamed if you do.

PURCHASE OF CAMERAS BY MAIL ORDER

If you are trying to order a camera in the US, the mail-order survey is a
MUST-READ. Many mail order houses are dishonest, advertise false prices,
charge your account without your authorization and refuse to take back
wrongly-shipped articles, etc. The mail-order survey gives statistics on
customer satisfaction and you will learn which store to avoid.

CAMERAS:

ADDRESSES OF MANUFACTURERS

ftp://moink.nmsu.edu/rec.photo/photo-addresses

CAMERA FEATURES COMPARISON

ftp://moink.nmsu.edu/rec.photo/

http://www.cs.arizona.edu/people/bmtong/photo.html

CAMERA REPAIR

http://math.liu.se/~behal/photo/index.html

LARGE FORMAT HOME PAGE

http://robotics.eecs.berkeley.edu/~qtluong/photography/lf/

VENDOR SPECIFIC FAQ SITES:

CANON EOS

http://www2.cybernex.net/~eos/index.html

http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~acs/photography/index.html

ftp://relay.cs.toronto.edu/pub/acs/rec.photo/canon/

ftp://moink.nmsu.edu/rec.photo/canon/

http://avocado.pc.helsinki.fi/archives/eos/

http://math.liu.se/~behal/photo/faqs_docs.html#faqs

http://i30www.ira.uka.de/~schroiff/lenstest.html

CANON FD

http://www.pt.hk-r.se/~mpt95mos/photo/

CANONET QL17

ftp://relay.cs.toronto.edu/pub/acs/rec.photo/cameras/

EXAKTA 66/PENTACON 6/KIEV 60

http://kbssun1.tamu.edu/~fdchen/

GRAPHIC/GRAFLEX

http://www.graflex.org

ftp://relay.cs.toronto.edu/pub/acs/rec.photo/cameras/

KIEV 88/66

http://math.liu.se/~behal/photo/faqs_docs.html#faqs

http://users.aol.com/kievrpt/home.html

The Kiev Report FAQ is also available via fpt at

users.aol.com/kievrpt

MAMIYA

http://www.phys.rug.nl/mk/people/aue/photo.html

METZ 32 MZ-3

http://www.cs.arizona.edu/people/bmtong/photo.html

MINOLTA

http://tronic.rit.edu:80/Minolta/

http://math.liu.se/~behal/photo/index.html

MINOX

http://math.liu.se/~behal/photo/Minox_Models_List

NIKON

http://www.cs.arizona.edu/people/bmtong/photo.html

http://math.liu.se/~behal/photo/index.html

email to ritphoto@rit.edu, subject NIKON-FAQ$txt, empty message

OLYMPUS

http://www.oih.no/~brynila2/olympus/

ftp://moink.nmsu.edu/rec.photo/lens-testing/

PENTAX

ftp://ftp.cdt.luth.se/jem/foto/pfaq/pentax-faq.txt

http://www.pentax.com/

http://www.mat.uc.pt/~rps/photos

SURVEYS (VERY IMPORTANT to people who are going to buy cameras in the US)

MAIL ORDER

http://math.liu.se/~behal/photo/photographic_mail_order_survey

WALK-IN STORE

ftp://moink.nmsu.edu/rec.photo/walk-in-camera-store-survey

LENS:

CANON

http://i30www.ira.uka.de/~schroiff/lenstest.html

DOF SOFTWARE

http://math.liu.se/~behal/photo/index.html

DOF DATA

ftp://moink.nmsu.edu/rec.photo/formulae/dof.data

LENS FAQ

http://math.liu.se/~behal/photo/index.html

LENS TUTORIAL

http://math.liu.se/~behal/photo/index.html

LENS TESTS: SUMMARIES OF PUBLISHED TESTS AND CHARTS FOR
DO-IT-YOURSELF TESTING

ftp://moink.nmsu.edu/rec.photo/lens-testing/

http://i30www.ira.uka.de/~schroiff/lenstest.html

http://robotics.eecs.berkeley.edu/~qtluong/photography/35mm/test.html/


USED LENSES

http://www.epp.cmu.edu/~tw1u/faq.html

ACCESSORIES:

BOGEN/MANFROTTO

http://www.mat.uc.pt/~rps/photos/manfrotto.txt

FILTERS

ftp://moink.nmsu.edu/rec.photo/filter-info/

FLASH

http://www.mat.uc.pt/~rps/photos/flash.faq

POLARIZER/UV

http://morra.et.tudelft.nl/~richardg/filters.html

FILM:

BLACK AND WHITE

ftp://moink.nmsu.edu/rec.photo/b-and-w-faq

DX CODING

ftp://relay.cs.toronto.edu/pub/acs/rec.photo/technology/

ftp://moink.nmsu.edu/rec.photo/misc/DX-codes

FILMS DATA

ftp://moink.nmsu.edu/rec.photo/films-data-chart

TECHNIQUE:

DARKROOM

http://math.liu.se/~behal/photo/index.html

ftp://moink.nmsu.edu/rec.photo/chemistry/

ftp://relay.cs.toronto.edu/pub/acs/rec.photo/printing/

INTRO TO PHOTOGRAPHY

http://math.liu.se/~behal/photo/intro-to-photography.html

http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu:/~kc3r/ps/photography.ps

WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY

ftp://relay.cs.toronto.edu/pub/acs/rec.photo/weddings/

http://math.liu.se/~behal/photo/index.html

INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY

http://www.mat.uc.pt/~rps/photos

STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY

http://math.liu.se/~behal/photo/index.html

ZONE SYSTEM

ftp://moink.nmsu.edu/rec.photo/zone-system/

http://math.liu.se/~behal/photo/index.html

RIT MAIL SERVER

email to

ritphoto@rit.edu, subject FAQ$txt, empty message

MISCELLANEOUS:

ASMP COPYRIGHT GUIDE

ftp://moink.nmsu.edu/rec.photo/asmp-copyright-guide

LIST OF MAILING LISTS

http://math.liu.se/~behal/photo/index.html

OPTICS FOR BIRDING

ftp://relay.cs.toronto.edu/pub/acs/rec.photo/misc/

PHOTO CD

ftp://moink.nmsu.edu/rec.photo/photoCD/

ftp://relay.cs.toronto.edu/pub/acs/rec.photo/digital/

PHOTOGRAPHY EXPERIMENTS

ftp://moink.nmsu.edu/rec.photo/experiments/

PHOTON MAGAZINE (WWW edition)

http://www.scotborders.co.uk/photon/

REC.PHOTO FAQ

http://math.liu.se/~behal/photo/index.html

REC.PHOTO.* CHARTERS

ftp://moink.nmsu.edu/rec.photo/charters_guides

STOCKPHOTO MAILING LIST

http://odyssey.apana.org.au/~joel_day/STOCKPHOTO.HTML

NOTE TO FTP USERS:

Even if you don't have WWW access, documents at

http://www.cs.arizona.edu/people/bmtong/photo.html

can be downloaded by anonymous ftp to

ftp://cs.arizona.edu/people/bmtong/photo.html --


John N. Wall, Professor of English, North Carolina State University (919)
515 - 4162. Department of English, Box 8105, North Carolina State
University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8105. jnweg@unity.ncsu.edu.