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I wonder if we should add half a sentence, making it clear that people only need to register if they want to edit. Maybe  "''You don't need to register to read the articles in Camera-wiki.org, but'' if you would like to add or correct any information on this site, sign up for a user account (this is simple and free), log in, and click any "edit" link".  
 
I wonder if we should add half a sentence, making it clear that people only need to register if they want to edit. Maybe  "''You don't need to register to read the articles in Camera-wiki.org, but'' if you would like to add or correct any information on this site, sign up for a user account (this is simple and free), log in, and click any "edit" link".  
 
What do you think?  --[[User:Dustin McAmera|Dustin McAmera]] 08:43, 3 May 2012 (PDT)
 
What do you think?  --[[User:Dustin McAmera|Dustin McAmera]] 08:43, 3 May 2012 (PDT)
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The main page is quite sad !
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Could there be a random camera article on the main page ?
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:I kind of agree that the Main Page isn't very exciting, nor is it very 'useful' in that it's not obvious how to get from there to a particular camera. The Search box is small, and tucked away in the top right corner. I've never found the alphabetical index a great navigational tool either. There ''is'' a 'Random page' link in the side-bar; are you suggesting we have the whole article displayed in a box on the Main Page? I don't know how to do that myself, but I dare say it's possible. Some of them might need to be curtailed, with a 'Click here to read the whole article' link.
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:We had a plan, once, to change the featured articles more often; I see that Uwe changed them recently; I have to say I don't like the inclusion of the Camera Template as a featured article, but at least the front page changed. Again, I don't know how to achieve it, but maybe the featured articles could be selected programmatically from the ones that have changed most recently. --[[User:Dustin McAmera|Dustin McAmera]] ([[User talk:Dustin McAmera|talk]]) 07:11, 11 November 2013 (PST)
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Under "Navigation", how about, instead of "A-Z Index" and "List of Companies", use "Company Index" and "Camera Index". I also think it would be a good idea to provide a link to the Glossary. [[User:TCav|TCav]] ([[User talk:TCav|talk]]) 04:52, 2 February 2016 (CST)
  
 
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HELLO MY NAME IS MOSES;I JUST DOWNLOADED ABOUT A DOZEN PICTURE FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES THAT I JUST TOOK OF MY ARSEN BABY OSO CAMERA WITH THE ORIGINAL CASE AND LENS, ON (CAMERAPEDIA ON FLICKR)IF ANYONE WANTS TO SEE ONE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER OTHER THAN ONE ADVERTISEMENT THAT EXIST OF THE CAMERA,FILL FREE TO DO SO.I HAVE OWNED THIS CAMERA FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS BUT I DID NOT KNOW THAT IT MIGHT BE THE ONLY ONE OUT THER,TILL I DID SOME REASERCH ONLINE AND FOUND OUT IT WAS THE ONLY ONE SO FAR OTHER THAN 2 CASES THAT HAD SOLD ONLINE AT ONE POINT WITH NO CAMERA.IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION FILL FREE TO ASK ME BEACUSE I AM NO EXPERT ON CAMERAS BUT JUST LEARNING ABOUT THEM.
 
HELLO MY NAME IS MOSES;I JUST DOWNLOADED ABOUT A DOZEN PICTURE FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES THAT I JUST TOOK OF MY ARSEN BABY OSO CAMERA WITH THE ORIGINAL CASE AND LENS, ON (CAMERAPEDIA ON FLICKR)IF ANYONE WANTS TO SEE ONE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER OTHER THAN ONE ADVERTISEMENT THAT EXIST OF THE CAMERA,FILL FREE TO DO SO.I HAVE OWNED THIS CAMERA FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS BUT I DID NOT KNOW THAT IT MIGHT BE THE ONLY ONE OUT THER,TILL I DID SOME REASERCH ONLINE AND FOUND OUT IT WAS THE ONLY ONE SO FAR OTHER THAN 2 CASES THAT HAD SOLD ONLINE AT ONE POINT WITH NO CAMERA.IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION FILL FREE TO ASK ME BEACUSE I AM NO EXPERT ON CAMERAS BUT JUST LEARNING ABOUT THEM.
  
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I did adjust several parameters to resize the main page slightly so that it fits a standard Monitor with a well readable font-size - a status that I missed for a while since I actually returned to an older Monitor with 1280×1024 [[pixel]]s. I expect that all your screens are wider, but take care not to overload pages. The better a page fits into such an old standard Monitor size the better the page design will be appreciated by a lot of our fans. Think of pragmatic people who never buy a larger screen until the old one dies (typical in USA), or poor people. [[User:U. kulick|U. Kulick]] ([[User talk:U. kulick|talk]]) 14:34, 13 February 2014 (PST)
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You can find out more when you read about canon g1x below
 
 
 
Canon PowerShot G1 X Review
 
 
 
Source: <a href="http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/canon_powershot_g1_x_review/">photographyblog.com</a>
 
Continuing our hands-on tour of the Canon PowerShot G1 X's top plate, just to right of the exposure compensation and shooting mode dials, we find a springy raised nipple-style shutter release button surrounded by a rocker switch for operating the optically stabilised 4x zoom (28-112mm equivalent on a 35mm camera), and behind this again the on/off button. The fact that the lens is image stabilised, says Canon, provides a four-stop advantage when shooting handheld, while the Intelligent IS system analyses the focal length, focal distance and type of camera movement and applies the most appropriate mode from seven possible settings, and the Hybrid IS system makes shooting macros easier than before by counteracting both shift and angular movements.
 
 
 
The G1 X is quick to power up in a second or so, the rear LCD blinking into life with HS System visual and the 4x optical zoom lens simultaneously extending from storage within the body to its maximum wide-angle setting. Here, as with the G12, it's the equivalent of 28mm, making it very useful for those landscapes group portraits or getting the required shot in confined spaces. The G1 X has a respectably bright aperture of f/2.8 at the wide-angle end the zoom range, although f/5.8 at full telephoto is less impressive, it seems a necessary consequence of the physically bigger image sensor. As a further aid to landscape fans, a 3-stop neutral density filter option is provided among the function menu options, to be turned on or off as required, and the horizontal Electronic Level and RGB histogram can be enabled to help with composition and exposure.
 
 
 
The G1 X has a moderately impressive continuous shooting mode, which in conjunction with Tracking AF makes it well-suited to both slow and fast moving subjects. In the High-speed Burst HQ mode the G1 X takes 6 full-resolution JPEG shots at 4.5fps to help freeze fast-moving action, or you can shoot continuously at 1.9fps up to the full capacity of the memory card in JPEG format. Note that this drops to just 0.7fps if Continuous AF mode or Live View are selected.
 
 
 
We appreciated the flexibility presented by the adjustable screen in terms of trying out unusual and formerly awkward framing, which as well as being flipped out at right angles and rotated about its axis can be folded screen-in to the body for added protection. This monitor tilts forward through 180° and backwards through 90° in order to achieve those otherwise awkward angle shots when users can't quite get their eyes level with its optical viewfinder, such as when shooting low to the ground or over the heads of a crowd. The LCD has also been upgraded to a larger 3 inch monitor with a higher resolution of 920K dots.
 
 
 
 
 
Fittingly enough this screen takes up the largest part of the back plate's real estate, above which is a porthole for the alternative of an optical viewfinder, complete with dioptre adjuster for glasses wearers. Although larger than you'll find on most compacts these days, it's no match at all for that typically found on even an entry level DSLR or a compact system camera, which, with a UK asking price of £699 at the time of writing, the G1 X is directly competing with. It's too small, displays no shooting information at all, and displays part of the lens barrel at the wider-angle lens focal lengths. Still, in being targeted at enthusiasts first and foremost, the best way to view this camera is as a more portable back-up to existing DSLR ownership.
 
 
 
Top left of the LCD is a direct print button that will be familiar to users of the Canon PowerShot range. This more helpfully doubles up in shooting mode as a user assignable shortcut key to the likes of red-eye reduction or auto exposure lock. Falling naturally under the thumb at the Canon PowerShot G1 X's rear is a playback button, to the right of which is the new one-touch movie record button, which as its name suggests instantly begins recording a movie at the current quality and creative settings.
 
 
 
Beneath this again is a pair of dual-purpose buttons. In playback these are the delete button, plus, alongside it, a means of jumping through batches of captured images, variously 10 or 100 at a time. In auto capture mode the left hand button acts as a way of activating face detection, while in program mode it allows the focus point to be shifted from its default central position to one of the user's choosing. The Tracking AF mode allows you to select objects from the centre of the frame and track them if they move or if the frame is recomposed. The G1 X focuses quickly enough for a compact camera in either good light or bad, with a slight delay of around 0.25 second, but it's certainly not as fast as a DSLR or the best of the compact system cameras. The second button sets Spot AE, either to the current AF point or the center of the frame.
 
 
 
 
 
Underneath this pair of controls is the four-way selection or control pad, with, at points north, east, south and west a means of selecting the ISO speed (the handy Auto ISO feature allows the maximum ISO speed to be set, therefore specifying what ISO range the G1 X will use if you leave it up to its own devices), choosing from the on-board flash settings, selecting the display mode and activating normal, manual or macro focus mode, the latter disappointingly only letting you get as close as 20cms from your subject. At its centre is the Function/Set button that is again consistent with the Canon G-series. Press this button at its centre when in any of the capture modes, and an L-shaped toolbar that will be familiar to Canon users appears on the screen, offering pull out toolbars with further options from the range when you come to rest on a particular setting.
 
 
 
<a href="http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/canon_powershot_g1_x_review/">http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/canon_powershot_g1_x_review/</a>
 
 
 
Now you know how great this canon g1x, i strongly encourage you to buy it. Canon g1x can be used for a variety of purposes such as travel, night shots, photo studios. I like to give a extra tip. Firstly, you can use it for undewater photography too just need to buy a underwater case. I hope my article has been helpful to you.
 
 
 
Cheers
 
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I wonder if we should add half a sentence, making it clear that people only need to register if they want to edit. Maybe "You don't need to register to read the articles in Camera-wiki.org, but if you would like to add or correct any information on this site, sign up for a user account (this is simple and free), log in, and click any "edit" link". What do you think? --Dustin McAmera 08:43, 3 May 2012 (PDT)


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Hello ! The main page is quite sad ! Could there be a random camera article on the main page ?

I kind of agree that the Main Page isn't very exciting, nor is it very 'useful' in that it's not obvious how to get from there to a particular camera. The Search box is small, and tucked away in the top right corner. I've never found the alphabetical index a great navigational tool either. There is a 'Random page' link in the side-bar; are you suggesting we have the whole article displayed in a box on the Main Page? I don't know how to do that myself, but I dare say it's possible. Some of them might need to be curtailed, with a 'Click here to read the whole article' link.
We had a plan, once, to change the featured articles more often; I see that Uwe changed them recently; I have to say I don't like the inclusion of the Camera Template as a featured article, but at least the front page changed. Again, I don't know how to achieve it, but maybe the featured articles could be selected programmatically from the ones that have changed most recently. --Dustin McAmera (talk) 07:11, 11 November 2013 (PST)

Under "Navigation", how about, instead of "A-Z Index" and "List of Companies", use "Company Index" and "Camera Index". I also think it would be a good idea to provide a link to the Glossary. TCav (talk) 04:52, 2 February 2016 (CST)

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Mamiya Six w/Zeiss Tessar Lens

Hello, My name is Igor, and collecting old photo gear is one of my passions. I just came across a Mamiya 6 (No. 13927) with a Zeiss Jena Tessar (441526) mounted in a NKS-TOKYO shutter 1-1/200, B. All seems to work as intended, however, would like to know if there are other Mamiya 6 cameras with this lens, and how many may have been produced with this lens and shutter combo. It does not look like an add on. Any info will be greatly appreciated.

Polaroid Highlander-80-A mode l(circa 1957)

Does anybody know what type of film this camera will take. It is a treasure and it is in flawless condition, still in it's original leather case. I am told by "The Impossible Project" that 600 film would not work. Any ideas, please?

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Boltax I

I have an old Japanese Boltax 1 camera, from 1938. Its an early model, ser # 495. Very good condition. Any idea of what it is worth. Thanks,, Artie

Oko-Six Camera

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Is this helpful or not? (Arsen and Baby Oso)

This was up above, cluttering up the page. At first I thought it was spam, but then it looked like it had some real information in it. Maybe it was from some conversation that I don't know about? Anyhow, here's the text below. --Lbstone 13:09, 2 December 2010 (EST)

HELLO MY NAME IS MOSES;I JUST DOWNLOADED ABOUT A DOZEN PICTURE FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES THAT I JUST TOOK OF MY ARSEN BABY OSO CAMERA WITH THE ORIGINAL CASE AND LENS, ON (CAMERAPEDIA ON FLICKR)IF ANYONE WANTS TO SEE ONE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER OTHER THAN ONE ADVERTISEMENT THAT EXIST OF THE CAMERA,FILL FREE TO DO SO.I HAVE OWNED THIS CAMERA FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS BUT I DID NOT KNOW THAT IT MIGHT BE THE ONLY ONE OUT THER,TILL I DID SOME REASERCH ONLINE AND FOUND OUT IT WAS THE ONLY ONE SO FAR OTHER THAN 2 CASES THAT HAD SOLD ONLINE AT ONE POINT WITH NO CAMERA.IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION FILL FREE TO ASK ME BEACUSE I AM NO EXPERT ON CAMERAS BUT JUST LEARNING ABOUT THEM.

Fine-Tuning Feb 2014

I did adjust several parameters to resize the main page slightly so that it fits a standard Monitor with a well readable font-size - a status that I missed for a while since I actually returned to an older Monitor with 1280×1024 pixels. I expect that all your screens are wider, but take care not to overload pages. The better a page fits into such an old standard Monitor size the better the page design will be appreciated by a lot of our fans. Think of pragmatic people who never buy a larger screen until the old one dies (typical in USA), or poor people. U. Kulick (talk) 14:34, 13 February 2014 (PST)