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An ounce of prevention is worth ...

... a pound of cure, or so the saying goes. A colleague at work has just returned from a two-week tour of Germany and Austria. As he began to go through the pictures from his trip, he noticed, to his horror, that all had small round spots near the ri...

Resolved! Can hiking with a lens twice as heavy as the body cause damage?

I have an EOS 40D and just purchased the 70-200mm f/2.8 IS -- my first white lens! I tend to do a lot of hiking. Will carrying that combo using the factory neck strap be harmful to any mounts? Thanks!

Printhead error message MP640

Hi, error message "The type of printhead is incorrect install the correct printhead" The printer is a MP640 Are the 'fix' instructions same for every MP printer? Thanks

Editing software help

Hi Everyone, Would you be so kindly to list what software you use to edit images and a brief description as to why you like it? I understand that shooting RAW is the best suggested method as you get to keep most of the data within each file. I ha...

scanner not working

I have a canon lide 200 scanner which cannot scan more than one document at a time. I get a 'cannnot commumicate with the scanner. Cable may be disconnected or scanner may be turned off. Check status.' error message if I attempt to scan a second ti...

ERROR MESSAGE U052

I thought I had fixed the B200 problem !! However it very soon went back to an error message (U052), this time telling me I had the wrong printer head. What absolute nonsense!! I have not changed/altered etc. the printer head !!

problem with my canon printer mx890 error codr u052

my canon printer mx 890 problem with error code u052 the type of printer head ios incorrect.this is out of the blue, I have been printing successfuly, nothing has changed

My MP280 will not print yellow.

My MP280 will not print yellow. I have changed the cartridge and the driver, and after a restart the new cartridge is reacting the same way, Since the print head is built into the cartridge, the problem must lie in software, surely? The other colours...

Print size issue

Does anyone know of a canon printer that will print on paper that is 2.25 x 7.25. Photo paper

Can I get Canon Chromalife black ink in bulk, like in 8 oz or 16 oz bottles?

The small cartridges (8 series) are next to useless for the couple of thousand A4 prints I produce per annum. I've done fade tests and generic 8 series black ink is no good, although it is very good with other colours. Canon might like me buying heap...

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An ounce of prevention is worth ...

Resolved! Can hiking with a lens twice as heavy as the body cause damage?

Printhead error message MP640

Editing software help

scanner not working

ERROR MESSAGE U052

problem with my canon printer mx890 error codr u052

My MP280 will not print yellow.

Print size issue

Can I get Canon Chromalife black ink in bulk, like in 8 oz or 16 oz bottles?

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