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Looking to upgrade: suggestions?

Hello! I am a photography hobbyist.  I love taking photos of my kids and family mostly, and sometimes nature.  I have a Canon Rebel T2i that I have had for over 10 years now along with a 55-250mm, 50mm, and an 18-55mm. I am looking to upgrade and sti...

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TeriPSU by Apprentice
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Canon LiDE 300 not working properly

I have a HP Elitebook Windows 10 64-bit system. Installation of the LiDE 300 went perfect.The buttons work and I get no errors, but the scan is sometimes perfect and sometimes it is almost black.Installed it on a brandnew Lenovo laptop (with updated ...

Lucas27 by Apprentice
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Why you should always capture in RAW

So yesterday was a bit of an eye-opener and also a bit embarrassing. As primarily a software developer for a few decades now, all graphical assets I've created over the years were mostly all in the sRGB color space (so as to maximize compatibility ac...

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rs-eos by Elite
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New printer reco that uses 251 ink cartridges

I've seen this post before but no answer.  I am looking for a new model printer that uses 251 ink cartridges.  My MX922 printer just died and I have a ton of cartridges that I don't want to go to waste.  Can anyone recommend a newer model that uses t...

cparella by Apprentice
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MP Navigator EX will not work

I have tried everything  but MP Navigator EX still it will not start. All I get is Box that says: Cannot start MP Navigator EX. Check the following point.1. The supported model of this software is as follows. Check your product model listed.  Cannon ...

tdenbrock by Apprentice
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Viewing hood for LCD

When I was trying to video in bright daylight, the LCD screen was almost impossible to see. Has anyone had experiences with shades for camera LCD's for live view applications?

"Request Entity Too Large" Forum Error

I recently started getting an error when using Chrome on my PC to access this Forum. Internet Explorer works fine, the error only occurs with Chrome, and only on this Canon Forum. If I use Chrome on my iPad it also works fine.  Any ideas what is happ...

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Canon UK Cashback qualification

I bought a Canon R5 October 2020 and I want to know if I still qualify for cashback on RF lenses. I am in the UK. How do I find this out. I cannot see it on the Canon website and, anyway, that keeps freezing on me. Thanks 

suejoh by Apprentice
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New digital zoom method

Ken Rockwell just got a patent for a new digital zoom method. https://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/00-new-today.htm (Note this is to his general news page, so it will keep going down the page, look for todays date.) I am not so thrilled.

Registration process

I just registered my 6th product on the canon site and the first 5 all asked me to enter in the serial number, even after purchasing the carepak and adding it to the product, theres still no where to add the serial number. Is that not important anymo...

Shadow on Canoscan Lide 300 Scans

I have a brand new a Canoscan LIDE 300 and on every scan half of the scan is perfect but the other half appears in shadow, and/ or  darker.   I've cleaned the cover and the platen, and fooled around with a couple of things but there's not much out th...

khaft16 by Apprentice
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