Recent content by SgtPepper

With the exception of the old bulb flashes and powder that burnt, all the electronic flashes are very fast (much faster than your camera's shutter too). There seems to be a problem with your camera settings. Check the shutter speed settings and if the flash is on rear or front curtain sync...

Either your card is corrupt or your computer is. For card, I suggest using a photo / file recovery software and save all the photos you can to a different storage media or hard disk. Don't click any photos till the time you have saved all your photos. For computer, first scan it from viruses...

Nikon FM10 is a good manual camera to start off with now. The main advantage is the ability to use Nikkors. It has everything that is needed to start off. Metering is center weighted and it features a depth of field button too. Mirror can be locked up using timer function. Now the negatives-...

I see people with digital cameras clicking hundreds of photos out of which none of them are worth preserving. I have answered questions where people hold a digital camera and expect it to do everything on its own. My neighbours use digital camera and their images are now lying in the card, hard...

Your best option is Nikon FM2 camera with the standard 50mm lens. You'll have to search among used cameras for this model. Try to find one that has minimal telltale signs of use. Another good option is Pentax K1000 with the standard lens. Apart from the above two classics, you can buy a Nikon...

I know this sounds kind of stupid, but I've never cooked before, and I was wondering how to cook canned foods. I am serving canned carrots and canned peas, and I've never cooked them before. Could anyone tell me how to do it, and maybe some recipes? Thank you so much.