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"I run into this problem on rare occassions while shooting.  For reasons unclear the lens and camera stop communicating and I get an error message.  (99 I think).  Regardless I have found if you take out the battery from the camera and…"

"I got the same message, suspect it links to porn or mail-order brides, but likely the former. DELETE. f"

"I made the same mistake when I went to DSLR, shot in jpg only. I was intimidated with RAW at first, but now that I have the post processing down I much prefer all the detail and crispness of the image that you can only get when you shoot RAW. I am…"

"One is about a 1/2 stop faster (f1.4). The USM lens if I'm not mistaken were designed with DSLR's in mind as the coatings are slightly different than that on the lenses aimed at silver users to maximise the image quality captured by the…"

"The UV and Polarizer are different. The UV cuts down haze but does nothing to control unwanted reflections and glare. A simplification of the differences for sure but the main difference. FWIW when I shot silver I used polarizers, but have since…"

"Sometimes a little distortion from the ultra-wides is desirable. The gain in depth of field is phenomenal and very useful for landscape work. ITs a great lens, love mine."

"I would never advocate use of a lens pen. In fact I learned early on that you use a UV filter over the lens at all times to protect it from dirt, dust and finger prints. If perchance you scratch something its easier and better to lose a UV filter…"

"No problems Monic. I should clarify that the error99 on an EOS 20d for me has been lens communication error which is why the battery removal trick worked. Worth a try on the other models."

"I've run into error99 a few times. The best way to resolve is remove the camera battery for a minute or so then re-install. Always got rid of the error for me."

"I'm with Joe on this, tripod exclusively as the monopod still allows for some movement which will show in the final image."

"I'm with Bob Wood on using a +/- two stop from normal for bracketing with HDR Work. I'd suggest as well you use lower ISO to minimize HDR noise and shoot with a tripod as those +2 frames can have very long shutter speeds."

"I have had similar with an EOS20D. It usually is during some rapid shooting in the field. I turned off and on and nothing changed. I swapped out the lens then I removed battery and reinserted. That did the reset after freeze. DK why the battery…"

"You are correct that the higher the f number the greater the depth of field. There appears to be some camera movement in that shows up in the treeline as well as some of the plant material. The better fix would be using higher iso to speed up…"

"What he said, the features and higher resolution make the 50D a bargain even when you look at the additional expense up front."

"The default web is 72 dpi. The size, well I keep those with the potential for sale small 6X9 maximum to prevent right clickers from stealing the files and using for their own needs without paying for them."