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Although my Dad passed away over a decade ago, I still depend on the inventory of odd stuff he left in his home shop. My Dad was quite skilled at anything involving home repair or improvement, so I never know what I might find there. To wit, check out this package of hanger strap which I...

Has anyone experienced the website dropping keystrokes? As I type, characters are often randomly omitted as if I didn't press a key. Just began today. I run Norton 360 and IE 11. Thank you.

After two carefree and successful years with my D5100, I'm afraid I have my first problem. Starting today I have a black band appearing at the top of all of my pictures. :( I've attached a sample picture. Is my mirror getting stuck? Is this something I can fix (I'm a fairly handy guy) or is...

One of the items left to me by my Dad is a Nikkor lens holder pictured here. It's made of plastic. The top reads Nikkor and the bottom reads Nippon Kogaku K.K. Japan. Within the case are two rounds of white corrugated and a piece of Styrofoam. There is no part number on it anywhere. Does...

Sometimes when I'm shooting outdoors using the Auto setting standing 30 to 40 Feet from a somewhat dark subject on a bright day, the pop up flash jumps to attention to help. It makes me jump too, as I never expect it and it hits the bill of my ball cap! I know how to defeat the flash (and I...

How many of you use the D5100's Image Comment function? It allows the entering of up to 36 characters, which becomes repeating metafile data on each shot until edited or switched off. I find that the "keypunching" takes a bit of time, so I've not utilized the function as designed. However, I...

I have a question about DX lens cropping and I hardly know how to ask it. For 40 years I shot 35mm film and recognized that a 50mm prime offered the best real life reproduction of what my eyes saw, without the "distortion" that a wide angle lens or telephoto lens brings. With my D5100 I often...

For Christmas my wife gave me a Diamond OneTouch Video Capture kit to convert our Beta, VHS and 8mm Videotapes to DVD. I haven't opened the package yet, but I was wondering if there's a "best" video format to covert to (such as MOV, MPEG4, AVI, WMV, FLV, etc.) or if I convert to play on a DVD...

I wasn't sure where to post this, so I put it here. My child has a strong interest in photography and when this Graflex 22 was found in Grandma's attic this morning, there was great excitement. My D5100 knelt in respect when it took this photo: It's in rough shape, but will make a great...

Puzzling signs always catch my eye. I shot this one with my D5100. If you're short on cash at a time of bereavement, this is the place to stop. :( Sandpatch

Can some of y'all help me to understand what our P Mode is exactly? I've read all I can about it, but I still don't understand just what it offers. I shot this photo with my D5100 last night in a very dark setting using P Mode with no idea of what I was doing. The photo is completly unedited...

I have a question about Continuous shooting mode. Does the D5100 continue to automatically meter my shots (assuming its in Auto mode) while I shoot in Continuous mode? I enoy shooting train pictures and being an "old skool" 35mm guy, I'm used to waiting until the perfect moment before tripping...