eric_palmer1

This is off topic but I remember upgrading my 1st PC (IBM XT) from 10 MB hard drive to 20 MB Hard drive for $1000. Now we can get 80+ GB drives for $300 or so. And we can still fill up the drives in no time.

When I owned an Apple 2 before PCs came out the I added 16 KB of RAM memory (yes that is KB and not MB) for >$300.

Thanks for the thoughtful answers. And no OS wars. Very refreshing!

Since I have a spare Dell OPtiPlex (500 MHZ P3) I'll probably upgrade it to W2K Pro, 768 MB and add some hefty disks (2 * 80 GB) as an entry machine. I can always get a faster PC later if I need it.

Any Recomendations on asset management software for the PC. I'd really like it if I can track film and digital assets and tie the digitial to film where appropriate. That way I could easily search for an image and then go back to the negative or slide if I need to for a conventioanl print.

I'm going to begin to build a digital darkroom over the next year.

I'll start with image manipulation and priting using service bureau

scans. Later I'll add a film scanner or digital camera or both. Its

likely that when I get a digitial camera it will be a fairly high end

camera.

I am amateur that likes available light photograpy, studio, outdoor

macro and nature photography.

What I'm wondering is there any compelling reason to go MAC or PC such

as color management. I've been a PC user since the 1st IBM PC but I

appreciate some of the finer points about the MAC.

I was thinking about starting with Photoshop 7, Painter 7, some

plug-ins and some sort of assest management/image catalog system. Any

recommendations on software will be appreciated.

I'm also considering a pressure sensitive Wacom digitizer (9 x 12?)

instead of a mouse.

Please advise reasons to lean in one direction or the other. No OS

war flames please!

Does anyone have experience and opinions about Kodak's <a

href="http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/products/cameras/eri

t/erit.jhtml;jsessionid=LZ5BPLV1FL0ZDQHIO3JHWGI">ERI-JPEG</a>

Technology? Is it marketing hype or does it really add to accuracy

and streamlined digitial workflow?

<p>The <a href="http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/pressReleases/pr20020924-23.shtml">Kodak Press Release</a> mentions that it has a Nikon lens mount only. It will be interesting to see how this camera plays out once people get a chance to test it. It appears to have fabulous resolution and a decent price.

<p> Seems to me you would need to carry a laptop with you to store the images or otherwise carry many CompactFlash cards.

<p>The offical PhotoKina <a href="http://www.letsgodigital.nl/webpages/events/PHOTOKINA-2002/news/kodak/Pro14n_uk.html">press release</a> on the new Kodak DCS Pro 14n Digital Camera.

<p>Apparently the camera uses the Nikon lens mount.

<p>Its interesting that we are not seeing any other manufacturers using the <a href="http://www.foveon.com">FOVEON</a> sensor other than Sigma. I wonder if the FOVEON chip is irrelevant already and why!