kent_morris

First, it seems that there is only one generic setting for "other

photo papers" in the printer driver. What have people found to work

well with 3rd party papers (both papers and paper settings) and why

does HP seem to not want to support any other papers (other than the

obvious, $$). I like the HP prem plus matte, but would like to see

what other papers look like.

Second, the white line down the edge of one photo on the borderless

5x7 and 8.5x11, have there been any fixes yet or have i just missed

them.

 

Third, an interesting point that HP may want to pay attention to. I

was trying some of the Kodak Ultima paper, which seems nice. I

noticed that they suggest to use their own software to make the best

prints, big surprise, but it is a free download, so what the heck.

It is clearly aimed towards the basic home user. But ANYWAY, the

interesting observation is that 1) there is no white line down one

side of at least the 5x7 print as there is using the hp

driver/software; and 2)you can choose specifically non HP papers, of

course only kodak papers, duh.

 

So, apparently both #1 and #2 are issues than can be solved. Maybe

no one at HP is smart enough to figure it out or maybe they just

haven't taken the time or specifically don't want to. There did

appear to be a very slight difference in the gray scaling b/t the

two prints. Not sure that one is clearly better than the other

though.

 

Kent

Thanks everyone for the quick and informative responses. I found the "older" 75-300mm used at www.keh.com in excellent condition for $172, well inside my budget. I put a few of the extra bucks towards express delivery, so I will have it in time for my trip plus some extra spending cash! Thanks again!

Hi -

 

I just got an N75 with the 28-80 f/3.3-5.6 lens and I was researching

Nikon lenses like the 70-300 zoom to complement it. It seems that

there are two versions of this lens though. I am interested in

outdoor photography and some portrait/people. I have some knowledge

of photography but would still consider myself somewhere in the

beginner category as i am getting back into it after about 8 years

without an SLR.

 

I have tried to do some research about the difference b/t the two

lenses, but even the Nikon website doesn't seem to make clear what

they might be. What is the difference b/t these two lenses, and is

the one worth the extra price. Or is there another lens that would

be better. The ~$300+ range would be my budget, for right now

anyway. I am going to Yosemite in a little over a week and was

thinking it might be nice to have the bigger lens while i'm out

there. Thanks in advance for any input.