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To your last question, in iPhoto, select your photo then from the menu at the top of the

screen select 'Share' then 'Export' (or just hit shift-Apple-E). In the dialogue box that

comes up, choose 'JPG' from the pull-down menu under 'Format', then select the 'Scale

images' button and enter 511 (or less) in the 'width' value (511 pixels is the max width for

an attachment to a post in this forum). Save the file to your desktop or somewhere and

attach it to your post. Best to check its size in the Finder first to make sure it's less than

100k. It should be, but if it isn't then open it again in Preview and 'Save As', making sure

to reduce the quality.

 

(I assume you already have iPhoto5 as you say you've only just got a Mac.)

I have. Do I take it you don't consider this a valid subject for discussion here?

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I'm having trouble getting past the astonishing contention that you can't control the D70s

unless you use two hands. That on its own is enough to discredit the review totally.

 

But, OK, if you want more, how about the fact that he marks down the D70s for being more

expensive than the Drebel purely on the grounds that the Drebel has a higher resolution? No

mention of the respective merits of the kit lenses, no mention of the features (spot metering,

high speed flash sync, etc). It's thoroughly unprofessional, if you ask me, and yet the author

has apparently written books on digital photography.

Macworld have their review of the D70s up on their US site: <a href="http://

www.macworld.com/2005/07/reviews/nikond70s/index.php?lsrc=mwrss">link</a>.

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Of course, Macworld isn't a dedicated camera mag but even so it's a serious publication

read by many photographers. You'd think they'd ask someone vaguely competent to write

the review. But in amongst gems such as this - "<i>Offered as a body only for $900, or in

a kit with an 18-70mm lens for $1,200, the D70 costs as much or more than the 8-

megapixel Canon Digital Rebel XT. Resolution isn?t everything when it comes to image

quality, but if I can get an extra 2 million pixels for the same price, without giving up any

other features, why should I buy the D70s?</i>" - comes this very odd statement:<br>

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"<i>When it comes to usability, the D70s differs from the Canon Digital Rebel XT, its main

competitor, in one predominant way: all of its controls are interlocked. In other words, you

can?t change any camera setting without using at least two controls. While this makes it

impossible to accidentally change a camera setting, it also makes it impossible to alter any

setting with only one hand.</i>"<br>

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Now I haven't used a D70s but I assume that its controls are identical to the D70. So

*what* is the reviewer talking about??

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A match made in heaven

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Wow!

 

Whenever I see pics like that, I don't know whether to be inspired or to hang up my macro lens for good and stick to stuff more suited to my humble abilities...

I really wouldn't spend all that money on extra CF cards. Just get an iPod with the photo reader attachment. Plenty of good protective cases available for the ipod and it won't take up any room at all. Alternatively, any other portable HD solution.

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Heh. Clarification. I meant the official Nikon site - not the PN Nikon forum! I don't think you

(we?) are unfriendly... Well, not usually. :)

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In answer to your second question, I would certainly uninstall Picture Project before installing Nikon View.

 

Oh and don't be put off by the sarcasm of the first reply, personally I don't see the problem with asking the question here. The Nikon site is one of the least user-friendly I've come across.

Apologies for the messy formatting in the previous post.

I was in the same boat as you six months ago! Here is what I've purchased for my D70 since then:

 

First major splash-out: 105mm f2.8 Micro-Nikkor macro lens - second-hand, absolutely fantastic

70-240mm Nikkor zoom (picked up second-hand in Asia - bit like your Quantaray - I don't use it much but it's an essential piece of kit)

Manfrotto tripod and ball-head - again, totally essential. I initially skimped and bought a cheap plasticky thing on special offer, which was an error.

SB-600 flash unit. Not sure why you'd want to spend the extra on the SB-800 unless you're intending to buy multiple units, which I'm definitely not. Don't wait three months like I did to discover that you can use it remotely though! :)

Nikkor 35mm f2, second hand - as a dSLR replacement for my beloved 50mm prime

Nikkor 50mm f1.8, new - at that price it has to be done

Circular polariser, ND grad, .9 ND filters

Domke bag to carry it all

Oh, and the remote shutter release unit

 

Apart from costing a small fortune, all of these will help you to get the maximum out of your lovely new digital body. The macro lens will double up as a wonderfully sharp long portrait lens, and both those primes will give you wonderful results. :)

 

The one thing I haven't got and that I'd really love to get is the 12-24 wide-angle zoom. I'm saving up for that.

 

I know they say that kit cannot compensate for experience and talent and that's certainly true, but it has helped me make the most of my D70 and learn all sorts of new things.

CDs?? Hard drives. In a shoebox.

I picked up the 105mm f2.8 second-hand and I *love* it - it's wonderful. So sharp, and bright. <a http://www.photo.net/equipment/nikon/105-micro/">Here's the photo.net review</a> that tempted me to get it.

At all times photography is a subjective discipline, and especially when we are left to choose our own subjects and capture them any way we like. Which is what photography as a hobby is all about. So it's inevitable, I think, that each photographer will have his or her own 'style' in that our personal, subjective tastes will be reflected in what (and how) we choose to photograph. The three pictures in your gallery David, for example, show a very distinctive 'style'. I'm putting 'style' in quotes because I agree with some of the previous comments that it's not an ideal word. What we're talking about here is taste, really, more than style. Style is something that sounds a bit too studied and deliberate.

 

Either way, if you ask me everyone has their own style, by definition, and it can change and evolve either consciously or subconsciously. If you ask yourself "do you want a personal style" then you're heading down the path of conscious change, and like you I can't help cringeing a little at that. I suppose it implies that you're giving a higher priority to the way people see your work than you are to the work itself. Then again, isn't this what a professional has to do to stay solvent?

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Just a thought, have you (accidentally or intentionally) locked the file by pressing the 'key' (also help/WB) button on the D70? I don't think you're prevented from uploading a locked file but perhaps you are. I can't check right now. Try unlocking it.