Michael Eckstein

I forgot to add that I have the Sigma 18/125 and it is as good as my "L" lenses. It is a great walk around lens and may be better suited for your budget than the 18/200. I took a trip to China in January and shot 90% of my 1700 images with the 18/125. There are some sample images in my photo.net portfolio.<div></div>

I would take a look at the Sigma 18/200 with optical stabilization. If it is as good as the other lenses in their current crop it will be a winner!

I was in Shanghai in January and the prices at Canon authorized dealers were considerably higher than B&H prices! I priced a 30D and it was about $200 higher than B&H price and of course a non USA warranty.

I was bidding on a used 70/200 f4 L on ebay it sold for $588. I bought a new one the next day with USA warranty from B&H for $529! Sell it on eBay you will probably get 85-90% of new price.

I belong to a camera club with members who own all types of digital equipment. We have competitions on a monthly basis. Even though we are all using the same type of cameras of whatever brand; the images submitted vary from wonderful to some horrible ones. The point I'm trying to make is that is in not the equipment, but the photographer that counts. Having said that, having the right stuff doesn't hurt either. Specialized lenses for special uses. Chose the brand that has the lenses you need.

I have tried many raw converters and now do all my conversions using DPP. I find it gives results with more natural color and better detail in the final prints than any of the other programs I have used.

 

Of course the real secret with recovering highlights is not to lose them in the first place. I find highlight recovery not to be an important asset in raw conversion. The right place for this correction is when the image is taken.

Both printers use pigment based inks and produce long lasting prints. My experience has been that both brands make excellent prints, but Canon printers do not have the clogging problems that Epson printers do. I have always have had major clog problems with Epson printers and virtually none with Canon printers. My two cents.

Scope works very well. Makes it easy to see where dust is and when you have removed it. Vac not too well. swabs and fluid do the job.

Promaster makes a cord that seems to be more heavy duty than others. I gone through a number of Canon cords and bought this one after reading Artie Morris's reccomendation http://birdsasart.com/accs.html#Flash%20Extension%20Cord/Off%20Camera%20TTL

I print for camera club competitions among other things. After I have completed a group of

images in PhotoShop I make a test print page on 8.5" x 11" paper, I print 2 rows of images

on this. They can include 2 horizontal images or 3 vertical images in a row, I have recorded

an action which sizes the images and runs a script which prints the image name and date

taken and image # on the image. When I want to select images to print for

competition I select from these test print images and generally print then on 13" x 19" paper.

IIlford Profiles for your printer can be downloaded here:

 

http://www.ilford.com/html/us_english/prod_html/galerie/IJPROFILES/default.asp?

RIP=PC&Printer=HP+Photosmart+8750&Printer2=

 

I have been using profiles I downloaded from their site for over a year now for my Canon

printer and have been very happy with the results.

 

I hope this helps you.

I had a Graphire 4x5 tablet and hardly ever used it. I was fortunate to be able to try out the 6

x 8 Intous3 and decided to purchase one. I really like it so much, I no longer use a mosue for

my everyday compouter use. The sliders and buttons on the tablet can be used for your most

used Photoshop items. ie: a slider for zoom and the other slider for brush size. Buttons can

be programed for 100% view, fill screen view, levels, curves, etc. One of the best additions

I've made to my computer set up. Highly recommended.

Ilford Galerie papers are available in Smooth/Gloss or Pearl or Classic/ Gloss or Pearl work

wonderfully with Canon printers and produce stunning images. I have been using them for

about 18 months and am very happy with the results. I have about 6 or 7 photographer

friends who have switched to these papers. They use both Canon and Epson printers. The

Canon website has icc profiles for each paper type and many different printers. If you are

using a calibrated monitor these profiles will give excellent color matching results.

The i9900 prints psd files with no problems. What features do you want to take advantage of?

Used a 4 x 5 wacom for years. Switched to an 6 x 8 and will never go back to 4 x 5.

Difference is as night is to day.

Forgot to mention eagle shot is with 100/400L and 2x TC.

Had a really tough time using manual focis with 100/400L and 2X TC with 10D. Using my

20D easy to manual focus with same combo. I never realized how sharp the 100/400L is until

I got my 20D.<div></div>

From my personal experience the Bridge by itself is worth the upgrade price.

I downloaded your action. It came in as a text file. (.txt)How to I convert it to an action (.atn)?

 

Thanks for any help

The ilford site has downloads available of iic profiles for all their papers for different many

printers. Download the profile for your printer and paper type and select it in the print with

preview dialog box in PhotoShop and this will go a long way to solving your problem. Of

course the first step in color management would be to calibrate your monitor.

I've seen exhibition quality 13" x 19" prints from that camera. $1000 is a very low ball

price. You can't go wrong at that price.

It sounds like you are doing everything correctly. I also use a Canon printer. The Ilford

Gallerie papers work wonderfully with Canon printers. If you try them the Ilford site has

profiles for each of the Canon printers and each of the Ilford papers. Good luck with your

printing.

I am printing in OS X with a Canon printer and all my images are centered. I was not aware

there is a problem.

Just ordered the kit with 18/55 EFS lens from buydig.com for $1488. Have purchased

other cameras from previously.

The reason most people don't get s rebate is that they don't follow the instructions. The

Lexar rebate form clearly states only one $30 rebate per household. It also requires the

original UPC code from the item, not a copy.