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I think Stephen's and Craig's suggestions are very sensible. I don't see any reason not to

show the pictures -- assuming that they are respectful of the community that you

documented. Rather the opposite: showing the pictures could do that town a good turn by

publicizing their plight.

Whatever you choose, good luck with it.

Steve Dunn wrote:

> improving the safety shift function so that I can tell it to change ISO instead of aperture

or shutter speed.

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

That would be a killer feature.

The retail # that that seller referred to is for tax purposes. You don't need a license to sell

on the street, but you do need to pay sales tax on your receipts. At least, this is what *I*

was told when *I* asked a guy selling art on the street. It makes sense, though.

If you call 311, they will connect you to the Department of Consumer Affairs. DCA's # is

212 487-4110.

Good luck! How do you intend to present your work on the street? Will you mat and/or

frame it? What's your pricing going to be? I'm looking into doing the same, and I'm not

sure about all these issues.

To my mind, it's time to buy a lens when the limitations of the lens you're using become

annoying to you.

I don't know how the Sigma lens you have is, but the 18-55mm kit lens has not treated me

well. It may not be good enough to help you figure out where to go next.

The cheapest decent EF lens, as far as I know, is Canon's 50mm f/1.8. It's about US$70.

Maybe you should try that, and then see what it is that you wish you had. (If you're lucky,

then a light, fast, short telephoto lens will be just what you're looking for, and you can

save the rest of your money til you get bored of it.)

What do you mean by unfinished?

Do you pay?

Thanks.

I tried the Tokina 20-35 on my 20D and found it made very attractive pictures. I didn't

keep it because it didn't give me enough range given its size, weight and cost, but I

wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.

I have the Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8. Haven't tested sharpness but it focuses pretty well, is

not too loud, and gives a subjectively pleasing rendering, as far as I'm concerned --

especially for night shots in available light. Some vignetting at the wide end if you have

the lens hood on. Built for APS-C size sensors, which, aside from the obvious

disadvantage, makes the lens smaller and lighter. I'd say this is my favorite lens right

now, and it has been for some time. BTW, I use it on a Canon 20D, but I expect that my

experience is relevant to a Nikon user too.

I hope this helps.

I use a 20D. Judging from what I've read about the XT, I think it would make a fine backup

camera.

"I distinctly remember an interview about a year ago where a senior Canon exec said

Canon was happy with its three lines of DSLR (1 series, 10D/20D and drebel lines) and had

no intentions of introduce a fourth line of 3/5 series. While he was saying this they must

have already been working on the 5D."

It's possible that at that point they were thinking of it as a 30D.

I love my Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8. It projects a small image circle, like an EF-S lens, though

it's EF mount. That makes it small and light relative to comparable lenses designed for

film.

I'm using a 1280 w/UT2. It's damn fussy, and seems to need cleaning every time I use it.

Otherwise, I'm happy with it. When it prints well, the results are impressive.

I find the workflow a little difficult, but I'll probably get used to it before too long.

I like the washed-out look in these images. Maybe it should be corrected a little, but don't

go too far. Dentists' offices are white white white and brightly lit, so a full, even range of

tones would look wrong, IMHO.

To answer the original question -- photography without a permit has long been

disallowed on the PATH. The MTA recently considered a similar policy for subways, but

there was significant public outcry (and I don't mean just griping on web-boards) and they

decided not to go ahead with it.

I believe that flash photography and use of tripods are not allowed on the subways without

a permit, though. More for safety reasons than security.

Hi folks. I just replaced the UT2 color cartridge in my 1280. Also, my gf moved

the printer, and might have accidentally given it a knock or something.

Here's an example of how a print looks (I stopped it halfway through):<p>

<img src="http://narcissus.net/borked.jpg">

The black splotches on the right are puddles of ink.<p>

Please advise. Thanks in advance.<p>

What is the "gradient map method"?

Do you really get a wider range of tones by desaturating in ACR (vs. 16 bit channel mixer)

or is that superstition?

Does anyone here use a different approach for printing vs. for web display?

Banding comes from underexposure, not high ISO. It's associated with high ISO because

high-ISO shots are the most often underexposed.

For shooting in low light, you are far better off shooting at a higher ISO. If the photo is

then too bright, you can bring down the levels in Photoshop. I know it sounds wrong, but

please, try it and see if it helps.

Here's that URL you were looking for:<p>

<a href="http://www.inkjetart.com/pizza/">pizza wheel removal</a>

Huh -- so I can trade off: eschew sepia, but get protection and anti-bronzing "for free".

At the cost of switching from the regular UT2 cart to one with GLOP in the yellow position.

That's an interesting option. Maybe I'll do that when this cart runs out. I don't know yet

how I'd feel about giving up the ability to print sepia.

Sorry, I meant to say mfg. *glossy* papers. As in, Epson glossy or semi-gloss or whatever.

Like the little sample pack that came with the printer ... I'm not sure which ones those are,

and I'm not at home to check.