bill_ferreira

It really depends on the size of the final image whether mirror bounce can be detected. I won several bets a few years ago where 3 exposures were taken, all at 1/1000th (one thousandth) of a second. Handheld, on a tripod, on a tripod with the mirror locked up. For large prints (around 30x40), there was a noticable improvement in sharpness as we moved across those methods.

Nikon review: http://photozone.de/8Reviews/lenses/nikkor_60_28/index.htm

 

Sigma review:

http://photozone.de/8Reviews/lenses/sigma_50_28/index.htm

Performance is fine on my Pentium D840 with 3GB of ECC RAM except that the Pentium keeps overheating and shutting off the machine. I'm considering replacing it with a Core 2 Duo since it is supposedly plugs into the same socket and is faster. Running XPP 32 bit and planning to try it with XPP 64 bit.

Cody,

 

Do you let Elements 4 go to the Adobe website for updates? If not, make sure that you have an image (any image) open in Elements, click the Help menu, click Updates.

 

Your firewall will probably give you a warning that Adobe Updater is trying to access the web, allow it.

 

Bill

"it looks like a noisy, dithered mess"

 

- additional possibilities if the dithering is independent of the profile. If it is profile dependent, then ignore the rest of this response because it won't apply.

 

1. an extension cable between your video card and the monitor

2. an inadequate video card, 3D performance is not important though

3. low voltage in your house

4. weak power supply in your computer that is not delivering enough power to your video card. Those $20 power supplies make nice paperweights but they aren't good for much else.

5. defective monitor electronics / power supply

6. not using the native resolution of the monitor

 

--Bill