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<p>Thanks to all who responded for that information. It's very interesting.</p>

 

<p>Hi Simon. I see the difference now. Thanks for helping me get that sorted.</p>

<p>My camera viewfinders have a diopter adjustment. I can view through them sharply with or without my glasses; but only one way or the other, depending on the diopter setting. </p>

<p>In other words, if I set it to be sharp when I'm not wearing glasses, it would look out of focus if I left my glasses on; and visa-versa if I set it to be sharp when I was wearing my glasses. </p>

<p>In shopping for a 10x loupe, I have seen most don't have a diopter adjustment, so I was wondering how they worked without one.</p>

<p>I have a Hoodman 3x loupe which I use for viewing the LCD screens on the back of digital cameras, and that has a diopter adjustment. </p>

<p>For those that, like me, require reading glasses to read and see close things; are the glasses typically worn or not when using a loupe?</p>

<p>Will the speedlight stay on a camera OK if the locking pin is removed?</p>

<p>I just had a Nikon SB-26 get stuck on my camera. I was able to get it off readily by raising the little tab. Anybody needing to do that might want to note the hold-down screw needs to be down to get to the tab, just not so tight that the speedlight can't slip off.<br>

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<p>How are they going to photoshop them unless you provided them with the files? If you provided them with the files, I hope you got paid for them. I'm sure $1000 is the minimum anyone ought to be getting for the full res files. And that would be on top of whatever prints and albums you contracted to provide to them. <br>

<br />So after you get paid for shooting the wedding, any prints and/or an album you have a prior contract or arrange later to sell, and after you get paid for the full res files, how much do you care what they do with them? <br>

<br />Alternately, photoshopping somebody into a photo oughtn't be that big a deal. What would it take for a Photoshop proficient person? An hour or two? So how much would the charge be? $50, $100, or maybe $200? If you can't do it for that much, you can probably find somebody who can, and you probably ought to have a person with that proficiency on call. If that is too expensive for your client, you probably need wealthier clients. </p>

<p>I wound up getting a Canon PIXMA Pro 9000 Mk II printer. It takes dye based ink. </p>

<p>I only learned about the difference between pigment and dye based inks after starting this thread. The pigments sound much better for longevity; but I understand they're more expensive, as are the printers, and the heads are more prone to clogging. I'll probably only be printing a couple of photos per week on average, and may go through periods where I don't print anything, so pigment ink might require some cleaning cycles which I understand spills a substantial quantity of the precious fluid. I have no current expectations of selling any prints. </p>

<p>I took a look at aardenburg, but all I found was a big list of tabulated data and nothing summarizing the results. I downloaded something from there, but it seemed to shed no further light.</p>

<p>I am amazed at the shortness of the life of these digital prints, at least the dye based ones. I had no idea they could fade out so quickly. When I grew up, photo prints were thought of as lasting virtually forever. Would it be safe to assume all professional photographers provide prints made with pigment based inks, or they include the file along with the print?</p>

<p>Is there any aftermarket ink that can equal the major manufacturer's ink in appearance and longevity? <br>

It seems the major manufacturers mark-up there ink prices greatly; thus leaving a great deal of room to profitably sell ink at lower prices. But how does one know which inks are the equals of the manufacturers? </p>

<p>I didn't know how much Lightroom and PS could use the extra RAM, but it seems from these replies that it can. I'm finally getting around to putting this new computer together, and I'm seeing RAM prices are very reasonable anyway, so there really isn't much reason not to get 16GB now. </p>

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<p>Can a cloth backdrop in a light gray color be effectively colored to almost any color with gelled lights? </p>

<p>I know light gray paper takes colors from gelled lights well. </p>

<p>Intuitively, I suspect cloth will absorb more light than paper and might not reflect and therefore show colors as well, but I was wondering if anybody's tried it and how it worked out.</p>

<p>I was also considering the possibility of painting the cloth. And maybe adding some mottling, like a Master's look. </p>

<p>I think the X-Rite i1Display 2, although still available from some sources including Amazon.com, is obsolete. There are several recent reviews for it on amazon.com that say so.<br>

http://www.amazon.com/X-Rite-i1Display-Calibrator-Laptop-Displays/product-reviews/B000JLO31M/ref=cm_cr_dp_all_helpful?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending</p>

 

<p>There is a comparison chart on the manufacturer's website at: <br>

http://spyder.datacolor.com/s3compare.php<br>

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But I don't know or can't tell what a lot of items mean.   </p>

<p>To those that went through more than one Spyder puck, how did you know the one you had was no good?<br>

How do you test them?</p>

<p>Is there a functional difference between the muslins that are dyed and those that are painted?</p>

<p>Is it better to get one with the mottled look rather than one solid color?</p>

<p>Is there much advantage to get one that is 20' long rather than 10' x 10'?</p>

<p>What does one usually use to generate the steam to steam it?</p>

<p>How much Random Access Memory (RAM) is the sweet spot for value and performance to edit photos on a current computer running Lightroom 3.4, Photoshop CS5, and the typical plug-ins or standalone stuff like Photomatix HDR, Topaz Labs Denoise, Nix Silver Effects etc.</p>

<p>The computer will be based around an Intel SandyBridge i5 2500k CPU</p>

<p>I was figuring on putting 8GB in it, but I wonder if I'd benefit much by going to 12 or 16 or more? </p>

<p>The motherboards are supposed to take up to 32GB, but they only have 4 memory slots and the biggest memory sticks I've seen are 4GB each.</p>

<p>I upgrade when the computer becomes unbearably slow to handle current tasks. It has worked out usually to about 6 years. It so happens the time for me to get a new one is now. I think it's seven years this time, but I'm a little overdue. . </p>

<p>The 2410 is $499 now.</p>

<p>What about the green-pink tinge on the 2410 that a lot of people are complaining about? Many of the reviews about this monitor on amazon.com rate it as awful because of this issue. http://www.amazon.com/Dell-UltraSharp-U2410-Performance-DisplayPort/dp/B00302DNZ4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1307090063&sr=8-1</p>

<p>How do you like it?</p>

<p>B&H has some Spectraview software and the description indicates it works with a wide variety of sensor pucks. <br>

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/679242-REG/NEC_SVIISOFT_SpectraView_II_Display_Calibration.html<br>

One problem, however, is that it's discontinued.<br>

I don't understand the Spectraview thing at all now. </p>

<p>Which applications are ICC aware? Which aren't? <br>

Aside from any that might get listed here, how would one know the difference?<br>

And after one knew, how would that typically effect their workflow?</p>

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<p><br /> In a judged print competition, is it appropriate that:<br>

a photo title that adds impact to the story telling can improve the score, <br>

and<br>

a photo title that does not add to the story telling can subtract from the score?</p>

<p>A watercolor artist who has become familiar with my photos, has asked me if they can make some watercolor paintings from some of my photos. They intend to show and sell their work, although I don't know any particulars about where she will be showing, or what price range her work commands. What price or percentage agreement is typical for this kind of arrangement?</p>

<p>Where could I find a standard type licensing agreement for this situation? Or could you advise of any particular clauses you would use in this type of agreement?</p>

<p>ABOUT ME<br>

I am mainly an amateur photographer at this point, having sold only a few photos to date, but I'm serious enough that I expect to get some commissions and be able to sell some photos eventually as my expertise increases and the quality of my photos improves. The artist knows this about me. </p>