Kent Shafer

I'm a lawyer and used to represent a chain of electronics stores (now defunct). They told me that for every $1.00 they collected for extended warranties, they spent $0.01 on repairs, paid the salesman $0.24 commission, and pocketed $0.75 profit.<p>

Kent

Thank you all. I will pack the little plastic cap away and wear a hat when I go shooting.<p>

Kent

When working on a tripod, Nikon's manual says to use the viewfinder cap to

prevent extraneous light from entering and affecting exposure. Of course, this

is wildly inconvenient.<p>

Does anyone actually use these things? If not, do you have some other nifty way

of blocking the viewfinder, or do you just not worry about it?<p>

Thanks,<p>

Kent

I stumbled from FTN (with F-36 motor) to D40x and from thence hopped to D300.<p>

Haven't had a chance to use it much yet, but it's pretty and I'm happy.<p>

Kent

I have obtained good results using the Optipix software sold by Reindeer Graphics. http://www.reindeergraphics.com/

It has the ability to blend two exposures or to blend three, five, seven, or more, as well as other useful tools. Optipix software is featured extensively in George DeWolfe's book, "Digital Photography Fine Print Workshop."

Kent