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<p>So setting everything to ETTL and using the master -> slave thing is not going to work? <br>

I guess another option which I had working is to use attach a ETTL cord to the non PW enabled 550. But that's a big pain in the neck as the cord is so short. </p>

<p>I did say noob right? : > It is the 550 as a slave, but I don't think I put the 580 as a master. Trying that now.<br>

Although Mark's comment is has me thinking this is not going to work because the 580 is going to be used in behind a ezybox where the IR port will almost certainly be blocked. I didn't realize the master files the salve via IR, I thought it was optical. <br>

(I am really trying hard not to have to get another PW for this setup due to cost). </p>

<p>Hi, <br>

Can I have a one flash (a 580 ex II) fire wirelessly via a PocketWizard - I have the MiniTT1 on the camera and FlexTT5 on the the 580) and another flash (a 550 ex) be set to slave and fire hen the 580 fires? If so, I am wondering what I am doing wrong since I can't seem to get this to work. <br>

I can provide more info but that's the gist of my setup. I have made sure all the flashes work with and without the PWs separately. <br>

Thanks in advance, <br>

Spencer</p>

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<p>You didn't say what your skill level is and what problems you are having. If you could be more specific better advise might be more forthcoming. <br>

From the title: Website Optimization: Speed, Search Engine & Conversion Rate Secrets, it suggest an immediate or advanced book. If have this basics down then this might be useful, otherwise it might be better to start with an more introductory book. <br>

When I briefly looked at the site, I noticed it did take a long time load. This could be server it is running on or the site itself or both. <br>

Depending on the complexity of your Aunt's needs she might be better off using one of the professional websites like zenfolio and have you customize it. That's a lot easier than doing a site by hand. </p>

<p>Good advise from others here already.<br>

You might be able get the previous generation of MacBook Pro a bit cheaper now that the new ones are out. Even two generations back will be good. I was able to get a non LED cinema display on Craigs List for a decent price too. Oh, if you can get a Matt screen on the powerbook, I'd consider it. </p>

 

<p>Yes, I owned N8008s too. I didn't keep it that long though. Perhaps that was the camera. At least that is what I remember, but so far, on this topic, my memory has not been serving me too well. </p>

<p>Well, I checked and it is a definitely a F100. I have it along with the f3.5/4 35-135 zoom lens and the nice 50mm lens that I used to use. I must be mis-remembering when I got it since the place I thought I got it was out of business in '98 - and I was so sure of that memory too - must have been a different camera I was thinking about. <br>

In any case, after all the discussion I'll definitely be hanging onto it. <br>

Thanks for all the comments. </p>

<p>Thanks Craig, after posting this thread and reading the responses that's the conclusion I came to as well. The $150-$200 would likely evaporate and therefore I'd rather hang onto it. <br>

Thanks for the replies. </p>

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<p>98? Hmm, I will have to look at the box again, and perhaps my memory has failed (the camera has been in storage for a long, long time) but I was pretty sure it was F100, and I am pretty sure I bought in the early 90's. (I clearly remember the day I bought it though. I was with my father and at the time it was a very big purchase. The place I got it was, Lechmere Sales - a local precursor to the big box stores, was put out business by the chains before 98 though). So, clearly I mistaken on at least one count. I'll double check. Thanks for the info though. </p>

<p>Hi, <br>

I was just wondering how much a roughly 20 year old F100 is worth? It is in excellent condition - actually it hasn't been used in the last 10 or so years at all. I even have the box it came it. I have been hanging onto it as part keepsake and part insurance if ever wanted to shoot film again. However, I think the shooting film again issue is remote, so I wanted to but a price on the keepsake as I might decide it is worth converting into some piece of photo equipment I could use today. <br>

Thanks in advance. </p>

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<p>Just for the record, I do wholly retract my statement that the 24-70 is a step up from the 24-105. I got my lenses mixed up a bit. I'd say its step sides ways and probably a bit off topic for this post. Sorry about that. I did originally think of mentioning it because the poster already the 70-300 though. </p>

<p>I am not sure I agree that the 24-70 isn't a set up at leas to some degree. I probably should not have said "a real step up" as it is probably not as large as that. Also, I wasn't trying to take anything away from the 28-105. They are slightly different lenses to be sure. Personally, I think the sharpness of the f2.8 vs. the f4 trumps the additional focal length. I think their prices reflect this reality too - at leas to some degree. I am sure you can get results you happy with either lens. <br>

Since the poster already has a 70-300, I thought going with the 24-70 made the most sense. Having the 28-105 overlaps with the 70-300 an seemed a bit redundant to me. Of course you have to balance that against how often you end up changing lenses in the field. </p>

<p>Did you see this article?<br>

<a href="http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/lenses/24vs28.shtml">http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/lenses/24vs28.shtml</a><br>

for a real step up you might consider the Canon EF 24-70mm F2.8 L USM. There is a good review of that on this site here: <a href="../equipment/canon/24-70/">http://www.photo.net/equipment/canon/24-70/</a><br>

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<p>FWIW, I have use regularly 24-70 f2.8 lens which produces results I am happy with. <br>

However, when I went on a trip I rented 14mm and 16-24 lens.<br>

I ended up almost never using the 16-24 as the 24-70 was "close enough" but I did get good use out of the 14mm.<br>

So you might consider renting an even wider lens and using it in conjunction with the lenses you are already happy with. </p>

<p>I think this a great idea. I did the same thing and had success with it. <br>

I found a couple decent ones by posting in Craig's List. I got a lot of replies. Many (most?) seemed like they'd be decent. A few where students or just starting out (and they could have been OK too, not sure.) After looking at websites and locations and exchanging a couple of emails, I ended working with two over time and it was an excellent experience.<br>

I suspect you can end up learning a lot more about photography than just photoshop (if you want to). I did. It was definitely cost effective too. (I think one person only charged me $15.00 an hour and he was an excellent teacher). Another charged me $75 for a two hour session - which I also thought was money well spent.<br>

Courses add up to more than that, and they are not one on one. Another (big) advantage was that in both cases I told the teacher just wanted I wanted to learn and was able to stay focused on that. <br>

I suspect it depends your location to some degree. I did my search in the Boston area. </p>

<p>see http://www.photo.net/equipment/canon/24-70/ </p>

<p>Looks good. The music bugged me a little - but it usually does on a web page, but beyond that it came on unexpectedly at the office - not so good. Id provide a really obvious way to turn it off as I am there might be some expected brides in a similar situation. <br>

Also, while the the site loaded quickly - always a good thing, I'd prefer larger views of the images. The images, even when clicked on, aren't that big. <br>

Also, you might consider simplified packages, but that's probably just me. I don't like having to read a lot to figure out what I am getting. <br>

Nice work. </p>

<p>You should be able to do with the Canon software. I did this a while ago and it worked. However, at the time the Canon software was a bit buggy and prone to crashing. It might have gotten better by now.<br>

More recently, I have been playing around with Tethering my 5D mark II to a Mac Pro and using Lightroom. That worked flawlessly. However, I am not use if you can control exposure and aperture from within Lightroom. You can definitely take the picture from within Lightroom. You also definitely need Lightroom 3 (which you listed) as the tethering is 3.x feature. (I guess there where ways to get Lightroom 2 to work tethered too, but they looked cumbersome when I reviewed them online). <br>

You didn't list which version of the Mac OS you are using. For my Lightroom tests I was using the latest. 10.6.6. Also, I don't know if there are any differences in this area regarding the 5D and 5D Mark II. </p>

<p>Hope this helps. </p>

 

<p>There are lots of choices. <br>

I have had excellent luck with zenfolio.com. It does more than you want, but you don't have to use those features. It is easy to upload images right from disk or directly from within lightroom (and probably photoshop but I haven't tried that.) It has the passcode feature you are looking for. <br>

I have used their support services (which are free) several times and have usually had good results. <br>

I don't work for them, or get a kickback for promoting them, just passing along my personal experiences with them. </p>

<p>Hi, <br>

Looks pretty good. I assume you have your reasons for staying away from the commercial sites. <br>

A couple of quick comments:<br>

I am only seeing images on the top half of the page. The scrollbar is in the middle of the page. There's a lot of wasted real estate below. I tested this on two different browser and two different OSes and it is the same on both. It actually looks worse on my Mac than under an older version of Chrome under CentOS because the scroll bar on the mac is so pronounced. I'd definitely look into using more screen real estate when it is a available. <br>

On the left I would be not put the section headers in all caps. I also noticed some sections where not caps - I think these where special section headings, but that part is a bit confusing. <br>

Your contact info is an image. That means it won't be indexed search engines. That is perhaps your goal, but I am not sure its a good idea for a commercial site. Much worse since it is an image I can't link on the email address and send you an email. Personally, I also like to cut and paste contact info into emails or addresses books, and using an image prevents that too. I'd reconsider using an image where text might be better suited. <br>

Nice photographs!<br>

Hope this was of some use. </p>

 

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<p>I wasn't interested in so much in the precise letter of law (I'd hire a lawyer for that) but how people build up their portfolios without chasing around every guest the might appear in a photo with a model wavier in my hand. I got some useful answers to that question in this thread, so I would like to thank the people who contributed them. </p>

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<p>It depends on how much data you expect to have over time and how careful you want to be.<br>

Short answer:<br>

For a really simple backup strategy the Time Capsule (although over priced) should serve well. The 1tb time capsule will run out of space evidently.<br>

For anything more serious than a simple backup plan, the decision requires a little more planning.<br>

FWIW here's what I do:<br>

I partition my drives so that images are in one place and other stuff is located elsewhere.<br>

I used dedicated drive (not a Apple Time Capsule, they are too expensive I think) for Time Machine. I use it for non image backup. Document, email, apps, all the stuff that either changes little or doesn't take up a lot of space.<br>

Next, I use a dedicated drive for backing up my images.<br>

This solution is pretty flexible.<br>

If you are really serious about backing up your images you'll want to make two backups not just one. (I keep one backup drive in my house and one in my office and rotate them) so, again, having the external, no time machine, drive is a win.<br>

It really depends on how much your data (and which data) is worth to you. (Typically, not all data is the same value and if that's the case, a single, simple backup plan might not be enough).</p>