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<p>I've had my camera for about 11 months and have taken images I like, but have not printed anything yet. Given a budget of around $500 what would be a good printer for color. What is the real cost of ink?<br>

Large format is not important to me yet. 8 by 10 would be fine.<br>

-Ken</p>

<p>Sigh. Really thought I had left flamers when I stopped reading high end audio boards. But the boards were useful and my music system is the better for reading them.<br>

If you feel that vinyl is dumb, don't buy a turntable. If you feel street photographs are meaningless, then neither take them nor look at them.<br>

Photos stop things within the shutter speed. The flower you shoot looks that way only in that 1/200 of a second. But it varies signifacantly only over hours, or days. Same for buildings, but even slower. Yosemite slower still.<br>

But humans. That fraction of a second captures a way they are, and will never be again. The moment is in the blankest face. Don't get me wrong, I other's photos, some faces grab me, some don't. In my own, all do. I was there. I saw them at that moment.<br>

David - thanks for the post. While a flame, it motivated me to think enough to write this response. Thus helping me crystallize what draws me to taking pictures.<br>

-k</p>

<p>I am interested in a 'superzoom' lens for my Xsi. I will be traveling soon and like the range. I would take the zoom and my 50mm f1.4. Further I will go up to the replacement for the 50D when it arrives and give the Xsi to my girlfriend who now has a superzoom Canon point and shoot.<br>

I've read a good review of the Tamron 18-270mm in Shutterbug, but have red more negatiive ones elsewhere. <br>

Any experience/opinions out there?<br>

Thanks in Advance,<br>

-ken</p>

<p>I am very new to this hobby, but am really enjoying it. Using a Canon 450D and shooting in RAW.<br>

I am using Canon's DPP software to convert the RAW, crop, etc. My issue is that I must be somewhat unbalanced as a fair number of my shots have tilted horizons. I know Photoshop can fix this, but I do not have it yet.<br>

Related question: If I do buy it, what format do I convert the pics coming out of DPP to export them to PS?<br>

Thanks in advance,<br>

- Ken</p>