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<p>I noticed that too, wonder why? Adorama has this one with metal mount and the regular mount for $199 used.</p>

<p>What is the w/Window lens mean on this listing<br>

<a href="http://www.adorama.com/US%20%20%20%20379290.html">http://www.adorama.com/US%20%20%20%20379290.html</a></p>

<p>Robert and Matt's suggestions combined will work wonders...also if you expose for the subject, you can always in post process "blow out" the area under the subject</p>

<p>Polaris makes a relatively inexpensive light meter, it is digital and really to use. I bought one about 5 years ago, and have seen the same one in shops recently.</p>

<p>I have used a PL to remove glare from eye glasses....there really shouldn't be any issue using it to remove glare from water or to make the sky a deeper blue.</p>

<p><em>"This is one of the problems I see with digital photography. Someone buys a DSLR, puts it on auto and shoots a few hundred photos, and then thinks they're a professional photographer. This is a disaster waiting to happen."</em><br>

This is the exact reason I left the business of photography. I was only a weekend warrior, so I can only imagine what those that try to put food on the table doing it have to deal with.<br>

I applaud you in turning it down because you didn't feel like you were ready. Because it was a friend, it would have probably been ok, but I like a person that knows his limitations.</p>

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<p>I still can pick up books and see incredible photo's...but it is easier to see work that is just as beautiful or alot of cases even better on forums such as this and others.<br>

I love to look at forum sites because most of the posters are amateurs and do it for the pure love of photography.<br>

Robert, let me ask, would you still visit here if you had to pay every month? I personally feel that you would be in the minority if you did. That is the good and the bad of the internet.</p>

<p>I guess what the above poster was getting at was you normally do get what you pay for, but since your camera club is selling a Kodak I will make my comments about that brand. I guess the price and what you would use it for would be the best determination. I have a Kodak slide projector with carousels and even after 20+ years of use, I still love it, even if I have to occasionally blow dust off the slide. I haven't used it much though since I got into digital though, I covet a digital projector that I can hook up to my laptop and do slide shows. They are still a little pricey.</p>

<p>The one thing I would check, just like with any other optics is the glass to ensure it is mark, blemish free.</p>

<p>Are you trying to make money from the prints and reprints(along with the extra work) or are you trying to make money from the actual shoot/session? If your business model relies on reprint business, and your print charges cover your cost and time than don't give full res images. When I was doing Body Building shows I had two pricing structures. I intentionally priced my reprints high, to encourage buying the full res CD. I had different size packages for that..5 images/10images/etc..most people know if they get a decent sized image file they can print for as low as .10, besides if you upload an image to mpix, shutterfly, etc, they tell you how big you can print it up to.<br>

I posted all the pics on my website at medium resolution and watermarked all of them</p>

<p>Amitai,<br>

I think that was the best way to put it...all this legal-ese, and you broke out Pop Culture to clear it up..Thank You</p>

<p>I spoke to an Attorney friend of mine, he owns the law firm that represents Roca Wear and Sean John and handles the IP(intellectual property) laws for them. You can post under assumed name and it no way affects your claims as the real life person..meaning as one person already pointed out, if you have the original you are the owner unless specific rights were given for use or sale</p>

<p>If you have an image copyright by Kevin Delson, than the copyright belongs to Kevin Delson, it shouldn't matter how you posted it or where they got it. Meaning as long as you can prove who you are and that you took the picture, there should be no question as to ownership. That coupled with the fact you should have the original with the EXIF info showing your camera serial no#, etc</p>

<p>I am not sure you can use the 420ez in full manual mode other than setting the power output...also as a side note I am not sure but I don't think that it is compatible with the XTi</p>

<p>you might like having a FF sensor for your Travel work, but possibly for food, portrait, and nudes I don't think that you will see a noticeble difference as the setting is almost always controlled. FF sensor will definitely give you better low light performance, and the dynamic range as well, but ask yourself while looking thorugh your portfolio, would this have been that much better if you had taken with a FF sensor camera instead of a Crop sensor camera, and would your clients have noticed.<br>

By the way, I really like your work...but outside of a couple of pics I don't really feel that any of them would benefit from a FF sensor. </p>

<p>I don't think that you would miss/need FF. This is not meant to be a flame, but as straightforward thoughts. Looking at your past and current equipment list, I think you might get a better bang for your buck by taking a few workshops, get a wide angle lens for your landscapes, and maybe a telephoto to round out your aresenal....the 500D is great camera. ! It seems you are falling into the same category I used to live in, more expensive camera the better my results will be category. I am no longer in that category because of the same credit crunch you speak of. </p>

<p>wow, a 2 inch screen??? that is kinda small for editing...lol<br>

I have used a 17" laptop monitor for the past couple of years and I have no problems with editing..granted I don't do any hardcore editing, just touch up, little contrast here, little saturation there type of thing</p>

<p>I take the card out of the camera and use my built in card reader on my HP laptop</p>

<p>and if you detach the flash you can angle it above the water level to add the appearance of "daylight"</p>

<p>Matt,<br>

Please don't take my bad experience as a downer, I just want to provide you my real world experience. There are many photographers out there that love the business of photography and have some really great experiences. I completely understand about the needing to do it or you will regret it..I tried to start an IT consulting business after working for years making lots of money in a comfortable corporate IT job. I ultimately had go back to IT corporate, but I never regret my decision to try and start my own thing. I tried it and it didn't work out, but I am happy that I tried it. So many people have dreams they never chase and live with regret and what if's. <br>

I would suggest trying to find an outfit that does the youth sports photography. I did a couple of jobs with the local franchise. They normally shoot on weekends and evenings, the pay is crappy, and it is the epitome of cookie cutter, but you get to experience some of the day to day shooting...but not so much the business side of it. You will see first hand how people react to and treat commercial photographers. And you will be working with some of the most sensitive subjects...kids and doting parents.</p>

<p>Put your lens right against the glass...I would suggest getting a rubber hood for your lens, this will reduce/eliminate the vibrations from the filter and pumps on the glass.</p>

<p>I was also on the same track as you, IT as a career, photography as an obssession/passion/hobby. I decided to pursue it as a career as a weekend warrior. I ended up actually selling my equipment and becoming so disillusioned with photography as a whole. I sold my bodies, lenses, flashes, lights..the whole shooting match(pun intended). <br>

I photographed Body Building, Horse Shows, Portrait. Everyone seemed to know somebody that did it better and cheaper than I did. When I had to bid contracts, I was cutting my prices so low that in the end I was losing money after the processing and printing time. I walked away from photography for two years, and I don't imagine it has gotten any better with the plethora of all the high pixel lower cost gear on the market now. I was a good photographer, sold pictures to national publications, but they weren't enough to pay the bills. <br>

I recently purchased some gear again and am doing it strictly as a hobby. I don't even take family pictures if asked. I am back to my first love, Wildlife and Landscape. <br>

I don't want to seem like a downer, but I want to emphasize that it is extremely hard to compete in the digital age unless you can find a niche market of subjects that you enjoy shooting..that list becomes very short when you factor in the mortgage having to be paid from your camera.</p>