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<p>An alternative is to revert to version 2.8. It runs on Lion and supports older Canon cameras, but you can only use it once before you have to reboot. I tested this, but you have to start the app first and then plug in the camera, otherwise it tries to load the latest EOS Utility version in the Canon Utilities folder. I posted a question on the Darkroom forum asking for third party version which works with my Canon's 5D. I haven't found one yet, but consider the poor souls who own older 1D or 1Ds cameras who have the same problem.</p>

<p>I have a Canon 5D which worked very well with Canon's EOS Utility under OS-X 10.4-10.6 but Canon dropped support for older digital cameras with the EOS Utility version 2.10.4 for OS-X 10.7 (Lion), meaning mark I and some mark II models of several camera (eg. 5D, 1D, 1Ds) don't work anymore to download images from the camera. I finally reverted to version 2.8 but it only works once before you have to reboot the Mac.</p>

<p>So my question is if anyone knows a third-party application which works with Lion and supports older Canon digital cameras to download images into the specified folders with correct filenames. The ones I've seen all start with newer cameras which have live views or remote control.</p>

<p>I agree with Jeff. One tool you can use if you can't get all the source copies of the Web pages to rebuild it (why local copies are always handy for development and backup) is a whole Website download application (yes, Margaret, they can take everything but the kitchen sink, aka. external programs). I use a local host which uses a virtual host (all local host now use these to save servers and offer additional features and storage) for Website and e-mail. This offer me real people to talk to and my domain name is registered elsewhere under my control.</p>

<p>Just a thought, which Spyder tool? The Spyder 2 tool doesn't work on the new Apple display, only the older cinema display. The Spyer 3 and 4 tool are the only ones which work on backlit LED monitors. I had to replace my Spyder 2 tool with Spyder 3, now using version 4.0.5 software for my 27" Apple monitor.</p>

<p>The first lesson I learned is have a unique name for your Website, something short and easy to remember (it works, mine is wsrphoto, try it on Google), then as suggested, use unique words to accurately described your Website. Folks don't stay if they immediately see the search words don't apply, and in your case "intercoastal waterway" and other geographical descriptive words might help.</p>

<p>Also as noted, use a Google account to update their database along with the others (Bing, Yahoo, etc.). They don't search the Internet so much anymore as users send their file of updates for their Website and pages. That said, do you know how many Simon Jenkins there are, and how many are photographers? Remember there's a lot of photographers like you doing the same thing and far more just hyping themselves in search engines. And by the way, I didn't see an "About" or "Contact" Web pages on your Website. It helps to let visitors know who you are. Good luck.</p>

<p>Yes, I've done it occasionally with 2-page maps. Just make sure they're the same size (top and bottom margins) and include some overlap for Photoshop to compare where to stitch the images together.</p>

<p>A correction to my previous post. You can run it as a plug-in to Photoshop. This is from their Website when I installed an update,<br>

"<strong>Important Note: PowerPC-Macs</strong><br>

SilverFast 8 needs an Intel® Mac to run on Mac OS X. PowerPC® based Macs are not supported at the moment.<br>

<strong>SilverFast as a stand-alone application</strong><br>

SilverFast installs a as stand-alone application, called "SilverFast8" (or "SilverFast8_64" on 64bit Windows® systems) into your applications folder of your operating system. <br>

<strong>Using SilverFast's Adobe Photoshop plug-in option</strong><br>

The SilverFast 8 Photoshop® plug-in requires Photoshop CS3® (10.0) or higher or Adobe® programs, which support the "Native Plug-in Import" function (e.g. Photoshop Elements® from version 2.0). <br>

Installing plug-ins from third-party company and SilverFast may cause some problems. (In this case, please contact our support team for more information.)"</p>

<p>Silverfast runs as a plug-in for each brand and model (both) scanner to their standalone user inferface (application) with a license (serial number) for each plug-in. The cost of an upgrade depends on which version you have, and while it's not cheap, I've found it worthwhile when you use it. A note, if you check their Website for the upgrade and cost, have your old serial numbers and e-mail address, nothing happens without it.</p>

<p>I am selling my 17-40mm USM lens (to KEH with the 85mm f1.2 USM II) if you're interested. I bought it over the 16-35mm zoom but in the end didn't like zooms and I use the matte focus screens with requires f2.8 or faster lenses.</p>

<p>Scott F. answers the questions of the limitations of storage, really. I looked at a Mac mini to replace my G5 PPC, but opted for a Mac Pro, with the 27" monitor, for the internal storage (4 HD's) and more inputs since I run two scanners and two printers along with three external HD's for backups. I have no regrets except the cost but over the years it will pay off as long as Apple still supports them, which it is rumored they will and be upgradeable with new chips, but it's only a rumor as with the one they won't support Pros. The Mac Pro market is declining as the profit from it, it's a numbers game now.</p>

<p>As for Adobe, only CS2 was lost with Lion, everything afterward still runs and works, including GoLive 9, one of the first post-CS2 app, but I can't promise I've checked all the apps with CS3 (still have all versions of CS 3 to 5.5), but you should consider upgrading to CS5+ as Adobe will likely focus on CS5 and later applications with OS-X 10.8 and leave everything else to the proverbial bit bucket.</p>

<p>In the end, it's not a matter of how good you are but everything you want to do with a Mac of any flavor and the size of your checkbook.</p>

<p>Have you looked at Google maps? It's quite flexible to handle any geospatial information, all you need is latitude and longitude for locations, and any good map application will do that if you know where the building is located. I use Google maps on my Mt. Rainier NP <a href="http://www.wsrphoto.com/mtstart.html">photo guide</a> (see any link with "map") for a lot of site information. It does take time to learn to get your base map(s) into Google and how to embed the Google code into the html code or attach it as an external xml file. You can embed links or photos into the window for each site along with information. There are some third party applications which will do that easier.</p>

<p>Thanks. </p>

<p>I have an extensive Minolta manual focus equipment collection (bear with me) which I'm selling while keeping some of it for personal use. My newer camera is an EOS system with a 5D and 1n. One of the lenses from the Minolta system is a Tamron 300 f2.8 with both Teleconverters which I like to use with the Canon bodies, and while I've read about the adaptors for Adaptall II to EOS mounts, I'm curious about personal experience, especially with the digital bodies, especially when the body doesn't "see" the lens to know what setting it's using.</p>

<p>James, I had the luxury of learning to code Web pages from scratch starting in 1994 (yes, when all this began in earnest with Mosaic and text editors) so while my Website isn't fancy, it's what I've done because I own the domain name, have a local Website host where I can design and build all the Web pages and manage everything directly, using a variety of applications, eg. CS3-5.x, BBEdit, Coda, etc.</p>

<p>That said, there are plenty of wysiwyg applications, including Dreamweaver and a number of templates (eg. Wordpress as mentioned). The key to remember is that before you start the hands on work to build it, you should first design it, including developing an overall plan of what you want in it now and may in the future, developing an organization and structure, and then determing the content you want in the first iteration, eg. galleries, blog, contact, biography, etc. Then buidling it becomes the matter of developing or finding a design you like and fits your needs, and just doing the work.</p>

<p>Remember, though, a Website also take routine maintenance, updates and upgrades, so plan the work into any work or business plans. You need to give visitors and customers reasons to return, otherwise all you're trying to be is just another photographer's Website, and like any eye candy, it's easy to become, another "been there, seen it" Website. Good luck.</p>

<p>Sorry about that. It's why I bit the bullet and upgraded my Mac G5 PPC (3/2006) to a Mac Pro (12/2010). It's long been left behind. If you do buy up, Apple has a great recycle program with a company in California which rebuilds them or cannibalizes them for parts to build new old ones for schools and other programs. I kept the HD's which are in an external drive box to the Pro, mostly as backup and clone HD's until they stop.</p>

<p>I use my iPad (18 months) for portfolios, books (B&N's Nook app), maps (USGS topos as PDF's) and map apps (NG's, etc), documents (upwards of 50 scanned historic and recent publications), spreadsheets, and demonstrating my Website. It's just a great travelling resource depository along with a few other apps but no e-mail and only a little music. I use it more than my iPhone. One consideration if you can afford it, get the 3G with the wifi since the latter isn't always available or only with a signup or subscription. The 3G gives you the independence from wifi.</p>

<p>Yes, but they didn't quite work as well as Epson's own profiles, at least in the yellow-orange-red range for this image of the moon at moonrise. I've used this profile for other images with good results.</p>

<p>You can check Adobe's <a href="http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=106&platform=Macintosh">Web page</a> for their DNG converter, which is up to 6.6. They don't specify PPC or Intel-only but they do say 10.4 to 10.7 which seems to me it's worth checking as 10.4 was for PPC's and the first Apple Intel Mac's and being a universal binary, it's designed to run on either.</p>

<p>Thanks but not really, stuff I've tried before. I've found the paper companies don't seem to produce the range of profiles for all the printers for their papers, so you often try profiles for similar paper from another company. For Moab paper I've found Epson's profiles produce results closer to what you want.</p>

<p>I'm trying to print a photo (slide) of the orange moon at moonrise, using PS 5 (Mac w/Lion) and Epson R2400 to Moab Lasal Photo Gloss paper. Moab doesn't have the exact matching profile (the profiles on their Website seem dated for OS-X, PS and printers) and the orange comes out yellowish-orange. To say printing is not my forte is an understatement, it's mostly try and error to match the print to the (calibrated) monitor which matches the slide. Outside of playing with the settings (profiles, print setting, etc.), what other things can I try, beside the obvious a different paper, which I don't have without a trip to Seattle (Glazer's) for paper?</p>

<p>As Matt says, read the past entries here, but first do some homework on what you want the Website to do, what you want to present and what you want visitors to see, and then look at and find other Websites for examples you like. Then visualize the Website and Web pages to have an organization, structure and basic design in mind. Lastly look at the terms of service for your domain name, use, access, e-commerce, quotas, etc. You may get a domain name registered to you but some Website hosts own it and only lease it to you. Get a domain name you own and can control and move if you want.</p>

<p>Look at the link you sent the URL has a "|" after the last "/" which is why it can't be found. Clicking on home works as does the Website, except that the enlarged images overshadows the navigation bar, (Mac Pro, OS-X 10.7.3 and Safari, FF and Chrome), so the user appears stuck on your home page until you find the space for the other links just outside the top of the image is hyperlinked and work. You need to un-enlarge the image gallery on the home page.</p>

<p>It's about models who turn photographer, including <a href="http://www.hanneli.com/">Hanneli Mustaparta</a>, who does street photography for other people's fashion, not much different than some musicians who have turned photographer in the life, and years later celebrate them and their work. Get past the snobbery and you might find some interesting stuff.</p>

<p>I too hitch-hiked a lot in the service (CA in the early 70's), even got "Stuck in Lodi" from midnight to 5 am during a winter rainstorm - the same kids who dropped us off on the way to a party picked us up and took us father along out of pity and being soaked, but I never took my camera. I always feared I'd have to give it up as gas money. I've picked up a few hitch-hikers over the years (own a VW van) but none had cameras, mostly dogs, groceries or broken bikes. Good luck.</p>

<p>Ok, rant heard, or read in this case, but I have to disagree about one thing. Technical competence isn't completely necessary if you're technically literate to understand the basics, know when, where and how to apply them, and you know and trust your equipment. There are quite a few photographers who have a good-to-excellent sense of composition and produce excellent or amazing images, but only know the technical basics of photography.</p>

<p>As we've seen, knowledge of the technical basics isn't a requirement anymore, it's promoted by the camera companies and even photographers with all the fully automatic cameras and photo and image editors. It's far easier now to click the camera and fix the images in the computer. You don't have to plug-in your brain when you're holding the camera, and often when you're sitting in front of the computer.</p>

<p>But keep in mind they existed in the past too, only they didn't last long and are no longer around to see the their bad results. Back then the film went into box and into storage or the trash, and the camera sat collecting dust. If the Internet and the Web had been around, folks then would be making the same argument as today. It's just more visible and obvious today.</p>