I have had an interest in using "hot" lights in place of flash for indoor
work and realize that 500W lights can be dangerously hot. Are there any 500W
equivalents in flourescents that wil probably last longer and be cooler?
I don't think I really need to have 5000K lights since I'm ...

I need to
1. archive 8000 old paper photo in digital format, by scanning them
2. make 4000 of them be available via web.
Do you know of any application that would let me do 1 and 2, even separately ?

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Can someone who knows off the top of their head tell me the difference
between Nikon Coolpix 5000 and the later 5400? I've been lusting after the
5400 (can get new with 512MB FC for ~$350), but I might be able to get a
used 5000 for quite a bit less. What improvements did Nikon ...

There are now models with 1, 2 and even 5MP (a Samsung model). Has
anybody tried to make prints and how are the results ?

I have been unable to install Silverfast SE 6.0 on my computer [ my
scanner is an Epson Perfection 3200 Photo] and I suspect that Windows
XP is the problem.It seems that every file - EXCEPT the EXE file is
there.

I tried this with 3 digital cameras, a pentax, a sony and a sanyo. I
always had the same problem. I took a photo taken by the camera,
resized it in photoshop, saved it to the memory card under the same
name. After this, it was not able anymore to view the picture in the

We have done 360s of rooms before and are able to do them well.  We are
interested in doing some 360s of products.  I am wondering if this would
work the same way?  Does anyone have any place I can get information on this
process?  I have done searches but have turned up nothing.

I'm not too critical about color but I'd like my prints to be close to what
the monitor displays.  The problem is, only one of my three printers is out
of whack so I suspect monitor calibration is not going to help.
Using  a Dell laptop the colors and brightness on my screen are ...

My current "reach out there" gear consists of an older Canon Elan IIe
and a 75-300mm IS (f/4-5.6), which works out to a fairly reasonable
system to dayhike with (<10 miles) in a bag with a WA lens.
I'm thinking of doing an Africa safari and to that end, investing in a

I was asked by a colleague if there were any professional quality
online digital photo print services.  Are there any that any of you
have used or could recommend?
Do online services like Shutterfly, Ofoto, Walmart etc. produce a good

High-end digitizing pen tablets, such as the Wacom, seem to start at about
$200 for a small 4 x 5 tablet and go up in price.  Cyberguys.com lists
this type of tablet (USB connected) for $69.95 -- quite a price
difference.  Has anybody tried the low priced spread?  How is it?  Are

It appears that PSP 9 doesn't support the Canon RAW format produced by
the G6.  I am assuming that Jasc will provide an upgrade to correct
this, since PSP 9 does support the G5.  Any way around this in the
meantime?  Is the G5 RAW and G6 RAW that different?

MY Criteria is:
4-5 megapixel camera with manual settings, good flash & BEST in class
video capabilities (unlimited recording limited by media size, exposure
correction during recording for better quality videos etc) for basic

Guy at work is offering me a Sony DSC-V1 to replace my Sony P-32 that
has a dead flash unit.  The guy takes care of his stuff, has way more
cameras than he needs, I think he is a camera junkie.
Anyway, US 275 for the camera, extra battery and case and 64mb mem