Just bought an HP 8250 and discover I seem to prefer Epson
paper but I'm concerned about making archival prints which I
hope will last a long long time.  I was also under an
impression that the printer and the paper should be of the

Zakim Bridge in Boston, taken with reverse tilt on a Hartblei 35mm.
http://trupin.smugmug.com/gallery/954360#128739187-L-LB

I am considering an upgrade to my graphics card. It would seem that by
current standards, its ancient.
Will a better graphics card result in better (faster) Photoshop cs2
performance?

How do you guys view your digital photos?
Computer monitor obviously, but I mean after that. Say you want to
show a bunch of people a few dozen shots.
o Digital projector?

whats the best free ware for photo editing

I had to put my cat to sleep three weeks ago.  She died very young and I
never got really decent pictures of her.  All that I have are a few
jpegs that are 480 by 640 and about 70 to 80 kb each.  All the more sad
because, although she was a stray, she was really gorgeous.  

My Oly C5050 came with 1700mAh batteries, so I have just used
that level and not changed.
But I'm kind of curious.  I see 2700mAh NiMH batteries out there
and wondering - If I purchase those and use them in the C5050,

Haven't you guys had enough yet? Why do you want to keep feeding your
soldiers into a meat grinder when you can't even secure your own
borders?
You think in 2009 there will be another "Mission Accomplished" party

Recently aqcuired Spyder2 Suite colorimeter and software. Problem: the
colorimeter sits dead center of the LCD screen, exactly where the pop-
up window for the RGB sliders also sits. Can't calibrate as a result
inasmuch the sliders are obscured and the pop-up window messes with

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Has there been any reaction from Panasonic regarding the
online petition for a firmware upgrade for the FZ50 ?

I had the opportunity to use this lens this week on my 20D. Like all
Canon EF-S lenses it was designed to be used on the Canon cameras
with
a cropped sensor. With the 20D's 1.6x crop the lens gives a 16mm

Can anyone recommend a good text for beginner photographers? Digital
emphasis preferred. I've acquired a digital SLR (Pentax K100D,) so I'm
looking for a course of exercises to help me hone skills and habits.
Figure this would be the place to start inasmuch the photography

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Just got back from our vacation in Tasmania.  Took over 1200 pictures
with my new Canon Digital Rebel XTi (EOS 400D for you non-US folk!).
This is my first DSLR, and my first major picture-taking expedition with it.

I am considering getting a Nikon Coolpix L5 camera to use for digiscoping.
Does anyone have any opinions about this camera for this activity?