Same thing for me

Most photo journalists, put on a strap with no name on their cameras and use black electrical tape over the name on the front of the camera. Keeps them from getting hurt should someone decide they want that kind of camera. When they are on scene photographing and someone asks what kind of camera they use, they usually say it is a cheap XXXXXx that they keep in their car. (xxxx = wal mart or a a made up name)

Solomon,

I did a google search for it and all kinds of theatrical lighting comes up. Do you have a web site for this box manufacturer?

Thanks

Photoshop CS6 is probably the last edition of Photoshop that you might see without going to the subscription.

As stated herein, PS elements is about the most any photographer will need unless you do a lot of paid work to support the cost of regular photoshop. What you lose in elements is minor in comparison to the cost. Plus if you add in the nik software, you have a combination product that will do whatever you need.

Esther is right on again. I have checked all areas of my optech strap and the only place I found any stretch is in the collar pad that fits on your shoulders. This is a soft material and if you try and stretch it you can. The stretch that you will get out of it is about 1/8 inch. Not enough to hardly notice. The straps and connectors are made of a nylon type material. Maybe if you put them in a machine that pulls them you might be able to force some stretch out of them. But that would be more force than using them in a tug of war game. If you are running and your cameras are bouncing all over then you are not holding your cameras. If you run with the manufacturers strap and the camera is hanging around your neck, the camera will bounce all over the place if you don't hold the camera.

I have to fully agree with this. We just bought optech straps for our cameras after owning black rapids for about 6 months. I have seen photos where a camera supported by the tripod socket actually tore out the plastic case of the bottom of the camera. The tripod socket is made for inward pressure and not designed for outward pressure that the Black Rapid and other straps cause. So if the tripod socket does not pull out from the bottom, the case of the camera gives way and you lose the whole camera case.

And this has what to do with buying a second camera?

I do something simiiar to what Jerry Does. I carry 2 Nikon D200's, one with the tele, and the other with a 24-120. I carry a third D200 body in my case. This way I never have to think. LOL They all are the same. Yes, I carry extra batteries also.

You want to learn Manual mode. Good for you. It lets you get more creative. If you shoot in aperture or shutter priority you are still shooting in auto mode and the camera is making the decisions.
Remember that aperture controls depth of field and shutter controls movement.
Also, the camera meter is telling you to adjust all settings to neutral grey (18% grey). So if you have a scene that has a lot of white or bright areas, you have to open up your settings from what the meter in the camera is telling you. readjust aperture or shutter speed so the meter reads to the plus side, 1/3, 2/3, or a full stop depending on the scene. If you are shooting something dark, then you want to move the meter to the - side again depending on how much you think you might need. The benefit of digital here is you can take many shots of the same scene and change your settings. Then review in your editing program and see the settings on the shot you like. Deleting the poor ones. :)

Think about this. Lung Cancer is the #1 cancer killer of adults.

Hoping that everyone who tries to quit is successful!!!

I have heard it from several sources that this will be the future. In fact it is actually available now from Adobe as one of their options.

I do not think it will bother ebay too much. Ebay is made up of all independent sellers. The seller would have to sell more than a million to be responsible to collect the sales tax. Amazon might have a problem with their own sales though, but possibly not with sales from their independent contractors.

your right! LOL

I also went to this article and found that it has a misprint in it. It says the following: "To answer the initial question… With a reflectance meter, yes, you have to open up to get the right exposure for black skin tones. (And close down for white.)".

With white skin because the camera meter is trying to go to neutral gray, it actually closes down. So to get it correct you need to open up the expoure, not close down. For black skin the meter says it should be neutral gray and is giving you a reading that is more open. So you need to close down from the reading. Every persons skin is a slightly different shade. So you have to adjust the amount you open and close based on the subjects actual skin color.

All I can say is that in 40+ years of Photography, I have never damaged the front element on my lens. However, I have to agree with you that the UV filter will probabaly keep finger prints off the front element.