As rrayrob has mentioned, sunrise and sunset are THE TIME for awesome shots. Midday, the canyon looks very dull with heat waves and bleached with the sun !

The list shows the cameras that were used to test various lens, any late model Nikon or Canon will work. The KEY IS THE LENS MUST HAVE AN INTERNAL FOCUS MOTOR !

If you are letting ptr manage color, have you checked LR print module "color management" (near the bottom) to see if "managed by printer" is selected ?

Local eSATA HD's and software like Acronis is my preferred backup. These are scheduled and run in background. I make a system image (C:) weekly in case it crashes. All other data (500gb) is on a 2nd 1T drive and backed up weekly also. These backup drives are in hotswap buckets and kept separate from my desktop. I have been using WD black drives and had only one non black drive crash in the last 10 yrs. I also use Norton and have never been in a ransom situation (but ready for it).

1. Adobe is pushing their "CREATIVE CLOUD" package for photography which contains Lightroom & PhotoShop for $9.99/month. The programs are downloaded like any other and reside on your computer. Not sure what versions of LR are still available outside of "CC", check Amazon. Suggest you go to Adobe.com for more info.

2. You do not actually xfer images to LR, you will be creating a catalog (database) telling LR where images reside. You can structure the catalog (library) any way you like to fit your usage. I suggest you spend time getting a good understanding of LR organization/catalogs before to do anything ! There is tons of free info, plus many good Ebooks & videos that yoou can buy.
Ken

DXO tutorials are readily available for any of the DXO products. Below is link to those that use LR with DXO Optics Pro workflow. Explains options and why you would use the different methods of exporting. I was confused also when I upgraded to Pro 11. After you export back to LR, look at your file folder and you will find a sidecar for the DNG out of Optics Pro.

http://www.dxo.com/us/photography/community/tutorials/optimizing-your-dxo-opticspro-10-and-lightroom-workflow

Ken

The plastic (non-metal part) case IS THE COLOR CODE. Depending on the series, they are black, blue, gold, red, green !
Ken

I just upgraded from 10.1 to 10.5 and resize now shows up on the right-side menu. Prior to this upgrade, I was using Perfect Resize 9 as a stand-alone.
Ken

GOOD !!
When Lightroom was introduced, I was using Elements because PS was out of my price range. I bought LR and was initially pretty confused. The catalogue concept was radically different and confusing compared to Elements & PS/Bridge. Spent a lot of time reading and creating more catalogue confusion before the basics sunk in ! 90% of my editing is done (shooting RAW) in LR. Would consider parting with PS before giving up LR.

james, goto CONTROL PANEL and select COLOR MANAGEMENT. You can add the sRGB ICC profile and then switch them whenever. It should be showing your current Munki profile.
Ken

I started scanning my neg's & slides about a year ago with my epson 4490. I struggled with adjusting color tint & a few other issues. I ran across Silverfast and it has solved all my color correction problems ! I hesitated with the $$, but went ahead and purchased. With my display calibrated (Spyder), when I scan a print, it looks extemely close to print ! Late last year they made made AT8 calibration available on 8.8 SE software. The whole pkg is WORTH THE MONEY ! I only use Epson software for PDF packages because you can keep adding pages before saving. Not sure was is available on the packaged software.
Agree with speters !

In-activity is probably leading cause of nozzle clogging. I run a nozzle check once a week if not printing anything. I have had an Epson R800 from 05 thru 09 (died) . Have R1900 since and had only 1 clog before running weekly chk, none since !
Ken

Yes!, main disadvantage will be a significant loss of power due to how HSS actually works. This reduces the effective distance to around 5 feet. You can google "hi speed sync" and find many explanations, or get Bryan Peterson's UNDERSTANDING FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY.
Ken

Purchased in 2010, After passing on Spyder 4's, I finally decided to upgrade to a Spyder 5 Pro with the upgrade price. Orig price was $189, asking $90 with CONUS shipping. Includes hdw ser # and software license # & .exe file (which is still available on DataColor). Prefer PayPal

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I still have the $700 HP-65 antique that my boss bought us
Ken!