The wireless version, 1430, is available at epson.com. It's the same printer but comes with wifi capability. The price is $299 and you'll get a $50 mail in rebate, so the total cost is $249. How can you go wrong with that? I didn't know about it until I called their toll free number and the rep advised me of its availability.

Funny how one thing leads to another. I wasn't even thinking about getting a printer until seeing your information. After checking on line I found the Epson 1400 was available for $299, but was out of stock. I called the Epson store to find out when they'd have it available but they didn't know when. I was then told they had the Epson 1430, which is the same printer with wifi capability. That's also priced at $299 and includes a $50 mail in rebate, with free shipping. Just placed my order. Your initial idea of trading a printer you're not using for a lens someone else isn't using is your best bet. I sure hope you find someone to trade with. Thanks for your post.

Good Morning Blurryeyed. FYI, at the official Epson site, they are offering the same printer at a closeout price of $299, with free shipping.

It seems like most of the respondents are missing the point of the question. I use a Sony A65 and had an A100 before that. With both cameras I also get totally different results when I shoot an image in auto and then shot the same subject in manual. The confusing thing is I used the EXACT SAME SETTINGS IN MANUAL AS THE CAMERA CHOSE IN AUTO. I believe the answer ceallachain is looking for is why the images look so different if the settings are supposedly exactly the same.

Thank you! That makes sense and will give me exactly what I want. I don't care about the extra white around the inage since I was planning on trimming it anyway.

I have frames I want to use so I cropped and sized the images on PSE9 to 9x11. Sam's Club doesn't print in that size, so I figured I'd print on 11x14 and trim them to the size I want. The problem is their equipment stretches the image to their print size, 11x14. Any advice on what I can do to wind up with the 9x11 image I want on a 11x14 print which I can then trim to size?

Thanks, again, GoofyNewfie. Based on your response, it appears that shooting in JPEG and being careful not to save adjustments to the original image will serve an amateur well, as long I don't need the images for web or commercial printing purposes.

Thank you for your response. I understand the other major reason to shoot RAW is it's capability to salvage poorly exposed images. Other than that and the "lossy" issue, are there really any more SIGNIFICANT advantage to RAW?

As I understand it, one of the major reasons to shoot in RAW rather than JPEG is that when you do post production adjustments in RAW, there is no loss of data, as there is every time you save adjustments in JPEG. My question is this: If BEFORE you make adjustments to a JPEG image you save it under a different name and then work on the renamed image, leaving the original JPEG image intact, does that eliminate loss of data from the original? If the answer is yes, does that also work if you make adjustments to the original, but then save the adjusted image as a different file, leaving the original as it was?

If it's still available, I would be interested in talking to you about your Sigma 150-500mm lens. My email address is gidrech@yahoo.com.
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Gideon

You must, I repeat MUST, go the the Valley of Fire State Park. It's only 45 minutes outside of Vegas and is a SPECTACULAR place for landscape photography. Last time I was there I also got awesome shots of big horn sheep, right next to the road. This place is close to Vegas and easy to get to, most of the ride being on the interstate. Lots of interesting red rock formations and arches. Unfortunately, one of the larger arches collaped recently. It's an awesome place and not to be missed.

Thank you very much. Yours is the sort of information I was hoping to get. By the way, I lived in Cookeville very briefly around 1974 while working near Dale Hollow Lake. That is a beautiful area.

I'll be in Shawnee on Delaware in the eastern Pocono Mountains in mid June this year. Other than the well documented and numerous waterfalls, does anyone know of some hidden gems for landscape photo ops?

To share the information or not to share, that is the question. I vote for sharing, since most will just look at photos and not bother making the trek. Here are my favorites of White Pockets.

Nice. White Pockets is one of the most amazing sites on earth. Every landscape photographer into southwest type landscapes should put this place at the top of their bucket list.