Yes it has a EVF like I said in the post quoted

Sensor Size is not an issue the Sony Nex and Pentax K-01 both use the same size as the Pentax K-5 and Nikon D7000. My main issue with mirrorless is the fact you have no view finder or you get a EVF

Lois, full agreement, I have topaz and the Nik that came with PSP X-4 Ultra. Elements is simply a base for the addon suites.. used PSE-7 worked fine, PSE-10 no real advantage for the addons.

Putting an image in topaz adjust is opening a whole bunch of different electric trains Christmas and you have that 10 year old thrill. (alas, only to electric trains as a child 5 years apart 5 & n-gage at 10)

Also, big ALSO, Topaz Adjust 4 became Adjust 5 at no additional cost!!! Likewise with the rest of the Topaz Suite!! Upgrades Free!! While labeled as plugins, These Suites are no more like a normal plugin than a piano is a full symphony. OnOne appears to be the same full symphony! Summary: NO UP GRADE CHARGE, NO HASSLE, FREE TRAINING BY COMPANY,REASONABLE PRICE.

PS: Topaz is offering a new stand alone base for their bundle, intro next week, intro price $29!

Guys, My PSE experience is medium, full PS nonexistence. So if you are dealing with Adobe PS you are bound to be experienced.

Question: Have any of you tried PSP-X4 (with patch)? Never have seen a definitive comparison of PS-5.5 and PSP-X4. Generally the comparisons say "of course PS is superior" but never say PSP lacks the following xyz-etc. features. I have seen similar comparisons regarding MS-Word and Corel Word Perfect Suit; they can list the superior virtues of WP then turn around and say Of Course MS-Word is superior and we believe in God. I fear too many Comparisons sell green or in the case of individuals are in the "of course I believe in God" categories afraid to go against the "universal wisdom" that a $600 program is bound to be superior to one that has ranged from $20-$100 (depending on rebate).

Also what is your opinion on Topaz and On-one. Topaz is coming out with a stand-alone framework for all topaz so called plug-in which are actually specialized add-on programs for PSP and PS and PSE etc. One of the CClub members chided me that PS will do any of those things that Topaz will do. My reply was yes in an hour vs my 5 minute Topaz approach.

I am not pleased with Adobe right now, so let me vent.

I went online and ordered the PS6 upgrade on May 16. While I was on the site, a rep popped in with a Chat window and walked me through the ordering process. I have PS4 Extended, so I want to get PS6 Ext. It was listed on the site at $399, and the rep confirmed that. The basic version was $199, so I ordered that, with a disc to be mailed to me.

I had previously tried and failed twice to do the download, so I figured I'd just wait for the disc to arrive. It's been ten days, so I went online and looked at my account. There are no orders listed for the past 30 days, yet the charge is on my credit card. Looking further, they have the Extended upgrade listed at the same $199 price that I paid for the regular version. I did another Chat, and it seems that I bought "volume licensing." After chatting back and forth for 25 minutes, we reached a solution. I will wait until Tuesday, call Adobe, and be told how many callers are in line ahead of me.

Ain't technology great!

That is a nice picture, but as you pointed out yourself, it is no longer a photograph, it is a painting.

I may have come across strongly, and I respect others rights to use the tools that are available.

Personally, I want to take pictures that I can enlarge, print and frame. The least amount of time spent in the computer is my ultimate goal.

I was never in a situation, due to travel, to process, manipulate and print film (or wet process), and the time I spend already on computers for a livelihood encourages me to stay off the computer for my avocations. Sailing and photography.

In this respect, I am in total agreement, which could account for a lot of my penchant for liking what Ken generally has to say.

I have been taking photographs for fifty years now, and have been a computer consultant for the last 25. I truly dislike almost all aspects of Post Processing. I have no respect for those who shotgun photos, spend half their field time "chimping" and then many more hours at the computer trying to salvage what they did not learn how to do with their camera. (Not getting it right in the camera is a huge fail point for "photographers" today, as is not slowing down and making a correct photo in the field). Also, I tried RAW...More of the Same...P___ing around with the computer to try to make "better" images. I probably have not shot RAW in 5-6 years. Jpeg, set on fine or Superfine quality is adequate as long as you don't post process the image to death.

Go Ken!!