One item you mentioned was auto ISO- This could be a bad idea - as the camera may not need much light depending on the scene. Set the ISO yourself so you get a high shutter speed!! This lens is a bit heavy and movement could be your problem- You are using a cropped camera and at 600mm you are shooting 960mm. Yes the lens has vibration control but you still need a good speed to be safe!! The old rule: Speed should be- 1/over the mm of telephoto minimum. Or at 600mm = 960mm you should be shooting at 1/1000 minimum!! If your set up is a bit heavy for u, use a monopod!

From way back when... Most of you have missed the largest point of all- Most Pros, and Column writers have for years said,"Do not delete photos in the camera!" Why ? Because you cannot see a photo on a 3" screen! Who are you kidding that you want to save space? Do you have such large files you cannot afford another card? It has been written many times for many years now- delete your photos in the computer! The picture you thought was lousy, may have been one of your best shots! Would you edit your photos on a 3" screen? Instead of pixel peeping, you should be looking for the next shot-or you probably just missed the best shot of the day cause your looking at your camera! I'm quite sure, most of you could afford another small card if needed, for about $25 bucks!! Keep shooting and son't worry about "What you may have missed"!

First off... I live in Arizona where it is "VERY DRY". Even with the Epson 2000 and 3000 printers at our club, we had to be sure to print a photo once a week to keep the ink from clogging up in the heads. We have had the P600 by Epson and and found they did clog up now and then if not used over a period of time( sometimes days). I also have my own personal P600 at home. I also experienced head clogging if I did not use my printer for 6 weeks or so. And it is very costly to clean the heads!! It uses a lot of ink. I read an article a while back on leaving your printer turned on- I have done this for over a year now- The small cost of a printer in standby is nothing compared to the cost of ink on a cleaning job!!! I have just returned from an extended trip, which my printer has been left on for about 6 weeks now, and I just printed a "Print Head Check" and it was perfect! The idea behind leaving the printer turned on, is the print head stays heated, and keeps the ink from drying out inside the print head..

They make a slide/35mm attachment that fits on to th ethreads fo a 58mm lens that you can take photos of our slides etc. runs about 100 bucks- it does work!

As this person wrote- it works for me- the rubber cup sort of seals your eye with out getting really close- Worth the try!! You can always return it!

Ravpower thru Amazon has had great success for me!! No question! I have never done an actual count but they sure seem to last along time. They are quite a bit cheaper. No complaints at all!!

If you purchase, then the only version to buy is the Tamron G2 version- otherwise you will not be happy! and also- do the micro adjustment on the lens!!

I have the Tamron 18-400 and it is a great walk around lens- no question about it!! However... and here it comes... If you are a perfectionist.. then go for the 100 to 400 or the 150 to 600 G2 (and only the G2- much sharper!!). The 18-400 is a good lens but it is not comparable to top lenses on the market. Again... beauty is in the eyes of the beholder!! Needless to say, you get what yo pay for! That rule has never changed! The one and only lens has not been invented yet!

One must remember that scanning a negative is now a second generation file. A camera is a a first generation file and a raw file at that(if you shoot in Raw that is). Scanning using an Epson scanner( or most brands) allows the operator to set the dpi for the amount of (I will call it) density that one needs. However you never can match the original file in clarity. The original shot is "Always" king!!

This is really a tough question!! I belong to a very large Photo Club- We use Epson printers- We have had the Epson P600(2of them) and one Epson 3880. Yes the print heads will clog but living in AZ where it is "Extremely Dry" the heads will clog easily!. I personally own a Epson P600. So... We have found that we print a small 4x6 Epson quality test print every Monday morning, and this keeps the heads from clogging!! We only use Epson ink. The two Epson P600s have been replaced as we speak with 2 Epson P800s because of the sizing of prints(larger 17X22inches). 2 of our more professionals(who sell their prints on line and in our area)had tried the Canon printers(large format) and found them to be a bit more exaggerated in the red/green end of the spectrum of colors and have gone back to Epson. It becomes a personal choice. Since we started a Monday morning printing test- we have not had a bit of trouble. I also just read recently that if you leave the printer on, it will go into a sleep mode but it keeps the print heads warm and they will not clog so rapidly. I no longer have the articles but there was two articles that I had Googled! The articles also claim that the heads will last longer as the killer to heads is, turning them on and off?? Just repeating what I read. Good Luck!!

Poor Kids!!!!

Poor Kids!!!!

Just make sure if you go with the Tamron, that you purchase the "G2" model- it is SUPER!! Hard to beat!!

Not a bad idea, as you then see the B&W if you are not sure of your capture-!!

(with monochrome in-camera setting;) m You should be shooting your camera in full color!! Full color gives a larger file, which contains more information than Monochrome!! When you do th at actual converintin your choice of programs, you will get more tonality in your photos. I realize this is not a comment on your question, but did notice how you are shooting.