Well, its time to look at photo printers again, PC Mag has some good reviews: * “Canon Pixma iP4300″:http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2086327,00.asp. It is only $90-100 and is a good choice for a standard printer. In terms 13×19” photos, I’ve used the Canon i9900 for years, so what’s the updates to printers: * “Canon PIXMA Pro9000 and Pro9500”:http://www.steves-digicams.com/2006_reviews/canon_pro9000.html […]

I’ve been using a cheap monopod mainly for a small camcorder, but with all the photos I’ve been taking especially the night shots of Shanghai and other locations, I need a better and fuller tripod. As with most things, the best value is to buy a slightly better one that will last a while. I’d […]

This is now an old camera, but for some reason the Fuji F10 camera requires its own USB driver and you can get it from the “Download”:http://www.fujifilmusa.com/JSP/fuji/epartners/ServiceSupportProduct.jsp?prodcat=833110. powered by performancing firefox

I’m sure I posted before on this, but I always have a hard time finding all the instructions in one place to do this. Here are the steps: # Buy “Red River 68lb Glossy Paper”:http://redrivercatalog.com. It is very good stuff and not expensive. I use the 68lb Glossy that’s precut in 4×6 and 8×10 sizes […]

Fujifilm: Support & Contact Center: FinePix F10 . I have a now old FinePix F10 and an F11, here is where to get the drivers, these guys for some reason need a dedicated USB driver to plug unlike Canon which just looks like a hard drive.

Tong Family Blog: good piece on filters was something I needed again, now that got the 10-22 lense and the 100-400, its time to make sure that the lenses stay protected. Fortunately, they all use the same 77mm filter so I can swap. The net of the piece is that you should B+W even though […]

OK, now that the Canon sales are here, I have to decide what lenses I need to complement the EF 24-105mm F4L IS USM lense I have. I have to say that this lense is very nice, but that there are many times I wish for that additional stop to F2.8 that the EF24-70 F2.8L […]

Well, the fall 2006 “Canon rebates”:http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=PromotionsAct are finally here as expected. They are valid 10-15-2006 through 01-13-2007 so just in time for those of us going on Christmas vacation. Significantly, they aren’t discounting the new Digital Rebel XTi, but some of the tasty hardware I’ve been eyeing include. Also the rebates double if you buy […]

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Nikon is now way more competitive, while they had trouble with the 8MP Rebel XT vs. the 6MP D70, now both Nikon and Canon sport 10MP sensors. While Canon makes its own sensor, Sony supplies the 10MP sensor for the Nikon D80, the Sony Alpha 100 and the Pentax K10D. Net, net, there’s never been […]