Digital or Regular?

[WhispyPixie]

We only print the ones we LOVE...we burn them to a CD......hubby uses them and makes a DVD movie set to music and....then we store them and make computer screen savers with them..Good Luck!

Pixie

 

[KathyFP]

I don't always make hard copies. I only make hard copies for those I put in frames or give to family.

This year I am going to print all pictures taken when DD got autographs and put them on a page beside the authograph itself.

 

[oogieboogie]

I've always used my trusty Canon A-1 SLR for years, and several years ago I found Snapfish.com. Their service for me has always been excellent. You send them film, and not only do they upload digital images of them, they then send you the prints and negatives. I've always used them because they can print out on matte paper. I hate glossy paper.

Anyways, now I'm carrying around a Fuji FinePix 2650 2m-pixel digital. It's so much practical to carry around and I'll always have it handy and available to take pictures anytime anywhere.

With the digital, I download it to my hard drive, and if I want to share, I upload only the ones I want to Snapfish, and if I wanted prints I either use Snapfish or print them on my Canon i-320 printer. It's wonderful cause it does borderless printing and the ink doesn't cost an arm and a leg.

 

[mcgrawfan]

What is a good photo software? My camera is an Olympus Stylus 300 and it came with Camedia software, but no instructions. I have messed around with it trying to reduce red eye and crop, but it doesn't seem to make any difference. Either I am not doing it right or the software isn't too great.

 

[FatCow]

I have several original copies of MGI Photosuite III. Not the best software, but if anybody is interested, I'll give them away to fellow DIS members for free*

*I will need my shipping and packaging cost to be covered, though.

 

[Lesley]

I've gone to all digital...and I have them printed at Ritz when I'm ready to put them in a scrapbook. The paper is a little thinner than their regular prints but the color and clarity is great. I'll have to see if we have Costco here because I would like heavier paper. So far I haven't seen home printed digitals that look good to me....but I've heard they're improving very quickly. I just don't have the patience to fight with a printer either....and it seems that I'm always battling with printers!

I have a Nikon Coolpix 4300 and the only disadvantage, that was mentioned by Diane, is that its slow and tends to miss a lot of fast action stuff. Then again, I know when I've missed and can try again....unlike with film cameras where you just don't know!

I was using an APS Kodak before my digital....but I think I'd really like to have a 35mm slr eventually...unless digital catch up to where they can catch action as well as film and come down a bit in price. I'd like to really learn photography someday as I already do pretty well with getting nice pics and I'd like to see how much better I could get! The APS was just really expensive to develop (about $200 for 13 rolls of film) ....though it took great photos!

 

[kitkatsmom]

What is a good photo software?

I use Microsoft's Picture It Publishing software.
Was inexpensive and easy to use once you get use to it.

Great for cropping, red eyes, grainy photos etc.. Lots of stuff you can do with it.

Also great if you don't want to spend a fortune on picture editing software

 

[Lewski709]

I use my digital for quick pic's and ebay, that's about it. I like to take the photos and send them to snapfish.com. I get on line albums and access anytime. Digital prints for 19cents, online photo sharing and film developing for 2.99. There are card options, labels, tshirts and all stuff reasonably priced.

My digital doesn't have an LCD display and I really like my 35mm.

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

Originally posted by mcgrawfan
What is a good photo software? My camera is an Olympus Stylus 300 and it came with Camedia software, but no instructions. I have messed around with it trying to reduce red eye and crop, but it doesn't seem to make any difference. Either I am not doing it right or the software isn't too great.

I am surprised it does not have a help file or a read me file.
Go to the net, do a search for the software and you should be able to get instructions.

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

Originally posted by Lesley
I've gone to all digital...and I have them printed at Ritz when I'm ready to put them in a scrapbook. The paper is a little thinner than their regular prints but the color and clarity is great. I'll have to see if we have Costco here because I would like heavier paper. So far I haven't seen home printed digitals that look good to me....but I've heard they're improving very quickly. I just don't have the patience to fight with a printer either....and it seems that I'm always battling with printers!

I have a Nikon Coolpix 4300 and the only disadvantage, that was mentioned by Diane, is that its slow and tends to miss a lot of fast action stuff. Then again, I know when I've missed and can try again....unlike with film cameras where you just don't know!

I was using an APS Kodak before my digital....but I think I'd really like to have a 35mm slr eventually...unless digital catch up to where they can catch action as well as film and come down a bit in price. I'd like to really learn photography someday as I already do pretty well with getting nice pics and I'd like to see how much better I could get! The APS was just really expensive to develop (about $200 for 13 rolls of film) ....though it took great photos!

Lesley,
Canon just came out with a digital equal to their Rebel 35mm. You might want to take a look at it.

 

[FatCow]

Canon Rebel Digital, about US$900 street including 28mm-55mm (equivalent) lens is top notch for the price.

Much better, faster than the G5, comes with 6.1 MP and many features similar to EOS-10D. Shares the same mechanism and technology with the 10D, Rebel Digital creates an exact same picture quality as the 10D.

I've tested both using the exact same lighting, same object, same lens and both cameras' output fed directly to PC with a calibrated monitor.

 

[FatCow]

note: I've posted the following tip in "families" forum, but I think it's important here too. Should anybody think that it's inappropriate to post the same item in more than one forum, please contact a moderator to delete this thread.

Safety tip:

If you're travelling with your kid(s) and you have a digital camera, every morning before you enter the park, take several pictures of them.

1. Longshot from the front
2. Longshot from the side
3. Longshot from the back
4. Closeup from 45 degree angle (not 100% front nor 100% side)

Just in case you 'lose' your kid(s), it'll be very easy to describe (and/or print out) how your kid(s) looks like.

notes:
Do it every time they change clothes and hairdo.
Make sure they are NOT smiling in the pictures.

Hope it helps.

 

[Mimi Q]

That's a great idea.