why does the 16-45 go the opposite of most other zooms in that range? hmmmn...

there is what really seperates the amatuers from the pros....
I'd set up similar shots in stacks, in aperture, (lightroom surely has a similar feature) and start by showing the ones I think she'll want.(hiding the others).
If I see disapointment, or hear a sigh, then I'll "FIND" another similar image to show her!
Believe me, with 1200 stills and five or six hours of editing, to sort at the end of a wedding, the last thing I need is a teary eyed bride, pouring over redundant shots, asking me to photoshop ten so she can choose one!

I was too busy to pitch in today, but saw you were in good hands! Did you find any how to's on creating ethereal glow effects to an image?

Avid is losing ground (perhaps lost) to Final Cut.
Check out Sony Vegas (there's a lite and a pro version) see if that works for you...

the stats mean little either way.
look at apple for example....
link

crunching numbers and analyzing stats won't help predict the future.
Understanding the company, it's people, and it's gameplan will tell a more interesting story.

Pentax has a long history of innovations. A long history of excellent optics.

Samsung is an electronics juggernaught.

Hoya supples the glass....

I think the kmount will be around for a while.

I think Pentax will still be filing patents, and rebadging samsung bodies into the foreseeable future.
I think Pentax will be focussing on optics and lenses.
Will we be seeing compact cameras, and video cameras from samsung with "Pentax" lenses?
Will pentax come out with some dslr or hybrid video cam that Samsung will licence? or vice versa?
The next year or two will tell...
Pentax will either be a brand name of premium lenses...
Or they'll be back in there slugging it out with Canon and Nikon..

Either way, I'll still be a photographer..no wait, I do video now also.....

So did you get it sorted yet?
maybe we should put up a sign.... a yellow diamond shape sign with "Slow Internet" on it?

We got one of those in our neighborhood now.
it says "Slow Children Playing" and has a kid chasing a ball on it....

I think it's nice that they let the "Slow" children play outside with the others....

(used to segregate them when I was little....hope they're not referring to my kids....).

yep...new users are definately up on this site.. "G" does check his facts before unloading a full clip....those of us who know better, would've stayed away from that minefeild!

I snapped a chain on my sportbike...
stupid old fj, can't keep up with a suzuki gixxer 1000?...( i mean really...I don't let MY age stop me from racing a guy with a younger bike...think my bike would do the same?)....
oh well next year I'm goin to get a new bmw 1200.... unless i can't affoerd it, then i'll get the fj1300....
let you know... it's been a rough year...
of course if i could afford gas we gotz a lil camper trailer we could pull behind the van... but thatz boring....
I need to add to my speeding ticket collection, while I'm still young!

well Mac, ol' friend... use those taks the way they were intended..... on manual.
skip the internal meter...and try the ol' sunny sixteen rule, or a handheld.
you could try taking a manual reading off a grey card to find out if your camera's meter is of any use... but I wouldn't trust the cameras meter with those lenses...
if it's out consistantly, you could use the ev compensation to adapt.

look up "Ethereal Glow" effects.
combined with gausian blur you should be able to quickly make her the center of attention.

I almost bought a casio. last month. stuck with a sony video cam, the sr12, because the video matches my hdr hc1, which makes editing cutaways easier..... but it was a close call.