Steve,
Silkypix is available in a free version. The paid-for-version is better though (it isn't that much and is available for 30day trial). http://www.isl.co.jp/SILKYPIX/english/


Daniel - ok, if it's for colour space conversion for submitting images to a lab, then that's easy. There are two options I know of:
1) You can load a JPG that's in the target colour space and do a copy and paste (Elements include the Adobe Color Engine, it's just you don't have the options to hand in the GUI).

2) Use the command line tool... I'll have to dig it out, but it was built on top of the Little CMS (I believe). And that allows full conversion... but I'll be right back

Matt

Elements support sRGB and AdobeRGB. That's usually enough.

For the other times... I've got a one or two command line solutions
Matt

There's Gimpshop - www.gimpshop.net (EDITED )

But also Photoshop Elements is a good starter. At least if you find you're earning pots of dosh from photography you can quickly migrate up to full Photoshop. Even the old version 2 of PSE is still available from some sources. Not sure about the newer versions...

It also depends on your work flow. If you go for Capture One LE, or Silkypix Developer Studio then you'll probably find you won't need to do too much editing and Elements will do just fine

Matt

Mr Ist...
It's not just the extra 2mm - the 16-45 is sharper and AFAICT has much less CA.
I do have both and will try and get you a sample some time soon
Matt

For me - it would be the SMC-DA 16-45 plus a set of half decent ND grads (Cokin P size will do).

I wish I could show you some of the 20"x16" I have taken on the *ist-D...

Matt

Aha!
Thank you

It's when you half press the shutter
Now I understand!

Thanks again!!!
Matt

Has anybody any idea what on earth the custom function "Auto EV compensation" does??

The default is "off". "On" says "Use auto EV compensation when proper exposure is not obtained"

Can I see a difference? No. And I can't find anything about it on the net...

Matt

I have the ERC cases for the *ist-D and *ist-DS.
They're fine for the kit zoom and the SMC-FA 24-90 (just). The 16-45 won't fit though.
I'm sure there was a K10D one... but you probably won't like the price. (I think they're around £50. But I waited and found both at around £20-25 mail order return from ePhotozineshop and ebay)

Matt

Various USB extension cables available from Amazon:
HERE
Matt

Snap