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Old 05-14-2004, 08:19 AM   #1
Cindy Procious Cindy Procious is offline
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I'm sorry you're having difficulties. I would have thought that the pastels on sueded mat would be a snap to snap. Interesting.

One aspect of digital cameras (the better ones, that is - not mine) is the bracketing feature. Have you tried that?

If there's one thing I've learned from getting to "know" you, Debra, it's that you are one heck of a resourceful woman. In your own inimitable style, you will conquer this, I am sure!
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Old 05-14-2004, 09:37 AM   #2
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Digital IS fine.

I can fix most of my digitals in my computer if I have bracketing problems.

My problem is the automatic 35mm. I am not doing badly with the pastels and the flash is great on most everything, but the visual framing distortion is very tricky on small format pieces. I have two notches in from top and side to help you guide to see where the viewfinder distortion will correct but I am still taping like mad just to make things square. And I prefer natural light, but find external light will trick it often and I can't see the blue until I get them back from the lab.

Even a cheap digital with the advantage of being able to throw out 99% of the bad ones to get the good one, nearly guarantees I have my shot. And my average is much higher on 35mm to keep me away from the websites that create slides from digital files!

Thank you, I AM resourceful. What I need to be is a bit less creative and more predictable. You have no idea how many times I have reinvented the wheel.
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