Thread: The 'right' DSLR for me?

Hi Master Splinter

Thank you so much for the reference to the reading on colour management and calibration. My science/maths skills are fairly weak, being History and English literature trained, and this limits my grasp of many of the more technical issues to do with subjects.

It's a limitation I just have to live with, it having arisen from the type of education system I came out of. However, even with my weaknesses, I grasped the fundamentals of colour management, and how colour reproduction differs in the various sources it comes from as well as the range of perceptual aspects of the viewer. I also realize that colour management is going to be a compromise, to some degree, related to the gamut of the device being used.

I know my printer should be able to do justice to a reasonable range of colour situations, being an 8 cartridge machine with cymkgr. I wasn't aware of how much the colour profile is affected by the print media, and I must confess, I don't always use Canon Paper. I do use Canon cartridges, and would not consider any others, so that wouldn't be an issue. Using Canon papers, with correct calibration of my monitor, may well fix some of the problems with print accuracy. If not, I may have to investigate finding a more suitable colour profile for the i9950.

At least, now I understand some of the aspects that come into the printing process, and what sort of clipping of colour goes on, and why.

Thanks again.

Cheers
LiliB

Hi everyone
I bit the bullet yesterday and bought a Nikon D90 with 18-200VRII lens. The package cost me $2275, so it's not that much more than the initial budget I set myself.

I did a mountain of reading of reviews on both the camera and the lens, and I think the lens is a good all round performer. Apparently quite a few people stick with just this lens for most situations, so it means no need to change lenses constantly.

I think the only thing I'll need to get some time in the future is a macro lens, and I'll be set.

The camera won't be here until next week, so I'll have to be patient and excited for a few days.

LiliB

Originally Posted by LiliB

Hi everyone
I bit the bullet yesterday and bought a Nikon D90 with 18-200VRII lens. The package cost me $2275, so it's not that much more than the initial budget I set myself.

I did a mountain of reading of reviews on both the camera and the lens, and I think the lens is a good all round performer. Apparently quite a few people stick with just this lens for most situations, so it means no need to change lenses constantly.

I think the only thing I'll need to get some time in the future is a macro lens, and I'll be set.

The camera won't be here until next week, so I'll have to be patient and excited for a few days.

LiliB

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