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I really like my 17-55 lens for taking every day shots. 55mm is just about "neutral" in terms of depth (with 17 being closer to "wide" and 200 being more like "Tele". The 17 will be good around the house and for your daughter. It will be good for taking well blocked urban stuff, but not good at...
We've always used Reef Crystals. The alk seems a bit high and the PH a bit low. We're going to be switching over to Tropic Marin. I'll let you know how it goes.
Very small turns (1/8 a turn). There should be plenty of ground between no-skimming and wet-skimming. You just need to do it slowly. Start dry and work your way up with a very small smidge of a turn once every hour or so.
The thing that 10.2 buys you over 6.1 is the ability to crop your pictures. So say you get a great shot of your daughter (or fish) from a distance that would make the perfect 8x10 if you were able to just crop it down some... Well with the 10.2 you have that ability. With the 6.1 that ability...
Looks like the 18-55 is just DX (they don't make an 18-55 VR). The 55-200 comes in either VR or non-VR, so that's a tough call as to whether or not they'd be including the VR in the package. I'd be surprised, since they're usually more expensive.
If I were you, I'd get D40 with the 18-55 (559)...
The RSVP screen seems to be working well so far.
When you use that screen to RSVP it keeps track of your response and lets you edit it later so that you can either unregister if necessary or you can update your comments (to list what food/beverages you plan to bring along to the meeting).
If...
Tom, when you're resizing them in your output software you've got the Quality set too low. You need to up that to closer to 80 (looks like it is around 50 right now). It is probably coming out of the camera OK.
The May meeting minutes are now posted in the Member's only forum. There is important information in the minutes about things that were announced/discussed at the meeting, so please make sure to read through them.
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The current meeting announcement is in the Announcements forum. The RSVP is HERE. We ask everyone who is planning on attending the meeting to RSVP so that we can be prepared for the number of people attending. Our meetings are free (except for special events) and open to the public.
Depends on what you're interested in purchasing. Right now most of the Milli is in BillyR's tank. Most of the Digi in mine (though I suspect Billy has his share). You can either go shopping or you can request certain pieces for delivery at the meeting.