Received a refund notification from IS  but  as far as I know  (might be wrong though) even if the file was refunded  I should still be able to see this among my sale reports. Having checked my sales for the exact date  when the files had been purchased I haven't see it being reported there
Do you think the sale somehow might not have been  reported at all? ( a bug or something??) There is a week between the purchase and the refund btw. a

any ideas?

Thanks

I am experiencing a dramatic decline  in sales on FT. i was wondering if it has something to do with one of these best match shifts again? my 7 day rank was usually around 600 to 700 but for last couple of months I guaranteed a good place below 5000 ,wow!!, all of a sudden customers decided not to my pics any more? I was wondering if it is only me?  BTW I've  got around 2K files there.

Lately I have been getting a lot of rejections from IS for the shoot description on model release not being good (or descriptive )enough .I am quite puzzled.What do you guy write in this section. I usually include the terms like stock photo session xx(number)  but they kept rejection these. As far as understood they want me to include exactly which photos are model released so probably they want me to include detailed info on every single shoot I do of the model. but what they are missing out is  that on the MR I am using it already indicates that all the photos  of the model taken on that date are released. do you have any tip on make the long story short a brief way to describe. because I usually do variety of subject at one session and including them one by one as part of the description is quite t time consuming and boring.

thanks for your input in advance

I know it is not the perfect time  of year to judge but lately I only sale really old files of mine.I was wondering if they changed the best match algorithm somehow?  Any ideas?it that's so I am quite disappointed as I notice a certain decrease in sales but then again may be I should wait and see what will happen after holiday season

Thanks for your input in advance

I am thinking of  getting a tripod mount ring for my  canon 70 200 f4 IS lens. but the price range for the products in the market are so huge. canon brand rings are sold at  $149 at BHphoto  also there are cheap third party options  on ebay  of which prices about $30-50. but I found this  cheap third party which is roughly  only about $10. http://cgi.ebay.com/Tripod-Mount-Ring-A-W-for-Canon-EF-70-200-300mm-Lens_W0QQitemZ110440813731QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item19b6c914a3

I am not considering getting the canon one as I find it too expensive. but how risky do you think it would be to get the cheapest one. at the end of the day it just looks like a piece of simple metal to me but I might be wrong though. so I'd like to hear your opinions.



Thanks in advance

and it will cost almost �5000 in the Uk? wow!
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0909/09090909leicam9.asp#images

Hi,
It was long ago that I learned  not to be too concerned about rejections  and move on as it is a part of this business but the reason why opened that thread is  that lately I have been getting  rejections from SS for  some of  my images being out of focus,which is not true as all the files accepted everywhere else including IS. What I suspect is that may be some reviewers  might be checking the focus accuracy by using a software(rather than viewing at %100)  which I think could be very deceptive because for instance I  use DPP (Canon's bundle software( to process my raw files )and there you have the option to check the AF point used for the picture.But this information isn't always accurate.because I use the closest AF point to focus my targeted focus area then I lock the AF by pressing the shutter release half way down  then recompose and shoot. Let's say if I focused on the eyes but used the  AF point that is  closer to  the ear ,and when checked on  the software (like DPP)it will  show the focus point on the hair ,which is  misleading I think as it can only tell which AFpoint was used rather than  where the focus actually is

I was wondering if you had similar experience.

PS: it can't be an optical quality issue as I am using L glasses on my 5d m2 and usually shoot on tripod

I have tried to log in to SS but I can't see the security code neither on  firefox nor on IE.I was wondering if it's just me or do you experience the same.?

it comes with full HD video feature and 15.1 MP
more details are here.
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0903/09032504canoneos500d.asp

I am currenlty looking for an LCD screen to attach to my laptop and use for photo retouching. my budget is around usd 300 ,I'd like to know if you have any suggestions. size isn't of paramount importance  for now so I can do with 19" to 22"

thank you very much for your help in advance. I am going to buy it in the UK so I'd appreciate it if you could post a URL too I did   googled  it but unfortunately I couldn't find what i am looking for

Just checked IS and noticed some changes especially with thumbs.now zoom thumbs has a black border. I am not sure if I like it or not.it just seems strange to my eyes.I guess I'll have to get used to it?

hold on a minute,it's gotta be something to do with best match 2.0 too.Now I am nervous:(

those who already own the camera should know this by now but Canon has released updated firmware for canon 5d mark ii to fix the black dot issue and banding problem. according to what I read , those who updated firmware to the latest version are happy with the result. new firmware can be downloaded here
http://web.canon.jp/imaging/eosd/firm-e/eos5dmk2/firmware.html
I haven't got the camera yet so I couldn't try myself:(

eta:oh well ,there are also some people who are not happy with the solution and they think canon brought white dots instead of the black one with the firmware upgrade and they believe it was the hardware causing the problem not the software  I don't know?

I am looking for stock video sites that sells  stock videos  with RM license .I am not talking about the big guys like getty but things like Pond5 if I am not wrong pond5  only sells RF?
 your advice  will be much appreciated too.thank you in advance