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Perfect Harmony: CEREC and Galileos

Administrator — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:20:17 +0000

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soileau — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 14:44:40 +0000

We have all been on other forums where anyone can post anything about anyone. This often leads to angry and self-ritious grandstanding. In other words, confrontation for the sake of protecting ones turf, as opposed to simply sharing ideas for the simple sake of helping others. All the authors of this forum have the obligation and responsibility to maintain an environment where anyone feels comfortable asking a question or sharing a view without being ridiculed or interrogated. There are too many forums where this mentailty exist. The end result is that only a few meaningful post are presented which are then attacked and no one else post anything. That will not happen here. If you have any question or want to share an idea in a thoughtful way, please do so. That is what this forum is about. We have the best and brightest here and they truly want to help others achieve the same success that they have. They willingly share their ideas and experiances without any form of compensation other than the warm feeling of knowing they made a difference. So I personally invite all of you to ask or share whatever you wish because I bet you will have more to teach me as I have to teach you.

Tony

Bits, Bytes, Hertz & YOUR dental practice

Dr. John Jameson — Tue, 16 Aug 2005 19:21:09 +0000

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What is the best digital camera for dentistry?

Administrator — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 04:28:26 +0000

Question:
What is the best and easiest to use digital camera for dentistry today?
Answer:
The Canon 20D is undoubtedly the best and easiest to use digital camera for dentistry. It is foolproof, when properly set up. The only dowside is size and cost ($2800 for a dental kit). Canon recently released the Digital Rebel which is a strippped down 20D with a plastic body instead of an alloy body. The kit is $600 less than the 20D. This is a good choice if you are looking to save a few bucks.

What lens should I use for recreational photography?

Administrator — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 04:24:56 +0000

Question:
For taking portraits, either indoors or out, what lens are you using and for the outdoors, are you using a flash, and if so, the flash on the camera or a higher power one?
Answer:
You can use the 100 mm macro that you use for intra oral shots, but you will lack zoom versatility. I have a 28-200mm lens I use for recreation. A 28-70mm would be ideal for outdoor portraits.

Lighting for outdoor portraits is a complex, but fun topic. The sun will cast shadows across the face. Sometimes these can be desirable. Usually I try to eliminate them. This can be done with the onboard flash, slave flashes, diffusers that diffuse the light or reflectors that reflect the sun on the face to fill shadows.