AlRohrer

That hike at Clingman's Dome is definitely steep and were it not for the benches spaced fairly close together, I'd never have made it to the top. Take a lot of breaks and you can do it, just be patient. It's actually an enjoyable climb. I'm 73 now but made that climb when I was 69. I hike a lot in a park near home that is pretty hilly, carry a pack when I'm hiking and try to work up to trips where I may want to hike someplace a bit difficult.

Hiking boots, Levis relaxed fit, right front pocket S&W Shield 9mm; left front pocket spare magazine, Buck knife, billfold; left rear pocket iPhone 8+; right rear pocket handkerchief, spare camera battery; Lance sling around my neck holds a Fuji x-e3 with 18-55mm lens and Fuji xf-20 flash (seldom turned on). I carry a Leatherman tool on my belt and wear a vest with cash in a zipped pocket, a pocket notebook and two pens, a bottle of water and sometimes a bag of mixed nuts or oatmeal cookies. If I'm going into an area where I want to be less noticeable, I ditch the vest and the stuff in it and change the lens to a 27mm pancake. Everything else stays the same. It's all the same whether I'm in the city, where I seldom go anymore, or on rural trails, where I often wander. At 71 years old, I don't take too many chances but I "won't be laid a hand on," wherever I go.

Getting too old to tote around my 5D III and 5D II and all of those heavy lenses so after careful research, I rented a Fuji X-e2 and X-Pro2 for a week each along with two prime lenses, the 23mm and 56mm. Before the week was out, I order the new Fuji X-e3 and should have it this week. I ordered it with the 18-55 as it was quite a deal, then ordered the 27mm pancake. If it works out as well as I expect, I'm going to order another with a prime lens. So the answer is NO, I'm not much of a zoom user anymore. I'm putting all of my Canon equipment, much as I love it, up for sale.

Thanks everyone. We'll check all of these out before we really need to send anything in. We don't have anything that there is a rush on, all personal stuff, so we can take our time. Again, thanks to all of you for the assistance.

Appreciate the responses. We're needing a lab to do processing and the rolls my daughter is taking that we found stored in the bottom of my freezer for probably the last nine years.

Who develops black and white film at a professional level? Have no desire to develop it myself. Mailing it in and being returned by mail is my preference. Thanks

<p>Unless I know I'm going to need them, the DSLRs stay at home. I carry a Canon G1X MkII, GoPro Hero 5, and my iPhone 6+. </p>

<p>Thanks William. Found the YouTube video I needed. Appreciate.</p>

<p>This 20D sat unused for a couple years and when I went to use it, the shutter button was slow to work. Have to push and hold it down and eventually it will function. Tried everything in manual so the button only tripped the shutter but still the same. Many years ago I believe I read about this problem and removing the button to clean up or whatever but I would like to see some photos and directions on how this is done before I attempt it myself.</p>

<p>I keep a 20D with a 28-135 lens and a 10D with a 50 f/1.8 lens around to let others use. That way they can get good photos without risking my newer equipment. Kids love them. You can't get enough out of selling them unless you find someone local who wants them and they work great.</p>

<p>"Would anyone here photograph a baby of theirs that was, god forbid, stillborn or died prematurely?"<br> Absolutely. My youngest daughter who is now 34 years old had a daughter stillborn a week before she was due. This was 8 years ago. The baby was fully formed and beautiful, just not breathing. The hospital cleaned her up and wrapped her in a gown just like a living baby and brought her to my daughter's room, at her request, for our family to spend time with her before she was taken away. It was not something that I approved of at the time but the nurses at the hospital told me that this was not unusual and it helped the mother get through her bereavement. It worked for my daughter and son-in-law. <br> I still have mixed emotions about it. The hospital photographers took photos of her just like they would a living child and my daughter had one printed and it is hanging on her wall at home. Her other three kids talk about their little sister and know it is her in the picture. My daughter loves that little girl just like one of her living children.<br> <br> </p>

<p>Over the years, I have on several occasions and at a family members request, taken photos of the deceased after everyone had left the funeral home for the evening. These photos reside on my computer and in my photo files and no one has ever asked to see them later. I keep them in case they ever want them and they know they are there if they decide they would like to see them. I still do so at someone's request.<br> As for photos not taken, there have been times when, for personal reasons or feelings, I have not taken a photo and it was a decision that I later regretted. Other times, I have refrained from taking a photo out of respect for the feelings of those involved or observing. I have no photos, film or digital, that I have taken that I now regret having taken, either due to content or situation. <br> Taking a photo is freezing a memory of a person or place in time so we can take it out later and be transported back to that time. If our memories are so good we can remember things like they were, we would never need to keep a photo. Leaving photographing the deceased out of it, I recommend always taking the photo if the situation is such that no one else is hurt or embarrassed by it. You can always delete it later but many events you don't get a second chance at. Carrying my camera and taking photos has never interfered with my enjoyment or appreciation of a location and I can look at a photo of a mountain stream years later and hear the water tumbling over rocks and feel the breeze in my face. <br> And finally, my photos aren't just for me. My mother, who has never traveled to any extent, is now 88 years old and residing in a nursing home. She spends her days going over photos of family and friends, remembering places she hasn't seen since she was a little girl, and enjoying my photos from all over the world of places and events she never was close to. </p> <p> </p>

<p>Thanks guys. Looks like Smart Previews may just work out. Appreciate the link, Peter.</p>

<p>Okay all of you Lightroom experts. I need some help. Please don't advise me how to do it a different way. I just want to know if this is possible and if it is, how is it done.<br> I have my Lightroom catalog and my images on an external hard drive that I move back and forth between my home PC and the one I carry on the road. Lightroom CC is on both computers. What I would like to do is leave the external drive home, travel with the laptop and be able to view my photos and, if possible, make adjustments to them. I am not a professional, just travel a lot, and while I have a catalog of nearly 80,000 images, I'm not adding that many to it any more. I am also not concerned about downloading new images on the road. That can wait until I get home.<br> I have my catalog and images backed up to another external hard drive so is it possible to keep that one in my vehicle and somehow sync it to the main catalog when I get home?<br> Thanks to all,<br> Al</p>

<p>I've been using Ilford Smooth Pearl for 90% of my printing in an Epson R2880 and 2200 before that and have never had the problem you describe. Sorry I couldn't be of any help but would be surprised if it was the paper causing it.<br> Hope you publish the solution here when you find it, just in case.</p>