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<p>Take a P&S and enjoy your family.</p>

<p>Rob, look at the Lonely Planet Thorntree forums. They cover all countries, are up to the minute with real experiences of changing travel regulations and full of useful, practical travel tips. Because they are geared toward independent travellers, you will usually find info about places and events off the beaten track.</p>

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Good for you Jonathan.

Your work obviously has a unique (and valuable) quality. If your client does not wish to purchase high-res files, maybe she could just buy a couple of prints, or exercise her freedom of choice and seek out another photographer?

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Apologies and price reductions will do no good for your self-confidence, reputation or professional standing.

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<p>Check out the Lonely Planet Thorntree forum, <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/forum.jspa?forumID=19">www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/forum.jspa?forumID=19</a> Search or post for information that is usually for independent travelers off the beaten track.</p>

<p>Paul</p>

<p>Go rent this fabulous movie about Che Guevera before he became a revolutionary!<br>

Motorcycle Diaries.<br>

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/10/1014_041014_motorcycle_diaries.html<br>

Paul</p>

<p>James wrote..."Oh gosh, does that mean if I have already put pictures up on Flickr, or Picasa Web Albums that these images are considered "published"?"<br>

Once an image is placed in an arena where it can be purchased, licensed or stolen, it is considered published. I've always thought of this as a protection for the photographer. If you upload an image on Monday, it's stolen on Tuesday and your registration date is Wednesday, you are the loser, incapable of recovering decent costs. because your image was not protected at the time of infringement. The limited ability to register previously published work which may already have been infringed, is to your benefit.<br>

Also my understanding is that uploaded zip files are opened and images stored with the CO, an inherently safer process than sending hard copies which are just filed and may be subject to degradation. Remember too, that your images are protected for 70 years after your death.<br>

Best answer to questions is to call the CO at 202-707-3002, very helpful people.</p>

<p>Paul</p>

<p>As for size, it needs to be sufficient to identify the image as yours when your lawyer retrieves a copy during the infringement suit.<br>

For online CO submissions, I send srgb jpgs, 500 pixels long side at 72ppi, complete with metadata, packaged in a zip file.<br>

Paul</p>

<p>I've flown on domestic flights within China with a Gitzo tripod and ballhead fitting diagonally in a large checked suitcase along with cables, portable hard drives, chargers etc, and a smaller hard suitcase with just a DSLR and telephoto lens. No problems. I think this kind of airport crime rate is low in China, as it is with the general population. The mindset seems to be friendly, helpful and protective. <br>

Paul</p>

<p>I'd still like to know more.<br>

What's a layer lock, and which website?<br>

Paul</p>

<p>Thanks Dennis..but,<br>

When MAN is showing on the lens the meter works, changing as I open up or close down the aperture, with the viewfinder getting lighter or darker as it should.<br>

With AUTO showing on the lens the needle drops to the bottom, irrespective of aperture setting, shutter speed, or film speed.<br>

The aperture coupling pin on the lens, just adjacent to the red dot, and on the corresponding place on the lens mount seem to be working fine.<br>

That spring loaded pin on the lens mount seems to correctly operate the chain and pin at the front of the focusing screen which in turn mates properly with the spring loaded pin at the front of the prism housing.<br>

Paul</p>

 

<p>Just dusted off a Pentax 67 I inherited.<br>

New battery and problem exposure meter.<br>

I understand that I need to re-mount the lens after removing the TTL prism. If I mount a lens, 165 f2.8, set to manual, the meter works fine. When I move the lens switch to auto, the meter goes dead. Similarly if I mount the lens in auto position the meter is non-functional until I change the lens setting to manual. Same with a 135 f4 lens.<br>

I made sure the prism is properly clicked down on each side and cleaned the two prism contacts under the viewfinder. There is film in the camera.<br>

I'd like the exposure meter to work when the lens is on auto.<br>

What am I missing?<br>

Paul</p>

 

I was in Lhasa for 15 days in May.

Learn some Chinese and Tibetan before you go. Hello, goodbye, please, thank you etc, a few words are easy. Count to 20 in Chinese so you can negotiate cab and rickshaw fares before stepping in.

Check out latest Tibet entry info at Lonely Planet's thorntree travel forum--a must.

If you are travelling alone be ready to spend a few days in Chengdu while your permit is being prepared. Chengdu is take off city for Tibet.

Check luggage restrictions on Air China, they are tighter than international flights.

It's dusty, get UV filters for lenses.

Think about image storage, most HDs are only recommended up to 10,000ft, Lhasa is 13,000. I took two Wolverine 80gig card reading HDs, a Maxtor HD w card reader to use at internet cafe-plenty of those, and 12 x 4gig CF cards. All worked perfectly.

Take notes of what you do/shoot every day, and along w tickets/stubs, throw them all in a big ziploc bag each day.

Prepare before you go. I researched what I wanted to photo, on a bunch of 5x8 cards, each with a topic, points of interest, etc so I didn't have to waste time figuring out what to do next.

I had a blast, and planning next trip.

Paul