Well, we survived with a tick over 100GB of video (from 2 7Ds, that's not including the tapes from the Sony pro cam also on site) and 40GB of stills. Not too shabby, though we still need some real audio gear. Working on that one .....

Bret

should still be this week according to what I've been told - and I was also told that cashback requests will be honoured beyond the end of the month as Pentax have themselves acknowledged that they can't keep up with demand.

Bret

ha, SRS don't have stock either and are right now fulfilling orders placed over three weeks ago. Yes, the price has dropped a tad, but.....

Bret

Dropbox is very, very cool..... use it on my phone, work and home laptops, with a colleague, my wife and her sister... so easy!

Bret

?! Ah, the joys of living in civilization....

For some bizarre reason which I really don't understand, this morning it was -11 or so. Bitingly cold wind, completely acceptable for January.

This evening, it's 0. This is soo not good - I have the Germans here in three weeks and right now we would not be allowed on track; the session for this weekend is in danger of falling through, too.
Looks like I might have to take them up north after all.

Bret

No bad experiences here, but then again my brother knows how to pack and pack well.

Stuff it if it's not full, two boxes and tape everywhere. Too big and heavy to throw is even better

Rm is too slow and way too expensive; my boxes are below thirty quid (and i've just seen, £40 including £1000 insurance) for 30kg. I'm certainly not going to complain and UPS' tracking is excellent.

Bret

There is a box on its way to me shortly with a 15" wheel in it. As long as it's no more than 30kg, it's £20+ VAT with a 4 business day service to Helsinki from Coventry. That's via Pharos (who are a broker dealing with UPS). Interparcel deal with more parcel services, but I've found pharos' customer service excellent.
Within the UK you should be below £10. Don't forget to double-box it! (ask the guys who have received my lenses about my packaging - I've learned from my brother )

Bret

Pharos or Interparcel. Don't use HDN, either UPS or DHL generally provide the best service.

Bret

no, because in this case the application is required - there are some things I don't need to see ("what has been seen cannot be un-seen"), therefore I've not applied to either.

Bret

sorry, yes, you're correct. Set the focus to 5m and everything from 2.5meters on will be in focus.

My example was crappy. I'll post up some video on Vimeo when I get hold of an account and show what I've used this for on the 7D.

Bret