Been to quite a few trade shows in my time - my own preference is
a) the preview day if possible, ie no crowds and everyone keen to impress or
b) the final day when the exhibitors sell off kit at low prices 'cos they're too lazy to lug it all back to HQ after a tiring week!

I'll confirm that for you yesterday

You'd think so! It's genuine examples of American business waffle


(no insult intended to our American members - I observe in bemused awe!)

Let's just hope that blue sky imagining within an ongoing expanding time network doesn't lead to paradigm shift augmentation via resource realignment utilising ax management(!)

Help!

I was typing my personal info into my K-r earlier, for the file copyright section of the general Exif data. Try as I might, I could not find any way of including a space to separate christian and surname. Having my name appear wrongly in the EXIF file is annoying me to a surprising degree

Am I being dumb or is there really no way to select a space? Any suggestions gratefully received!

Have you ruled out a monopod? Also it's possible to use the old sniper trick if there are trees or posts around: wind a strap around it tightly and use the knot as an anchor. See Day of the Jackal (not the execrable Bruce Willis remake tragedy!) for a practical demonstration

Second the comment about height - a dodgy back means the camera has to be at head height to eliminate bending over, the worst possible thing in that condition.

Someone my wife works with had a similar call and fell for an Indian "gentleman" claiming to be from Microsoft Premium Customer Support, wanting to check they had the latest security update. Needless to say the file she opened "detected" a security flaw and in a panic she gave her credit card details in exchange for some "enhanced protection" software. Meantime her account was emptied.

Had the same call myself and put the phone down. I always like to ask them who they wish to speak to first though, so I know if they're fishing blind with an auto dialler, or if my actual name is on a list. Mostly they give you a random name so it's obvious they're just trawling, which is a small comfort at least.

If I had a button available to actually blow up the scammers on the end of my telephone I'd be pressing it gleefully!

Well I might go so I can ask Gitzo why my expensive new Gitzo tripod won't fit inside their expensive official tripod case they sent me!

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