Algi - when packing 2 sticks in your luggage, you must ensure that they are packed well away from each other, to ensure that any risk of them rubbing together, thus causing spontaneous combustion is eliminated.

Provided the discs themselves are not DRM-encoded (to avoid copyright breaches), then there is no reason why you can't. All that matters is that the file(s) on the flash drive are compatible with your media player. You might need to download a specific codec to play the file though.

There are programs available that will bypass DRM-encoding though, so it's not a major issue.

Hi guys!.. I just took my IATA refresher for Dangerous Goods By Air, and we were briefed on the battery regulations. I won't bog this down with a lot of "techno-babble", but we were shown an official IATA video (not available to the GP), but I found this link on You Tube which demonstrates the main reason why lithium batteries are a bot of a "no-no". What the guy does in the video is taking things to the extreme, but if you give thought to the consequences of a faulty battery combusting whilst packed in your suitcase full of clothes (a ready source of feeding the resultant fire), and flying through the air at 35,000ft above sea level, I think you will understand why we have these regulations.

Willkomen, mein freund!!

From what I can see in the following link under IMPORT, it implies that this software can import a combi of RAW and JPEG, RAW only, and JPEG only. Could it be that you have selected to IMPORT RAW ONLY??

I've never used Aperture, but is it possible that you have to "pre-load" data for this particular camera and lens combination, similar to that of DXO Optics Pro? Or, perhaps there is something "in-camera" that allows the metadata to display in the settings?

My "take" on this is that digital photography (and electronic manipulation) has made David Byrne lazy, in the sense that, with "analogue" (film) photography, the person behind the camera put some thought into what he/she was trying to achieve before squeezing the shutter button. The main reason for doing so was the relative cost of the photographic media (film, photo paper, etc), thus there was a tendency to "maximise" the potential of the image being photographed.

An sd card (or similar) is relatively cheap - in fact, considering the potential number of times the card can be erased and re-written to, I'd go so far as to say that there is virtually no cost whatsoever, so the lazy photographer can theoretically shoot 1,000,000,000 images in the hope that at least one of that billion photos could be considered "photogenic". Now, factor in digital manipulation - I appreciate that these programs are designed primarily to enhance an image (colour, lighting, etc), but to "cut and paste" other elements from another image, or set of images in order to enter (and in this case, win) is wrong. If such manipulation is being done for personal pleasure, then I'm okay with that, but to portray such images in a "look at me, I'm bloody brilliant" sort of way is just plain WRONG!

Some prison vans are now fitted with TV's to keep the cons pacified on their way to and from court/prison, so I reckon it's best not to fire a flashgun through the van's windows, particularly when the Jeremy Kyle Show is on!!

I have someone interested in 2 of the 4 filters, so all that's left are the 49mm DUTO, and the 49mm 81B filters.

I have the following 4 filters, all in their protective cases, and kept in good condition:

(1) 81B filter;
(2) ORANGE (G) filter;
(3) CS (cross-star) filter;
(4) DUTO (for softening portraits) filter.

I've also found a PRINZ-branded UV filter, although there are some signs of wear and tear (surface scratches) on it, which I will give to the first buyer of any of the above. Any reasonable offers considered. I will sell either as the complete set, or am also willing to sell individually. I can provide photos if interested.

Individual filters will be despatched via Royal Mail, but if bought as a set, I can despatch via UPS overnight. P & P to be advised. PayPal preferred.