I haven't flown anywhere for several years. It's nice that I don't have
to anymore.
Chuck Norcutt
WayneS wrote:
> At 05:39 PM 12/16/2008, Chuck wrote:
>> When traveling I take the laptop anyhow. It's useful for checking
>> email, reading the news, checking the weather where I'm headed, making
>> hotel reservations and numerous other things... such as viewing your
>> images in reasonable size. I wouldn't be without it now. But if I have
>> enough CF card capacity I wouldn't format the CF cards even though I
>> copied them to the laptop. CF cards are very reliable but that doesn't
>> eliminate the need for at least one backup. But I make two.
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> Perhaps you don't fly as much when you travel, but the weight adds up.
> And heading to other parts of the world outside the states, a laptop
> is a liability, just one more thing to have to worry about, never mind
> all the camera gear. Getting through customs, airport, security, ...you
> want to be as light as possible.
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> I have found I do use a laptop, but rarely, too many other
> things to do than open the laptop. So I can live without it. Afterall,
> I never needed it when shooting film. It is just one more symptom of
> the digital way of doing things.
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> Wayne
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