On Tue, 9 May 2006 09:18:15 -0500, "pfriedmanNoSpam"
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>"briegull" wrote in message
>news:1147172645.216565.18480@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
>> Previous posters are right, the internet cafe isn't the place to upload
>> good pics. Assume that they may have dial-up lines, and try it
>> yourself! But do consider the simpler alternatives: take more CF cards
>> (I saw a 512 for $15 in the US at Staples this week); and take your CF
>> cards to the one-hour photo shops and have them copied onto CDs. Just
>> be sure to verify that they are ON the CD before you erase them from
>> your disk. Sometimes the kids who do the copying are not too reliable.
>>
>> And if you use Shutterfly, check into doing a photo book with them
>> rather than having all the pictures printed and doing the book
>> yourself. I have been VERY satisfied with the ones I've done with them,
>> and actually saved money on them over making my own.
>>
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>Good advise, but .. there is a caveat. Some photo stores automatically
>convert the files to another format with reduced pixel count and color
>depth. If you a snapping away at 5megapixels, this makes no real difference.
>If on the other hand, you are using 5+ megapixels and want to save in RAW
>format, it is a very big deal.
>
>May I suggest plan B?
> Many of your fellow cruisers likely will have their own laptops with
>them. Buy a USB plug-in for whatever memory card format your camera uses and
>bring some CDs and DVDs along with you. (DVDs come in two formats, by the
>way and many/most machines will only write one or the other). Find someone
>with a laptop, buy her/him/it a drink and away you go.
Thus far I think Jim Ley's suggestion was best. Buy a heap of memory
instead. It's cheap, and you can take it all home.
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