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Subject: [Leica] Last minute Cuba problem
From: Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie)
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:00:05 +0000
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I don't know about Cuba, but a lot of British homes do not have a computer, 
maybe even the majority...
Frank

On 13 Feb, 2010, at 00:24, Frank Filippone wrote:

> HE said......
> 
> 
> . If you are staying in "homes" as we hope to be, then you are likely to
> have your laptop confiscated.
> 
> I assume the home has a desktop?  ( even in Cuba.....)
> 
> Frank Filippone
> red735i at earthlink.net
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Jayanand Govindaraj
> Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 7:58 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Last minute Cuba problem
> 
> Frank,
> Where is the desktop?
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
> On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 9:04 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>> Bring USB memory card readers.  USB Hard Drive for backup.  Use desktop to
>> review and copy.
>> 
>> Maybe $150 total.
>> 
>> Sounds way too easy..... am I missing something?
>> 
>> Frank Filippone
>> red735i at earthlink.net
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org
>> [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
>> afirkin at afirkin.com
>> Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 12:04 AM
>> To: Leica Users Group
>> Subject: [Leica] Last minute Cuba problem
>> 
>> Ok, I finally just about go all "digital" and suddenly I'm thinking about
>> film for our trip to Cuba. WHY? Seems the Cuban government is "prone" to
>> taking laptops from visitors and only returning them when you leave. If
>> you are staying in "homes" as we hope to be, then you are likely to have
>> your laptop confiscated.
>> 
>> So how to travel and back up Olympus Hasselblad and Leica digital cameras
>> for a month? The best I've come up with is the Epson P7000, but it does
>> not support the H'blad files and dng only shows as jpeg previews.
>> 
>> Anyone used the Epson? Any suggestions?
>> 
>> TIA
>> 
>> Alastair
>> 
>> 
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