[pct-l] Downloading pictures from cameras?

[Kevin Cook]

Wow Mango! That's a great idea!!!!

What about photographing a card/letter with the message:

IF FOUND, please send to:
your address.

I'm definitely doing this! Such a great idea!

Now the hard part... which list do I put this on so I don't forget? LOL

On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 7:38 PM, Jim & Jane Moody <moodyjj at comcast.net>wrote:

>
>
> If you use the send-back-every-few weeks method, be sure to use sturdy,
> padded envelopes.  I tried to save a few cents last year and added a 1 GB
> card with 200 miles of pix in a regular envelope.  The processing machines
> are made for flat envelopes and couldn't handle the added thickness in one
> corner.  The envelope got torn and the card was lost (it was in a plastic
> case, not just by itself.)
>
>
>
> As a postscript, I was giving a PCT presentation to a civic club back in
> December and told about my lost pix.  Afterwards, a guy who is retired from
> the post office came up and asked me if I had put in a request for a
> search.  I hadn't.  He took down the vitals statistics (dates, where mailed
> from, where mailed to, description of card, etc.) and got on the phone to
> postmasters in California and Tennessee.  All 3 processing centers he talked
> to have a box of lost "stuff", including photo cards.  So far they haven't
> been able to identify mine, but he says to keep up hope.  I never knew lost
> items were findable at the P.O.; I figured once lost, always lost.  That's
> not necessarily the case.
>
>
>
> Another good tip is to photograph a card with your name, phone #, email,
> address, etc. on the first image on each new card you install.  That way, if
> you lose your camera or just the memory card, someone might be able to
> identify who lost it.
>
>
>
> Good luck.
> Mango
>
>
>
> >Hey all,
>
> >My hiking partner and I are discussing how to get our pictures off our
> >cameras.  So far, the method we think would work the best is carrying 2 SD
> >cards, mailing one back to our support people when the first one is full,
> >then rotating cards as we go along.  How do you manage your picture
> >downloads?
>
> >Eric
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