This is long. I apologize in advance.
In the very near future I will be traveling to China for what is, (for us), a very important occasion, (an adoption). I'm a seasoned traveler but never to the far east. I'm a computer geek too and think I've done a good job of making sure that the images and video I capture will be secured, (as I'll list below). What I'm trying to avoid is that horrific, slap forehead, moment when you realize you could have done something better, brought something else, not taken something etc.
I want to take all kinds of pictures - landscapes, nature, some abstract, street scenes, architecture etc. so that I can try to capture both our daughter and the event and capture a flavor of her country for her in the future.
My camera is a Kx with the 18-55 & 55-300 kits. I have a 2x teleconverter that will go too. I have a Mono for day to day long shots and a traveling Tripod that I will use to capture video. I have three 16Gb SanDisk III cards and various other cards that data can be moved to. I will also carry a Laptop, (that's a "must carry" due to work and personal requirements), and a 500Gb USB HD. The plan would be to copy the day's data to the laptop then to the USB HD. After both are verified I'll clean the cards for use again.
I'm planning on loading the camera with a fresh set of the batteries it came with, (Energizer Ultimate Lithium), which - with lots of testing and letting video run to test the cards - surprised me with their resilience, and taking another two sets of the same. I think I can always buy AA batteries in the cities I will be in should I need them, (Beijing, Nanning, Guangzhuo and Hong Kong).
So, I come to the combined expertise and knowledge of the Pentax Forums and ask:-
- What would you do differently?
- What else could I do?
- What should I not do?
- What other cool advice can you give me?
Any and all insight will be most gratefully accepted.