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Used Japanese Lenses with Minor Scratches on Glass or New Chinese Lenses?

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Used Japanese Lenses with Minor Scratches on Glass or New Chinese Lenses? For the same amount of money would you rather get a used lens from a Japanese manufacturer (Sony, Nikon, canon, sigma, Tamron, etc) with slight scratches on the front element? Or a new copy of a Chinese lens (Viltrox, Meike, etc)? 🤔 I recently got an old copy of a Sony FE 85 1.8 with minor scratches on the front element for ~ 250USD and am wonde…

Ask Photography 492 2025-01-03

Chinese new year street firecrackers

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Chinese new year street firecrackers Any cities still have the massive chaotic, loud, smoky setting off of hundreds of small red fire crackers by ordinary people? Seems like it’s all drone shows and orchestral mass spectacles now. submitted by /u/nobodynowhere53

Reddit Travel 856 2024-12-29

Pirates Hijack Chinese Fishing Boat Off Somali Coast

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Pirates Hijack Chinese Fishing Boat Off Somali Coast Pirates are doing their very best to adapt to the modern world, swapping out their cannons and blunderbusses for more updated weaponry, yet piracy has been on the decline since the early 20teens. Security is just too tight, it seems, so a group of hijackers off the coast of Somalia tried a new tactic: Just get the… Read more…

Jalopnik 1.2k 2024-12-07

Question about Chinese 144 hour transit visa

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Question about Chinese 144 hour transit visa Hello, I have a question–would it be possible for someone to claim the 144 transit visa to Shanghai if they weren’t going to a third country after, but only had a connecting flight in it on the way back home? So for example if you flew from Toronto to Shanghai then flew back to Toronto via New York, would that work? submitted by /u/Resid…

Reddit Travel 588 2024-12-06

URGENT – Chinese Southern Airlines

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URGENT – Chinese Southern Airlines How long were you on hold with Chinese Southern Airlines? I am having a lot of trouble getting the the English customer service team to answer me after they delayed me flight out of China by 3 days. submitted by /u/Smarty__03

Reddit Travel 1.1k 2024-11-23

Best way to transfer UK GBP to Chinese Suppliers in 2024

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Best way to transfer UK GBP to Chinese Suppliers in 2024 Been doing biz with Chinese suppliers via bank transfer for a while now. Wondering if there are better alternatives to get good rates? Eg, New apps, tricks with alipay I am aware of Wise. Heard it’s the best. Would also like to know if Wise is still the best so far in 2024. submitted by /u/iAMaDUCKnow

Reddit ecommerce 612 2024-11-22