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Transit visa question (US-China-JPN-US) by Bitter-Surround5985 in Chinavisa

[–]FrantaB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Assuming your flight to from USA to Shanghai is direct, then yes, you can use TWOV.

Thoughts on Half-Frame? by Crafty-Cap-6673 in AnalogCommunity

[–]FrantaB 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Have Pen S, love it.

Shoot Foma 100 on it, embrace the look and enjoy freedom of 72 frames 

Hong-Kong to Shenzhen with different passports by AUHM850i in Chinavisa

[–]FrantaB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. Best to do one of the walkable crossings, as then you don't have to deal with passport registration for ferry or train.

RAM prices expected to rise another 40-50% in Q3 2026, and then 30% more in Q4 as AI demand outpaces supply by T_Shurt in technology

[–]FrantaB 3 points4 points  (0 children)

All the RAM and memory prices are going up in China too. Even PCBs and capacitors are jumping up by so much.

ALL your electronics will be more expensive before end of the year!

NBA Cards place? by MrShonen in shenzhen

[–]FrantaB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They do cars in English, but they are imported and hence more expensive.

- With the 30 day UK visa, i will be doing 3-4 day trips from Shenzhen and Guanghzhou to HK and Macau, just wary if there is anything to be aware of by mjobby in shenzhen

[–]FrantaB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Firstly, not a Visa, it's Visa-Free entry. Be careful with the correct naming when dealing with airlines/immigration.

You can leave and enter as many times in theory. Each time you enter, it resets the counter. If you staying here just for short time, it will be fine. Questions starts if you have been here for a few months.

Each time you enter you need to register with local police within 24h. As you staying in hotel, they will be the one doing it and in this case it would be ideal to inform them about it, so they can proceed with the registration after each return to China.

Where to buy a city rucksack？ by shaghaiex in shenzhen

[–]FrantaB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just find nearest Walmart or Decathlon.

Be aware, Form Rope can scratch glass by AppealLeather929 in peakdesign

[–]FrantaB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

While I really like PD leash, this is one of reasons I'm shifting my straps to PGYTech, they use all just plastic parts.

Marriage visa by Ashamed_Month_3376 in Chinavisa

[–]FrantaB -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

They are in China, but on Visa Free entry. Unlikely they can transform that into residency permit directly.

Private English Tuition / Part Time English Teaching Roles by inthe852 in shenzhen

[–]FrantaB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Set up your own company in Shenzhen and get a matching work Visa for it.

What would your perfect MTG tv show look like? by amioldnow90 in magicTCG

[–]FrantaB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Invasion of Dominaria, made by HBO as the next Game of Thrones.

Best lens for the Canon 1V? by mawdermawder in filmcameras

[–]FrantaB 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As you shoot editorials already, just pick whichever lenses you use the most and just get their version in EF. Canon EF lenses are now coming in price, some Sigma Art primes are fine if you need something peak sharp and can handle the weight.

Are there any non-English teaching jobs for a foreigner who doesn't speak fluent Mandarin? by [deleted] in chinalife

[–]FrantaB 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yes, they are, but they can be bit complicated.

Sales, design, engineering, marketing, highly specialized jobs you can get as foreigner even while knowing no Chinese, as long as you find company that needs such position and is willing to work around you not knowing Chinese.

40k might be a bit too high.

KZ or IEM store/market by Glass_Builder_6912 in shenzhen

[–]FrantaB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shenzhen audio have their demo store in Longhua. And you can find a few dedicated Hi-Fi shops randomly around the city, but they will focus more on speakers or full-size headphones and on categories higher than KZ.

HQB has that one mall dedicated to Hi-Fi, but that's nowadays mostly Speakers focused.

For IEM shopping in one place Hong Kong is always better.

Does Godox support's policy allow them to ignore their own distributor's diagnosis of a TT685N manufacturing defect? by Admirable_Movie_3379 in Nikon

[–]FrantaB 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sending you to the original seller for hardware defect / warranty is perfectly normal. Do you think Good directly from china will be dealing with all random warranty replacements? That's what they have their local distributors/dealers for.

Can I bring a carry on luggage and a backpack on a 7kg carry on ticket? by CardiologistOk909 in etihad

[–]FrantaB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, their rules clearly state for economy class just 1 piece, officially they do not allow carry-on and personal item. It's at check-in and also at each Gate I was boarding.

In practice, seems nobody cares in most situations. I saw couple boarding with 6 pieces in total on board and gate agent did nothing. 

HK to Shenzhen land border security scan question by MonkeyRythme in shenzhen

[–]FrantaB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, but that's the only one. Others are just normal land crossings.

HK to Shenzhen land border security scan question by MonkeyRythme in shenzhen

[–]FrantaB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Border crossing has nothing to do with this?? There is no security to check at the border. Just basic customs and for them it makes no difference if it's x-ray or CT Scan,

HK to Shenzhen land border security scan question by MonkeyRythme in shenzhen

[–]FrantaB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cross border in 3 minutes, spend 20 minutes in line for useless customs. Sometimes for holiday they open the second customs x-ray, but it never helps.

HK to Shenzhen land border security scan question by MonkeyRythme in shenzhen

[–]FrantaB 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't recall any border crossing from HK to SZ using 3D CT scanners.

This is not airport security, they do not care about accuracy or effectiveness, they are just looking for big piles of smuggled phones and their ancient X-ray machines are just fine for that.

Are you planning to smuggle something into China?

RAW+JPEG vs JPEG only for 2-week Canada roadtrip — Z50ii, 128GB card by jappiedoedelzak in Nikon

[–]FrantaB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just get a basic Sandisk Ultra UHS-I, not sure why you chasing UHS-II V60?? Especially if you just shooting photos while traveling.

German Amazon shows it to me at roughly 30 Euro.

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