As much as you can afford.

REI Sports makes one that has a wooden knob that can be removed to reveal a threaded stud. The base can be removed and is a metal spike.

How has it been stored, and was it in a low humidity environment? That is the key.

Polyester is OK. Look into house wrap. A company makes them (can't remember the name). Very light.

I tried rechargeable, and found them unpredictable. They would lose a charge right in the middle of something, and they would not hold a charge between jobs. Went back to Duracell.

Lowe's will work fine, and for a heck of a lot less. I used to repaint a cyclorama after each major shoot. Just get it even

Buy an enterprise class drive.

Public market

Put a rubber band on them to make a good grip.

Let me help some. It is digital infrared, originally in color. If we could look a print, it would help to see that another photographer could not tell was not a darkroom print. Thanks for your comments.

Please look at the attached. I am interested in your comments. Is it captured in digital or film.

Been there twice (legally, out of Miami). Suggest you try to go with a legal group like a medical or other permitted group. If you get caught, the fine is $50,000 and they enforce it. Stay in old Havana at a hotel like the Hotel Rachel. Beautiful place. Understand that one out of every 5 citizens works for the secret police. Don't openly criticize anything. Do not try to take photos of the military or police. Do not loose your passport. Beware of theft. If you go out of town, especially Santiago de Cuba, beware of gangs. There are great photos to be had. Santa Clara (where Che got his start), is very interesting.

And it is harder getting BACK into the US than getting into Cuba. The American Imigration can hold you without a warrant for days if you give them any crap. Cubans love Americans. Enjoy the trip. And just about everything you thought you knew about Cuba is wrong.

I would be careful. Factory inks have an anti-clog chemical. Most cheap non-brand inks do not. If you print a lot, you may be OK. But if the printer sits for a while between jobs, you are probably asking for trouble.

There are several different formats used for images and sound. Google CD Formats and they will explain it. The age of the computer affects the type of image, but almost all of them come as jpegs because they are scanned.

There is a software program that allows MAC. Formatted drives to be used on windows.