Living on the other side of the pond I really don't want or need to jump in on this but for some reason I can't seem keep my self from doing so. As I see it the big difference between using a camera and using a photocopy machine is; the Records Office provides the machine and all of the supplies necessary to produce a copy, where as the individual owns the camera and is solely responsible for it and it's needs, mainly batteries and of course film if it is an old one. I would think that the fee paid to the Records Office is mainly for the use of their copy machine and associated supplies and not for the records themselves and that that fee is absolutely justified. But on the other hand to be paid for someone using their own equipment just doesn't seem to be proper at all. One doesn't pay the bus company their fee because you drove the same route in your own automobile! Just my 2 Cents. ________________________________ Ever Wonder ? __bill kollar Upstate New York, USA Chasing: RIACH, PATERSON, ANDERSON, DAVIDSON Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland DOWDEN, PHILLIPS, ROGERS Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales KOLLAR, SEFCOVIC, HESEK, PALCOVIC Kuty, Slovakia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Graham Sheppard" <graham@grahamsheppard.org.uk> To: <monmouthshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 3:42 PM Subject: Re: [MON] Message on behalf of all Monmouthshire Family Historyresearchers | Playing 'devil's advocate': digitally photographing a page is NOT the | same as using a pencil - it is the same as having a photocopy made. I | believe the RO does charge for photocopying, so any charge for digital | photography should be the same as their income for photocopying. It | would take a long time to hand copy a detailed page! | Regards | Graham | | -----Original Message----- | From: monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com | [mailto:monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jean Smith | Sent: 25 April 2007 15:37 | To: monmouthshire@rootsweb.com | Subject: [MON] Message on behalf of all Monmouthshire Family History | researchers |