Damon

I've been considering upgrading my Sony lenses to G lenses or Sony Zeiss lenses. Do you think they're worth it?

I largely shoot wildlife or animals, and I am thinking the faster lenses would be a huge help. While I have the 500mm lens from Sony, I don't like the fixed aperture & the 70-300mm doesn't always cut it in lower light situations (I don't like to use flash too much because it can disturb the animals).

I am looking into getting into an export business from overseas, with my base being in California. My questions:

1. Do you need a reseller's permit if the goods you purchase are made overseas? In other words, I wouldn't be buying the goods from a wholesale party in the USA.

2. If the business is located outside of the USA and the items are shipped from outside the USA, would I still have to gather sales tax? All of the transactions with customers would be coming from another country.

Most (if not all) of the transactions would be done via the internet (eBay, etc.) As I want to make the business legal, I just want to make sure I am doing the right things (the CA site wasn't overly clear; I understand having to file for a Business Tax License in my area as a sole proprietor).

Thanks!

Here's a relatively complicated situation:

1. A friend of mine has a father that once had a green card for the US. As they left to go back to their country, they would probably have to start again.

2. The above party was married to someone & they were never officially divorced in the state of California - even thought the couple hasn't lived together for years. As such, they are having a hard time getting the party back into the USA (the other party has married and divorced twice since then).

3. While my friend has been able to track down the party that has married and divorced twice, the party is less than willing to actually support getting an official divorce.

Are there any resources that the family could use to get their father back into the USA?