Hi, I'm just back from France (Paris and the C�te d'Azur) and I've succeeded at having my film hand checked, both ways.
Be prepared to discuss, though. In Nice, I was even told by a jerk that I was not taking the plane if my film was not x-rayed... I was getting ready to surrender when another person came forward and made a very cursory hand check. All my 32 films (200, 400 and 800) were in their plastic canisters, in a big Zip Lock bag. All my photo equipment (20/2.8, 100-400L IS, 420EX flash, tripod and monopod, filters, etc) was in my checked luggage, except my Elan 7E with 28-135 IS lens, and my Sony Mini-DV camera. Next time I might not take the 100-400L and tripod, as they are quite heavy, and I didn't use them much. Pierre At 17:24 8/30/2002 -0400, you wrote: >Any suggestions for traveling with 2 bodies & 2 lenses, Minolta flash >meter, flash & 20 rolls of 135-36 VC160 film. > >Is it better to have the airport hand search the camera bag or can they go >through x-ray? >What is the best way to get the film through? Will they open every canister? > >Jim * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
