-- -----Original Message----- -- From: Thomas Heide Clausen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] -- Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 5:31 AM -- -- On Wed, 11 Dec 2002 22:56:55 -0500 -- "Brad Dobo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: -- -- > Heh, -- > -- > I ordered extra ones, rubber eye cap and findercap, because I knew -- > I'd lose them. Of course, now that I have them, I probably will -- > never lose one :) -- > -- > Brad. -- -- heh... -- -- Mine fell off at the most inconvenient moment: I was on Sardegnea (an -- island in Italy), had arrived at midnight - my suitcase hadn't -- (thanks Alitalia!). I was there for a conference. The suitcase still -- hadn't surfaced the next morning, so I went off to the nearest city -- (Pula - 45min from the conf. center by bus) for replacement cloths -- and stuff - only to find that everything was closed until 16:00 due -- to "siesta". The only thing not in the suitcase was my laptop and the -- MZ-S, and so since I had brought the camera along, I thought I would -- take some shots of the city under the hard mid-day sun. Guess what? -- That was exactly when I discovered that on the trip from the conf. -- center to the city, the little eyecap had disappeared. -- -- Strong mediteranian sunlight made me realize that the eyecap was -- actually usefull. Thus, upon my return, I acquired a pile of -- replacement caps to have in spare, should such happen again....caps -- which now have been sitting around unused in the camera bag and the -- drawer. -- -- I guess the lesson to learn is, that when you have a spare, you don't -- need it. When you don't, you do :) -- -- --thomas --
Thomas, >From my extensive travelling in Central America and for a while having my luggage not arrive with me, I have devised a way to survive for a day or two. When packing my camera gear in its bag I do not use the foam dividers. Instead I use my clothes (underwear, socks, shirts) as padding. I tend to put the dividers in my checked bag that way I can use them on the return trip as opposed of being stuck with dirty clothes to use. I had not thought of it, but maybe it would make my trip through customs quicker :-) Cesar Panama City, Florida
