Re: [pinhole-discussion] how to say It's just a camera in Italian.
Hi: A friend of mine was travelling by air and took a duct-tape and cardboard pinhole camera. He put his camera in a carry-on. Security was very suspicous and asked him what is was. When he said it was a camera they didn't seem to believe him and asked him to open it up. He was so nervous about using it afterwards that he didn't use it much. he didn't want to leave a suspicous box out in public. Gord On Wed, 24 Apr 2002, Bill Erickson wrote: I'm about to leave for two weeks of pinholing in Italy. I feel rather self conscious about digging in a changing bag and putting out suspicious looking cannisters on the Ponte Veccio. Can some one tell me how to say It's just an home made camera, or I am harmless, though eccentric in Italian? ___ Post to the list as PLAIN TEXT only - no HTML Pinhole-Discussion mailing list Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??? unsubscribe or change your account at http://www.???/discussion/ - Gordon J. Holtslander Dept. of Biology hol...@duke.usask.ca112 Science Place http://duke.usask.ca/~holtsgUniversity of Saskatchewan Tel (306) 966-4433 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Fax (306) 966-4461 Canada S7N 5E2 -
Re: [pinhole-discussion] how to say It's just a camera in Italian.
In a message dated 4/24/02 2:35:33 PM Central Daylight Time, erick...@hickorytech.net writes: I'm about to leave for two weeks of pinholing in Italy. I feel rather self conscious about digging in a changing bag and putting out suspicious looking cannisters on the Ponte Veccio. Can some one tell me how to say It's just an home made camera, or I am harmless, though eccentric in Italian? Am curious about this response too, as I am making plans to be in Italy in 2003, if anyone speaks fluent Italian, I have a few other phrases I would like translated as well, if anyone would care to contact me off list ... Given the nature of terrorism these days, and everyone being somewhat on guard , I am concerned about placing boxes (pinhole cameras ) on the ground to get a low level view shot , especially with a long cable release . someone might think its a suicide mission , etc... my thinking is, move very slowly, very deliberately, and in full , view of everyone . FWIW, theres not a lot of room on the Ponte Vecchio , so you might want to load your pinhole stuff, before venturing onto the bridge , making your exposures, then unloading in a changing bag off/away from the bridge, and then return as needed . I would stay close to the cameras as there are street urchins /beggars/Gypsy kids watching very closely to see if stealing a camera is possible for them , a couple yrs back,in Rome , I saw a an older Japanese man besieged by the kids as he took out his camera to take just a tourist shot' and they had him on the ground, were it not for other tourists coming to his rescue and chasing off the kids, they would have had the camera in seconds..
Re: [pinhole-discussion] how to say It's just a camera in Italian.
Hi Benjamin, On Wed, 24 Apr 2002, Benjamin Privitt wrote: I, too, am heading for Europe. I'm going to Germany for a couple of weeks. Anyone know how to say, No, really, it's just a camera. See that little hole in there? auf Deutsch? Nein, wirklich, es ist nur eine Kamera. Sehen Sie das kleine Loch hier? But I don't think you will need it. I had a full carry-on backpack full of weird cameras with me. Ilja.
[pinhole-discussion] how to say It's just a camera in Italian.
I'm about to leave for two weeks of pinholing in Italy. I feel rather self conscious about digging in a changing bag and putting out suspicious looking cannisters on the Ponte Veccio. Can some one tell me how to say It's just an home made camera, or I am harmless, though eccentric in Italian?
