Tim S Kemp wrote:
Don't ship your film, it's the only thing you should hand carry! Surely
though it could be arranged to purchase the film at your destination, if not
then suffer the hand carrying experience, I don't think anyone will object
to film.
Sometimes one can purchase film at
Sometimes one can purchase film at their destination - it just depends
on the film choice and the destination. I know that Bob has been to
places where many types of film are unavailable, as have I. While I
don't unequivocally advocate shipping film, there may well be times
when it's a good
Hi,
Tuesday, October 02, 2001, 4:44:31 PM, you wrote:
Sometimes one can purchase film at their destination - it just depends
on the film choice and the destination.
Konica slide film has quite a presence in Africa, but the storage
conditions and age of the film make it an absolutely last
Only take as much film as you can fit in your pocket
Perhaps travelers can start express-mailing themselves their
film to and from their destinations. And maybe even their
gear. That way you can insure it and FedEx or whoever is
responsible if it gets lost or stolen...
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This message is
Perhaps travelers can start express-mailing themselves their
film to and from their destinations. And maybe even their
gear. That way you can insure it and FedEx or whoever is
responsible if it gets lost or stolen...
What I am doing next week is sending all my stuff via DHL and meeting it at
The point is: Does security people know that a well trained person (man or woman) can
kill another with his/hers hands? They do NOT need a knife for that purpose.
What's next ? If you know karate you have to travel by train or ship ? ;-)
What do you think if the next terrorist has steel shoe
I thought that Fedex also CTXed the packages, too
-Original Message-
From: Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Monday, October 01, 2001 10:11 AM
Subject: RE: Re[2]: One airline bans all carry-on luggage
Only take as much film as you can fit
Hi,
Monday, October 01, 2001, 9:47:38 AM, you wrote:
. A serious thief
would need to have x-rayed it to know the contents, and to have some
fairly serious equipment to get inside.
They would just steal the case
quite possibly, but there's nothing I can do to prevent that. The best
I
Bob Walkden wrote:
Only take as much film as you can fit in your pocket
Not good enough. I habitually travel
with 100+ rolls of film and travel for
weeks or months in places where decent
film is effectively unobtainable.
Professional photographers take several
hundred rolls at
Hi,
Shel sprayed on the cavern wall:
Elliott Erwitt, who
traveled quite a bit, used to have a stash of lights and tripods in
several cities in Europe, and all he took with him were his cameras.
While those were more halcyon days, the concept is still workable.
that's a good idea. Now I
When traveling in the US for work, I frequently send clothes, roller
blades, and a tripod to my destination via UPS or FedEx. I take my
cameras as carry-on in a Pelican Case, and pack my flash, flash bracket
and umbrella in a check-in bag. Any use of photo equipment is only
peripheral to my job,
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From: Frank Theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 3:37 PM
Subject: Re: One airline bans all carry-on luggage
Hi, Amita,
Be careful if you're doing that internationally. While it may
or may
not be directly applicable
$51
brokerage fee, when the package enters the country, this is because Fedex is
a private company.
Paul
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From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 11:01 AM
Subject: Re: One airline bans all carry-on luggage
Or check it in, so you can pick it up after you leave the plane. Shouldn't
be so difficult to have a relative small box that can hold these items for
the passengers locked during the flight.
Frits Wüthrich
BTW I agree with your opinion of the confiscation. They should
either stick it
in
Sounds like the start of bad times for Pan American airlines to me.
Did you guys look at the website? There are only eight destinations,
and they're mostly smaller, suburban airports. The fleet is 727's,
probably capable of flying to the west coast but these planes stay on
the east coast. Given
I have to do something like this with my gear. Are you saying that you don't
lock your cases in anyway?
Otis Wright
Tim S Kemp wrote:
Geez, the last thing I want is for some luggage handler to be throwing my
camera bag around!
Seems to me that, knowing that all carry-ons are subject
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