Bob Walkden wrote:
> What happens when somebody like Salgado
> or the Magnum photographers go to obscure
> countries? I'm sure they can't carry all
> their film on as hand luggage.
Photographers such as these probably have connections all over the
world, and have established ways of getting
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 re
> 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
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 t
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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 ban
C'mon, Bill,
Tell us what you REALLY think!!
:-)
-frank
William Robb wrote:
> This is just typical UPS. They are IMHO criminals in the way
> they do cross border shipping. First, they get your belongings
> into their possession, then they effectively hold it for ransom.
--
"The optimist think
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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. W
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, s
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
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
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 bes
I thought that Fedex also CTXed the packages, too
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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
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 lace
> 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
> 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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> 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
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
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 s
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