Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]thanks for the helpful community support group! i think we all fall into a rut now and then when we are off working hard at our jobs and the kids are always around and the darkroom sits collecting cobwebs. but you concinved me. between the leicavit and 3 rapidwinders i never seem to have a normal baseplate on any of the cameras... i'll have to search over the weekend. i think i'll fedex a dozen rolls of HP5 and some D3200 to the hotel. but now the question is, wouldn't it be nice to carry two bodies so as to have fast and slow film? the phrase "slippery slope" springs to mind. -rei On Mar28 20:45, Don Dory wrote: > Rei, > First, have fun which can be had in Orlando. Second, greater Disney should > be a Harvard case study in parting folks from their money and leaving them > smiling. > > Now for the serious stuff, film in reasonable quantities(say forty rolls) > is > absolutely no issue on planes. I have run Neopan 1600 multiple times > through carry on scanners with no fog or ghosting. Second, there are some > fabulous people pictures to be had especially with a Noct; the one picture > I > gave Ted was taken on Disney property. Last, an MP and a Noct is only four > or five times heavier than your F30 and much more capable in your hands. > As > to the Vit being a weapon, if you have worries bring along the other > baseplate and a SASE big enough if the security folks have an issue. Put > your bag through with the edge of the Vit pointing up and all will probably > be good. > > Don't worry about the plane. I just got off again with an M8 and seven > lenses and no issues at all. Even in Frankfort they just swabbed the > cameras for explosives; maybe five minute delay. > > On 3/28/07, Rei Shinozuka <shino@panix.com> wrote: > > > >i've been a member of the lug since 2001. i need my support group. > > > >i'm very disturbed that we are going to disneyworld and i am seriously > >considering not bringing any leica at all but taking just my point > >and shoot digital fuji f30. > > > >i usually take at least an mp and noctilux on vaca but i'm just worried > >about film, xrays, bringing camera on the plane, leicavit misperceived > >as weapon etc. > > > >please help to convince me of the virtues of bringing the leica > > > >thank you, most kindly > > > >-rei > > > > > >-- > >Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com > >Ridgewood, New Jersey > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Leica Users Group. > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > Don > don.dory@gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey