[Leica] Last minute Cuba problem

[gregj_lorenzo at hotmail.com (Greg Lorenzo)]

afirkin at afirkin.com writes:
> 
> Ok, I finally just about go all "digital" and suddenly I'm thinking about
> film for our trip to Cuba. WHY? Seems the Cuban government is "prone" to
> taking laptops from visitors and only returning them when you leave. If
> you are staying in "homes" as we hope to be, then you are likely to have
> your laptop confiscated.
> 
> So how to travel and back up Olympus Hasselblad and Leica digital cameras
> for a month? The best I've come up with is the Epson P7000, but it does
> not support the H'blad files and dng only shows as jpeg previews.
> 
> Anyone used the Epson? Any suggestions?

 

Don't try to take a radio of any type with you, be prepared to have your 
film, no matter the speed x-rayed. No hand checks! I would also suggest no 
cellphones.


We were there in March 2003. Beautiful country and the best beaches in the 
Carribean. There was a family of four coming into to Cuba on the same 
airplane as us who made the mistake of bringing walkie-talkies with them. We 
sat on the bus at the airport for well over an hour waiting while Cuba 
officials came to a decision as to whether this family would be allowed into 
Cuba or sent back to Canada on the next plane out. They ultimately were 
allowed entry to Cuba, sans walkie-talkies! 

 

Enjoy Cuba!

 

Greg Lorenzo

Calgary, Canada

 

 

 
                                          
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