Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 10/6/99 5:32:56 AM, donalphilby@earthlink.net writes: << Way too much work. Just get some Ziplocks, get the film out of the canisters and there you go. Double bag 'em if you are paranoid. Much smaller, safe, easy to get through the security and I can carry 120 rolls on top of gear in the camera bag. Sometimes I put the ziplocks inside a zippered screen bag I got at a camping supply house for a little additional protection. >> I carry 11 rolls of film (sans plastic cans) in one of those metal cans that the 100-foot rolls of bulk film come in. It's a very convenient way to handle film on a shoot -- no boxes or plastic cans to mess with. I've been carrying the same can for more than 15 years -- the cans start off shiny but take on a lovely patina after awhile (OK, it's grime, but I can call it patina, can't I?) The film stands upright in the can. If you like, you can put the exposed rolls back in upside down (spool end down) so you can tell them from unexposed. Personally, I find the leader hanging out is plenty of indication. The can fits a Domke pocket perfectly. When going through airports I just take the top of the can off (and place it upside down on the bottom of the can so the can rests in the top) and hand the whole can to the security person. They give you a kind of baffled look at first but almost instantly realize what they're holding. It's amazingly quick and you don't have to reorganize your film just to pass through an airport. The 11 roll capacity is just right for most day's shoots -- or at least a half a day. Bob (I thought everybody did this) McEowen