Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks everybody for their input in bringing along excessive gear in all the places I plan to visit. The 4457 custom form will sure help and I'll get a list of equipments with the U.S govt official stamp on it. Yes, a lot of equipments, but I plan on visiting different countries for about a year before returning to U.S. I wanted a mural size horse racing picture with the jockeys cracking their whip at the finishing line, hence I need my Leica R plus teles for that (Hong Kong is a mecca for horse-racing and I only hope they allow people to bring cameras to the track). Then I wanted to visit the Ming and Forbidden city in China, hence the M6 and the wide-angles, plus flash. I also plan on another mural picture of Hong Kong harbor shot from Victoria Peak at night, again the M with a 28/35mm, of course shooting from a tripod. In between I'll be shuttling around between Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia and Singapore hoping to capture some images of the tropical forest as well as Angkor Watt. For that, I'll be lugging both my M and R. Since this is going to be an extended trip, I might also swing over to Macau for the Grand Prix. Again my Rs with zooms are a necessity. Logistically, I have it all planned, with all my gears in a LowePro backpack while travelling between airports, then sort them out into a smaller bag with gears for the individual daily events I need. So the LowePro BP plus the equipment not needed for the day will probably stay with the hotel's security. I'll be leaving in a week and probably won't be back in a year. By the way, I have been invited to a LUG dinner in Hong Kong on the 27th (courtesy of Dr Joseph Yao). I'm really looking forward to meeting our eastern LUG friends. So folks, anything you want me to find out over there, just drop me a line. Regards Henry - --- Jonathan <kottjn@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Henry, > > That's alot of gear to carry around! > I would check the fedral building in LA. > They should have a customs office there. > Just take all your equipment and fill out their > form... > Quick and easy. > > Cheers, > > Jonathan > > > > Henry Ting wrote: > > I'm taking an extensive trip and is considering > bringing all my Leica gears with me. The outfit > consists of 4 bodies (1 R4, 1 R6.3, 2 M6s) and 9 > lens. > I might not use all these equipments, but would like > to bring them along in case I need the odd lens or > body in certain locations. > > While I never have problems taking a couple of lens > and 1 M body in the past upon re-entry to U.S., but > the bulk of these equipment might give the U.S. > custom > reasonable doubt that I purchased these equipment > overseas and impose duties on me upon re-entry. Have > any of you guys/gals declare your Leica goods before > exiting U.S. ? And if so, where and how do I go > about > listing these equipment ? I'll be flying out of LAX > from Los Angeles. > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html