Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/02/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I usually get a carnet with all of my equipment listed. Tina On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 12:22 PM, Leo Wesson <leowesson at gmail.com> wrote: > I was detained in customs in New Delhi for a half a day once; they thought > I was with CNN (I had video and still gear). It was a nightmare. They had > books that had the value of seemingly everything on earth in it...they > would ask me the value of a piece of equipment and then go look it up to > see if I was telling the truth. > > It eventually came down to "how much money do you have"? And that's how I > got out: with an empty wallet. > > Leo Wesson > Photographer/Videographer > 817.733.9157 > www.leowesson.com > > On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 11:08 AM, Larry Zeitlin via LUG < > lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > > Ted and Nathan are right on. A friend of mine is head of security at a > > major NYC airport and tells me that new Leicas are rarely carried by > > tourists. Especially a couple of them. They will assume that you are > either > > a photojournalist or intend to sell the cameras on the black market. If > you > > must carry a Leica choose an old beat up one, especially with the > vulcanite > > flaking off. And leave those very expensive lenses at home. Airport > > security personnel are not stupid and know the value of Leica and Zeiss > > optics. If you must carry a precision camera, choose a Canon, Nikon or an > > Olympus, preferably an older model. And whatever you do, don't carry > > anything which uploads a picture directly to wi-fi. Sorry, but that's the > > way it is. > > Larry Z > > + + + + > > Hi Tina, > > Nathan hit this right on the mark! > > Do not "Assume absolutely one iota of anything." > > > > One thing for sure, with a couple of cameras, certainly a couple not > > looking > > like tourist "selfie types you may get a little more attention than you > > expect?" Then again? NADA! > > Now remember my dear folks, we're not trying to spook you. Far from it, > > just > > hopefully assisting in a preparation thought process? Bottom line? > > We want you to come home and tell us all "IT WAS A PIECE OF CAKE!" That's > > it > > perfectly.Have a good one! > > Cheers, > > ted > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On > Behalf > > Of > > Nathan Wajsman > > Sent: February-02-16 2:03 PM > > To: Leica Users Group > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica MM > > > > I would not assume anything. Dictatorial regimes do not like > > photojournalists (or any kind of journalists), especially from abroad. > > > > Cheers, > > Nathan > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Tina Manley http:// <http://t.sidekickopen35.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5XYgfmKYPW4WzBHl3Mx_9dW3LqWkM56dQ1Jf7P8b5b02?t=http%3A%2F%2Ftina-manley.artistwebsites.com%2F&si=6038418186567680&pi=35c23fc9-0c26-4bbb-ba4c-91d6a67a08f1> www.tinamanley.com http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/