Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/07

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Subject: [Leica] Extra photo bag on the plane
From: locke at straylight.ca (Greg Locke)
Date: Thu Oct 7 18:29:03 2004

> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+locke=straylight.ca@leica-users.org 
> [mailto:lug-bounces+locke=straylight.ca@leica-users.org] On 
> Behalf Of Matt Morgan
> Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 9:49 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Extra photo bag on the plane
> 
> 
> 
> The main point I'd like to say about this, is surely this is 
> only about where you are going? If I'm going to Paris or New 
> York etc., then I just arrive and buy film there, apart from 
> maybe one or two rolls I travel with. I can understand if 
> you're going on a professional mission to the remote wilds 
> where there is unlikely to be anything but Kodak Gold, but to 
> any major city?
> 
> I also try and get the films processed where I am. Very easy 
> to do in New York, London, Paris et al. I pack the negs 
> rather than carry though exposed film.
> 
> Just my 2 cents...
> 
> Matt.

Indeed, this is true but some pros have been in Port au Prince, Kigali,
Managua, Khartoum and other places in the back beyond then we have New York,
Paris or London .....thats not where the work is these days :^)

Travelling to a major western or Asian city is not the problem.

Greg Locke 


In reply to: Message from mattmorgan1 at mac.com (Matt Morgan) ([Leica] Extra photo bag on the plane)