Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:44 AM 2/17/99 -0700, Gary S. Colby wrote: >I had planned to register my serial-numbered equipment with U.S. >Customs By all means, do this. It is proof that you owned the equipment before your trip. I've always done this. And one time, re-entering the US, I had to prove that I was not importing my photographic equipment. So it paid off. > >and I have ideas about how to avoid airport x-rays, > In the clear plastic gallon ziplock bag, that you pack your 35mm rolls of film in, include a few rolls of ISO 1600 or 3200 film. When the x-ray people see film speeds 1000 and over, they normally won't argue about hand inspection. Make sure that they can see the film coming out of the cassette through the bag. No opaque or almost opaque canisters. No canister is best. Make it easy for them. Go to the airport early and go through the x-ray check at a time when it is idle. Never ever pack your film in checked luggage. Jim