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Subject: [Leica] Traveling with Leicas
From: stasys1 at cox.net (Stasys Petravicius)
Date: Wed Jun 8 20:50:47 2005
References: <6.1.2.0.2.20050608195849.04e6a560@mail.comporium.net>

Tina- I thought you had new knees installed- will they take that heavy 
load of photo gear?? Good luck with the trip! Stasys
On Jun 8, 2005, at 5:29 PM, Tina Manley wrote:

> Leicaphiles -
>
> I am packing for Honduras again.  I'll leave on Friday and be back the 
> end of June.  I'm taking the Canon digitals to use during the medical 
> clinics which will begin just over a week from now.  But I'm also 
> taking my M7, Noctilux, and Summilux.  I never thought I'd be carrying 
> film through airports again but this time I'll be away from any type 
> of electrical connections for over a week when I'm out in a rural 
> community with a family.  I'm so afraid that my batteries won't last 
> until I can recharge them again, that I'm going through the hassle of 
> taking rolls of actual film through airport security!!  My Epson P2000 
> is fantastic but it won't run indefinitely without electricity and it 
> only holds 40GB.  I plan to take more than 40GB of photos before I get 
> back to electricity.
>
> The reason that I'm carrying a film camera has nothing to do with 
> quality. I still believe that it's all about the image and not the 
> equipment.  I can do what I want with digital but I do need access to 
> electricity to make use of anything digital.  The disadvantages of 
> carrying film are that I have to get the rolls of film through the 
> airport without sending them through the x-ray machines.  That's a 
> challenge!  Then I have to carry all of that film in my backpack as I 
> hike for miles and miles on a "short walk" that I've been promised 
> will lead to a wonderful remote village and family.  The film can be 
> pushed within reason but I have to be sure and mark each roll for 
> later development.  Then I have to carry all of the film back out and 
> worry the whole time that it will get too hot or too wet or just lost 
> or stolen.  When I do get the film safely home, I still have to 
> develop it, edit it, mount it, scan it and add it to the digital files 
> that I already have.
>
> I'm all for arranging solar recharging for digital cameras but that 
> doesn't seem to be coming anytime soon.  I've tried all of the solar 
> rechargers and only wasted my money.  If anybody has any suggestions, 
> I'm listening!
>
> I leave on Friday and am carrying in a Lowe backpack and a Tamrac 
> rolling strongbox:  A Canon IDMarkII, Canon D10, several Canon L 
> lenses, Leica R lenses with adapters:  R19/2.8; R85/1.4; R100/2.8 
> Macro and quite a few memory cards.  A Leica M7 and 35/1.4 and 50/1.0; 
> 30 rolls of TMax 400 film.
>
> Hasta luego -
>
> Tina
>
> Tina Manley, ASMP
> www.tinamanley.com
>
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