Comments on: How to Pack Your Camera and Lenses for Travel http://matadornetwork.com/goods/how-to-pack-your-camera-and-lenses-for-travel/ travel culture worldwide Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matt http://matadornetwork.com/goods/how-to-pack-your-camera-and-lenses-for-travel/#comment-67032 Matt Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:32:19 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=1807#comment-67032 Ummm... body caps? And end caps for the lens. The weakest point of a camera setup is the connection between the lens and the camera. Leaving the lens on is the easiest way to mess up both the lens and the camera body. Ummm… body caps? And end caps for the lens. The weakest point of a camera setup is the connection between the lens and the camera. Leaving the lens on is the easiest way to mess up both the lens and the camera body.

]]> By: Vance Lester http://matadornetwork.com/goods/how-to-pack-your-camera-and-lenses-for-travel/#comment-67072 Vance Lester Sun, 07 Nov 2010 09:17:00 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=1807#comment-67072 X-rays will not erase film. It *can* cause fog and streaks on certain film if it is high ISO. Living in Beijing, my film is subjected to scanning every time I get on the subway. After hundreds of rolls (some scanned as many as 10 times) I have yet to have a roll ruined. X-rays will not erase film. It *can* cause fog and streaks on certain film if it is high ISO. Living in Beijing, my film is subjected to scanning every time I get on the subway. After hundreds of rolls (some scanned as many as 10 times) I have yet to have a roll ruined.

]]> By: Clive http://matadornetwork.com/goods/how-to-pack-your-camera-and-lenses-for-travel/#comment-67031 Clive Mon, 27 Sep 2010 04:50:03 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=1807#comment-67031 "If you have a camera with multiple lenses, be sure to remove the lens from the camera when not shooting." Really bad advice, unless you are shooting film, in which case you are not reading this. Great way to get the most dust spots you possibly can on your sensors so that you can have a lot of fun removing it in post-processing. “If you have a camera with multiple lenses, be sure to remove the lens from the camera when not shooting.”

Really bad advice, unless you are shooting film, in which case you are not reading this. Great way to get the most dust spots you possibly can on your sensors so that you can have a lot of fun removing it in post-processing.

]]> By: robhaich http://matadornetwork.com/goods/how-to-pack-your-camera-and-lenses-for-travel/#comment-67058 robhaich Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:22:41 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=1807#comment-67058 DO NOT check your gear into the airline's hold. If you have travel insurance, they will not cover any loss whilst it's not in your possesion. The airline inist that valuables (and my camera gear is valuable) should be carried in hand luggage, therefore they will not pay out if anything goes missing from checked in baggage. I tell you this from experience. My camera and mp4 player went missing on a flight from Dhaka to UK via Dubai, after being checked into the hold. No compensation from airline, no insurance money either. DO NOT check your gear into the airline’s hold. If you have travel insurance, they will not cover any loss whilst it’s not in your possesion. The airline inist that valuables (and my camera gear is valuable) should be carried in hand luggage, therefore they will not pay out if anything goes missing from checked in baggage.

I tell you this from experience. My camera and mp4 player went missing on a flight from Dhaka to UK via Dubai, after being checked into the hold. No compensation from airline, no insurance money either.

]]> By: Dad http://matadornetwork.com/goods/how-to-pack-your-camera-and-lenses-for-travel/#comment-65364 Dad Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:42:08 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=1807#comment-65364 Another thing about the bubble wrap, make sure you don't do pop it around security right after you get off the plane, those guys, rarely with a sense of humor, might think you are a terrorist or something and then you might end up with "wrap" sheet.... Another thing about the bubble wrap, make sure you don’t do pop it around security right after you get off the plane, those guys, rarely with a sense of humor, might think you are a terrorist or something and then you might end up with “wrap” sheet….

]]> By: Michelle http://matadornetwork.com/goods/how-to-pack-your-camera-and-lenses-for-travel/#comment-65356 Michelle Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:44:43 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=1807#comment-65356 Great tips! Great tips!

]]> By: Teresa http://matadornetwork.com/goods/how-to-pack-your-camera-and-lenses-for-travel/#comment-65354 Teresa Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:05:33 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=1807#comment-65354 Thanks for the tips! My only comment is on the celebratory bubble-wrap popping. Don't pop prematurely! You will still have to get it back home. :) Thanks for the tips! My only comment is on the celebratory bubble-wrap popping. Don’t pop prematurely! You will still have to get it back home. :)

]]> By: Cindi http://matadornetwork.com/goods/how-to-pack-your-camera-and-lenses-for-travel/#comment-65350 Cindi Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:06:09 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=1807#comment-65350 We just traveled for a year with our camera gear in the Crumpler Whickey and Cox. http://www.flickr.com/photos/islandindigo/2860714262/ We LOVED it because it looked like a normal backpack, not a camera bag. Also - the zipper is in the back, so if you're wearing it, someone cannot unzip it. It was not waterproof, but we did get a waterproof backpack cover for it at REI. Great post! We just traveled for a year with our camera gear in the Crumpler Whickey and Cox.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/islandindigo/2860714262/

We LOVED it because it looked like a normal backpack, not a camera bag. Also – the zipper is in the back, so if you’re wearing it, someone cannot unzip it. It was not waterproof, but we did get a waterproof backpack cover for it at REI.

Great post!

]]> By: Hal http://matadornetwork.com/goods/how-to-pack-your-camera-and-lenses-for-travel/#comment-65345 Hal Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:31:55 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=1807#comment-65345 Solid tips. I like the celebratory bubble wrap popping. Solid tips. I like the celebratory bubble wrap popping.

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