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From: "Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 12:02 PM
Subject: RE: EOS [OT ] Alaska trip
> Logan Reinwood wrote:
> In one week I will leave for 3 weeks of vacations in Alaska with my wife
and
>
> - How safe is Alalska ? (to travel with photo gear, to make a hike and let
> photo gear in the car (like the heavy 300 2.8)
> -for cross-check how much film would you take ?
>
Alaska is pretty safe. It's the tourists you have to watch out for ;>
It's hard to bring too much film. I've gone through dozens of roles in a
few hours trying to get good whale pictures.
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> Make sure you bring warming filters for overcast days. All the airports
> allow a handcheck for film. I would do this even though it is higly
> unlikely the film would get harmed going through carryon xray. Whatever
you
> do, make sure you carry the film with you and not pack it in your checked
> luggage. Otherwise, the high powered xrays will fog it.
>
I would bring a Haze 2A for photo's in the mountains (even pretty low).
Otherwise you might get blue shaded pictures.
>
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