--- Francis Zhou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I apologize for this off topic subject but I am > relying on the advice of our > well traveled photographers on the list. > > I am going to France for a vacation trip. I would > like to shoot some night > scenes in Paris along the Seine and so on. I am > thinking of bringing a > tripod along. So here is the question: would I put > that inside the luggage > or strap it on the camera backpack (I have a Lowepro > Raven? Which is > preferred from air port check in perspective?
Others have answered your question, but on a related note: Anyone wanting to travel with a real tripod, as opposed to a mini-pod or beanbag, might find this site useful: http://www.nordicgroup.us/tripod/ I think it's a little outdated, but has some useful information for a starting point. I've used an earlier version of this: http://www.rtsphoto.com/html/cullm2.html with great success. It fits into a suitcase more readily than anything else I've seen. Bob Meyer I don't suffer from insanity... I enjoy every minute of it. __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Use Yahoo! to plan a weekend, have fun online and more. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/ * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
