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Cocciadiferro
Photographic
Travel Tips
Below you will find
helpful advice for the caring, traveling, and protecting your camera equipment
during transit
If you have any questions,
please
contact us
Traveling with your Equipment
Traveling
these days for photographers and their equipment has become
more complicated and can be even tougher on your equipment
than ever before.
I always
travel with at least two camera bodies when I go on
location. Why go anywhere and not shoot due to your one and
only malfunctioning camera body. I travel with two Pelican
cases; one is small and light enough and is an airline
approved carry-on and one is a little larger and is checked
luggage. The checked Pelican case goes inside a normal
looking duffle travel bag with wheels. I do not want to bring
any extra attention to it during transit. The carry-on case
consists of one camera body, with a couple of small lens,
and my laptop, the other bodies are checked with the rest of
the equipment. If for whatever reason your checked luggage
is delayed or lost you will still have one camera body and a
couple of lens to work with upon arrival. Batteries alone
are hard to find in a foreign country, try buying a camera
body in Motegi, Japan; if you can find someone that speaks
the same language you speak. I carry extra camera and flash
batteries and chargers to avoid wasting time trying to find
something that might not even exist in that country.
Try to
allow plenty of time at the airports and boarder crossings
and arrive early and expect inspection of your equipment
from the security and customs officers. My experiences have
been that if you acted in a professional and courteous
manner during these inspections that the officer usually
returned the respect. Make sure you have all the proper
paper work and documentation completed before you leave
home. Some countries require special paperwork and visas
when traveling with a large amount of expensive camera
equipment. The United States Customs does require specific
documentation for your equipment and can request it upon
reentry to this country to avoid tax charges. The current US
Customs form is “ Certificate of Registration for Personal
Effects taken Abroad” (CBP Form 4457) and this form and more
details can be found at
US Customs web site. Have a copy of all your camera
equipments serial numbers packed in a separate case or
travel bag. If something happens you will have that
information for authorities reports that will need to be
filed for insurance purposes. I try to research the
locations and countries I will be traveling to and have the
necessary information I need to know months in advance of
the trip. I am not saying you will anticipate everything,
but being able to adapt to unforeseen changes will make your
travels and adventures much more enjoyable.
When
traveling by car never leave your camera equipment visible
in a locked car. Put your camera equipment in the car trunk
before you arrive at that location. If you do not have a car
trunk, lay blanket or coats over it to cover it up. Never
leave your camera equipment in the summer locked in a car
for very long periods. Heat damage will occur in your camera
equipment in a very short amount of time. Always bring your
camera equipment in with you at the hotel at night. I try to
have as much equipment as I can already packed away after a
day’s worth of shooting so I am not walking to my hotel room
with a bunch of big lenses on my shoulders. If you leave the
your hotel room with your equipment, leave the television or radio
and lights on to give
the impression of an occupied room.
Happy
& Safe Travels
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