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Post by roybeijer on Aug 3, 2014 10:52:22 GMT -5
Hello everybody,
Soon i am leaving to Brazil for 2,5 months. And i wanted to take my Nikon f501 with me with some film. The problem is that i see that the 200 Iso film package says that it can not pas xray.
Is there somebody who took a 35 mm camera trough customs. And what should i do.
Greetings
Roy
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Post by belgiumreporter on Aug 3, 2014 12:22:22 GMT -5
In the old days you could buy lead lined bags in wich you could put your film and wich protected film against Xrays. Don't know if these bags are still readily available.
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Post by truls on Aug 3, 2014 12:24:53 GMT -5
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Post by philbirch on Aug 3, 2014 12:31:57 GMT -5
I have taken ISO 200 films through customs recently with no problems, you can even see it curled up in the cannister. BUT Brazil may not have the most modern systems. My advice is: take the films out of the box and plastic containers, put the films in a clear plastic bag, and hand it to the person for visual inspection. This would probably be your safest option.
Don't put it into your checked luggage as that will receive a much highrt dose of X-rays.
Perhaps you could buy film there?
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Post by julio1fer on Aug 3, 2014 17:06:15 GMT -5
I have traveled to Brazil with small quantities of film (a few rolls) about a zillion times. In my experience the X-ray machines for hand lugagge are safe, at least for 400 ISO film and below. A typical trip of mine had four or more passes on those machines, and no fog is noticeable in the negatives afterwards.
This applies to the airports of Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Florianopolis, Porto Alegre, Belo Horizonte, maybe a few more that I do not remember right now. They may have changed the machines but I do not think that you run any significant risk. Of course, your mileage may vary.
As said above, never in checked lugagge - only hand-carried.
If you decide to avoid the X-ray passes through hand lugagge, you should be able buy film in some large photo stores; best would be a pro place in one of the larger cities. The guy in your hotel will be happy to check around for a few Reales, or you may want to use the Web and the phone.
To avoid X-ray, you will need to have your film developed in place, so check about development too.
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Post by roybeijer on Aug 5, 2014 9:15:02 GMT -5
Ok thanks,
Wow that are a lot of things to think of. I decided yesterday to buy the Nikon d80. ;-)
A bit less to worry about. So tommorow i am the proud owner of my first digital SLR.
Thanks for so far.
Roy
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Post by truls on Aug 6, 2014 2:45:51 GMT -5
Roy, have a nice trip and take plenty of images! Nikon D80 is a very capable camera.
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Post by philbirch on Aug 7, 2014 6:43:25 GMT -5
Ok thanks, Wow that are a lot of things to think of. I decided yesterday to buy the Nikon d80. ;-) A bit less to worry about. So tommorow i am the proud owner of my first digital SLR. Thanks for so far. Roy Spend a day using it and getting to know it before you go, and if you want to use manual focus lenses you will have to go fully manual, so learn how to do that otherwise you'll be fiddling about and may miss a shot. |
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Post by roybeijer on Aug 9, 2014 11:36:37 GMT -5
Thanks Phil,
I wanted to bring my old Minolta MD Lenses. I hope it works on the d80. I found a adaptor ring somewhere in Hong Kong for a good price. Thank you China!
Do you have any experience in using manual lenses on newer cameras.
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Post by philbirch on Aug 9, 2014 13:30:08 GMT -5
I do have plenty experience using manual lenses and unfortunately the Nikon is probably the worst system to do it with. You can buy a 'dandelion' chip that goes onto lenses and adapters which will allow stop-down auto exposure, otherwise you are stuck with manual. The MD adapter is available in two types, with a lens and without. The lensed version will be best for you as you will be able to focus on infinity. You lose a little quality in the corners but a couple of stops down and you wont notice the difference. I use MD lenses on my Nikon with a chip glued to the adapter.
copy and paste this item number into ebay for the perfect accessory.. 110962983599
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Post by roybeijer on Aug 10, 2014 8:44:18 GMT -5
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Post by philbirch on Aug 11, 2014 6:12:29 GMT -5
This will only allow macro. The flange focal distance - i.e the distance between the lens mount and film plane - on a Minolta is 43.72mm and the Nikon is 46.5mm so even if you got your MD lens to sit on a nikon it would only focus close up because it is almost 3mm further out, the adapter adds another 8-10mm to this so it's suitable for macro only. You WILL need one with a lens in it, with or without a chip.
Without a chip yes manual mode but no metering at all, you'll have to use sunny 16, a separate meter or a meter app on your smart phone
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