Re: [photo-3d] Hot, hot, hot

[Linda Nygren <lnygren@xxxxxxx>]

I would agree that a cooler isn't always the best idea. I personally
thought I was being smart once when I left a loaded Kodak Stereo in a
ziplock in the top of a cooler while hiking for a few hours in the Grand
Canyon a few years back. Of course when I got back it was in the bottom
of the cooler and the ziplock was clearly *not* waterproof. If you do
plan to leave film etc in a cooler, I suggest a one or more good layers
of waterproofing, such as in the original containers inside a small
drybox or drybag, such as they sell at outdoor stores for canoeing etc.
The small drybags can be reasonable. -Linda

Brian Reynolds wrote:
> 
> Gene Mitofsky wrote:
> > Getin' ready for NSA.  We are flying to New Mexico before the
> > convention and Sedona, etc afterwards.
> >
> > Film care?  It will be hot and our film and some cameras might be in
> > a rental car while visiting publeos, raft trip, shopping, etc.  The
> > inside of a car can get real, hot very fast.  There will be times
> > like after hotel checkout when our film could be in the car for a
> > long time.
> >
> > Any suggestions on film care?
> >
> 
> I'd strongly suggest that you carry your film with you, or leave it in
> your air conditioned hotel room.  35mm cartridges and 120 rolls are
> small enough that you shouldn't be inconvenienced by carrying the film
> with you.  I would think it would be less trouble to carry than
> worrying about ice, what to do with the water when the ice melts, and
> how to keep the film dry.  And of course, if you have all your film
> with you you won't run out of film.
> 
> When I travel with my Sputnik I bring a small Tamrac
> <URL:http://www.tamrac.com/> shoulder bag (Model 603 Zoom Traveler 3,
> I think) with the Sputnik, a Pentax AF280T flash, a flash bracket, a
> Pentax digital spotmeter (in other words, a lot of junk) and all the
> film I could use.  If I'm traveling with two cameras (usually I bring
> my Yashicamat 124G for B&W and to use as a meter and rangefinder for
> the Sputnik) I'll bring a slightly bigger generic camera bag.  If I
> don't take the flash (something I shouldn't do, I found a great Hot
> Rod gathering after sunset on my last trip) I can get the Yashicamat
> and the Sputnik in the Tamrac bag.
> 
> If I bring my 4x5 Speed Graphic with me I use a large tackle bag I got
> at K-Mart or a 500 cubic inch external frame backpack, and then I have
> to plan ahead for the day and decide whether or not to leave the
> camera and film behind in the hotel on that day's outing.  Usually I
> don't bring the 4x5 unless my wife is driving because I haven't
> figured out a guaranteed way to get sheet film through airport
> security without going through the x-ray machine or having the film
> box opened.
> 
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