There's a tip that you all should know before you fly to France. I can not stress this enough. You are most likely to be spending several thousand dollars on your trip. Invest $200 or more on a good digital camera. Why? I run a photo lab and can tell you that I have seen a lot of photos taken in Europe from film that come out darker & grainier than they should be, because they went through an airport Xray. With a digital camera, you can take thousands of pictures (the memory cards these day are very cheap) the photos won't get ruin by the airports. The folks at the airport will tell you film does not get ruined. THEY LIE! You do not want to arrive back home with dark & murky photos of your most treasured vacation. I guarantee you that if you spend $200 or more on a digital camera, you will get fantastic memories of your trip. PLEASE don't use film.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
A Photo Tip To Travelers
There's a tip that you all should know before you fly to France. I can not stress this enough. You are most likely to be spending several thousand dollars on your trip. Invest $200 or more on a good digital camera. Why? I run a photo lab and can tell you that I have seen a lot of photos taken in Europe from film that come out darker & grainier than they should be, because they went through an airport Xray. With a digital camera, you can take thousands of pictures (the memory cards these day are very cheap) the photos won't get ruin by the airports. The folks at the airport will tell you film does not get ruined. THEY LIE! You do not want to arrive back home with dark & murky photos of your most treasured vacation. I guarantee you that if you spend $200 or more on a digital camera, you will get fantastic memories of your trip. PLEASE don't use film.
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Thanks for your photo tip. Will try it with my new camera got from RadioShack.
ReplyDeleteYou're right Roy. The last trip to France I took a "lead bag" to store my film to prevent the darkening effect that you describe. Great advice. Digital is really the way to go. It's hard to go back to film. My last trips to Central America it was all digital and the results FABULOUS! Keep up the great work. I'm enjoying your site immensely. Ciao for now.
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