[LargeFormat] Large Format in Rome, Italy

[Clive Warren]

At 18:33 03/03/02 -0700, Marco Milazzo wrote:
>Don't work -- have fun!  Bring a small camera for collecting memories, relax
>and enjoy your time in Rome.
>
>Lugging heavy camera gear around, worying that it might be stolen, isn't
>fun -- and you can't dance or run fast with it.  So you miss a couple of
>potentially good shots -- no problem.  Good memories are better than good
>pictures.
>
>Buon Viaggio!
>Marco di Texas

Marco - do I detect a slight Italian influence?......

Part of the trip will be work anyway, otherwise I would not be going.  As 
it will be a fairly short trip then it seems to make more sense to try and 
take a couple of meaningful photos.  There are already great memories of 
previous visits in smaller formats lurking somewhere in the filing system 
(well boxes actually) that contains all the 35mm stuff.

The deciding factor in taking the 4x5 LF kit over is not so much the 
weight, rather the potential problems from inspections of film holders 
coming back from Rome.  This wasn't so much of a problem in the past, 
however security has been tightened up a lot since the end of last year. 
There will not be time to get the film developed before returning.  Was 
thinking about buying some Fuji film in Rome and taking some Ilford B&W.

Maybe planning to dance is a better idea :-)

Cheers,
            Clive