haris Posted June 7, 2008 Share #1 Posted June 7, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello, On another forum was discussion about restriction when travelling into Turkey. It is said it is allowed to get into country one camera and 5 rolls of film (and there is link to Turkish embassy in UK where those restrictions are really written). Even if nobody had problems when getting into Turkey, as one participant in discussion said, if someone wants to make you problems, he or she can start to implement regulation which they usually don't implement. As I will visit Egypt in Septmeber, 7 days, if anyone knows what is situation with Egypt about that issue, and any other photography advice will be highly appreciated. I am concerned as I plan to carry 2 SLR-s (one for b/w and one for colour, 2 lenses - zoom and one fixed lens, tripod (Slik 500DX pro), and maybe flash. I plan to carry about 20 rolls of film (10 or 15 rolls of b/w, rest colour negative - I don't work with slide, never had chance to try it as I should). Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stuny Posted June 7, 2008 Share #2 Posted June 7, 2008 Haris - I haven't been to Egypt since 2000, but at that time I had no trouble bringing in 2 R8s, several lenses, and 60 rolls of film (evidence is on our site). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest noah_addis Posted June 8, 2008 Share #3 Posted June 8, 2008 Ok, well I know you're going to Egypt and not Turkey, but for the record, the Turkish restrictions seem to not be enforced. I had no knowledge of the rules, but I recently flew to Istanbul from Amsterdam with 2 MPs, 1M6, five lenses and 150 rolls of Tri-x. Oh, and I also was carrying 60 rolls of 220 film for a friend who wanted to avoid the high cost of shipping the film there. I've heard similar stories about Mexico, which also has a film restriction on the books (12 rolls I think) but I know people who have taken in much more. I doubt you'll have a problem. I always remove my film from the boxes and also from the canisters, and place it in large clear ziploc bags for easy hand inspection. A trick I learned is to wrap a small rubber band around each roll of film to protect the leader. If your film is not in original boxes, there will be less likelyhood that you will be suspected of bringing it into the country for resale. Have a great trip! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
storybrown Posted June 8, 2008 Share #4 Posted June 8, 2008 noah_addis is right - if the film is not in its as-new box, I've never known either Turkish or Egyptian border or customs people to pay any attention (except once, when a Turkish security inspector wanted some of the boxes opened to peer into). I have no first hand experience with concern about in-box film, either, but I've heard of it. Until the thread about Turkish regulations, I had not even known there were any regulations. However, I should note that, except for one occasion many years ago (Egypt), I have usually carried 20 rolls or less, or even 10 or less. My next Turkey trip (Monday - for two weeks), will be mostly digital, as an experiment, but still with at least a half-dozen rolls of film. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted June 8, 2008 Share #5 Posted June 8, 2008 Haris - I too wouold always carry the film exactly as Noah decribes and highly recommend it, though I no longer carry film since I now just shoot digital. Ging into one country (I do't recall which) a customs agent shook me down for two rolls of film, though he was disappointed that all I had was ISO 100 for underwater, and ISO400 for land. He wanted ISO200. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haris Posted June 8, 2008 Author Share #6 Posted June 8, 2008 Thank you all. Noah_addis, you are right. On forum I mentioned, it is also said nobody had problems when going into Turkey, even if people carriyng tenths or hundreds of rolls. But, if it is written somewhere, one can never know when someone will decide to force that regulation on him/her, if nothing just for example I am afraid I am pessimist untill proven I was wrong... And, luckilly, I am often wrong Oh, if anyone is interested, Turkish regulation can be read here: Turkish Embassy.org - Republic of Turkey Thank you all again, enjoy life, Haris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest noah_addis Posted June 9, 2008 Share #7 Posted June 9, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Haris, I was actually a bit embarassed when I read your original post. I *thought* I checked up on any restrictions that might exist before my trip, but obviously I missed Turkey's rules somehow. Had I known about the rules, I might have brought the M8 instead, which in hindsight I wish I had done anyway. You're totally right, you never know which rules will be enforced and when, or how much you'll be shaken down for if you get caught. I generally prefer to respect the rules...at least when it comes to the rules of foreign governments. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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