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Posted by Larry in AZ on 08/07/06 18:08
Waiving the right to remain silent, "Bill Farnsworth"
<bill.farnsworth@verizon.net> said:
> And THAT is why I will never ever send a camera as checked baggage.
> Whew..........
Way, way back around 1979-1980, I had a gig where I was traveling with
rented Hitachi SK-70 cameras for their owner. At the time, he rented
primarily to ABC for golf, baseball, and the program "Battle of the
Netowrk Stars," which shot back and forth between Malibu, California and
Freeport, Bahamas.
My job was to get the camera to the gigs, help set it up, and quickly
train the VCO, or in some cases, do the shading myself.
A single SK-70, complete with all studio pieces, tripod, head, etc.,
filled five to seven cases. If it were two cameras, I'd have a small van
full of stuff...
I would haul it all, plus my own stuff to the airports, hand the Sky Cap
on the curb $50-$100 in cash, and rest assured that it would all get on
the plane. We avoided separate shipping problems, excess baggage charges,
etc. The Sky Caps would get anything past the ticket counters and on an
airplane for that kind of cash.
Probably won't work these days...
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Larry Jandro
Video Engineering & Equipment Rentals
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
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