Bringing Cameras to Myanmar
Replies: 14 - Last Post: Dec 5, 2012 1:55 AM Last Post By: Herbie47
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Bringing Cameras to Myanmar
Hi All,I am leaving at the beginning of January on a 6 month trip throughout SEA. I will be in Myanmar around April, and am wondering about bringing camera gear to Myanmar. I will have my Nikon D600 with an 28-85mm, 70-300mm , and a Nikon 50mm . I am not a professional photographer, but my gear is bordering on Pro gear. Would this be a problem taking that much gear? I will also have a laptop, and 2 hard drives as well.
I searched the forum for this topic, but the last post I found was from 2008, and from what I understand Myanmar has changed quite a bit since then.
Thanks in advanced,
B
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You did not search good enough: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=2278452I have been there with more gear in 1984 and just a month ago, no problems. I did see someone at Swedagon with a photo permit* hanging from his DSLR (500 Kyats or so), so maybe you just have the camera in the bag when passing the ticket counter, to save 50 cents...
*) required for "pro gear".
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Just came back. Had a Canon 7D, a 70-210/f2.8, a 100-400, a 10-18, a 50, and a 24-70 plus 2 flashes and assorted other gear, nobody batted an eyelid.As for the camera fees: I always paid; I spent considerable money on the trip and wasn't going to sweat a few Dollars. But I did notice that the local photographers made damn sure that everyone paid the fee. I had lost the sticker in Mandalay and a couple of guys were on me in a flash. As I kept the receipt I was OK though.
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Exactly gelfball. But then there are a few cheapskates on TT. Recent post asked how to get into Angkor Wat for free and I remember the classic were a poster provided the advice of going into banks in Thailand to fill up the water bottle without paying.
