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Egypt
Travel Essentials: Photography
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Photography
Photography or camera fees are applicable at most
sights and museums; your guide can give you details
of the latest charges.
We recommend that you bring all your own equipment
and plenty of film with you into the country. We
would recommend that high speed films (ISO 400) for
night time photography such as the Sound and Light
Shows, temple interiors and tombs where you are not
allowed to use a flash. For outdoor light
conditions, lower speeds are more suitable. The best
time for photography is either early morning or late
afternoon. At midday there is an enormous amount of
reflective light so a light meter and filter is
useful as well as a telephoto lens, minimum size of
120mm is recommended. Remember to take a spare set
of batteries for your camera and a dust cover or
polythene bag to help protect your camera and lenses
from Egypt's fine dust. A flash is useful, although
you will find restrictions in certain places.
If you are taking photographs of local people,
always ask their permission beforehand. Your guide
can assist you in this.
Photographic Restrictions
All video equipment must be registered with customs
upon arrival at Cairo International Airport. There
are a variety of rules governing photography of
different sites and monuments in Egypt. At all open,
outdoor historic areas, photography is unrestricted,
such as outside the Pyramids and the temples at
Luxor and Aswan. In some areas a ticket must be
purchased to use cameras and video equipment
(EL10-100 approx), and tripods and flashes are
seldom allowed in those museums that do permit
photography. At some museums and tombs you will be
asked to leave your equipment in the care of the
door custodian - your guide will advise you. These
restrictions are truly in the interest of
preservation of these fragile sites, and we request
your co-operation. Postcards and slides are
available at most sites. Signs are usually posted in
restricted areas but if in doubt, ask your guide
rather than risk confiscation of your film.
You are strongly advised not to photograph airports,
military installations, strategic sites, docks,
dams, bridges, police or soldiers
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