Going to South Korea with my camera....

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So I am in the Merchant Navy and have just found out I will be joining my ship in South Korea, where does that leave me with flying in to South Korea with a hand luggage bag full of DSLR equipment? I know North Korea would cause an issue, but don't really know much about South Korea...

Anyone flown into South Korea with their gear?
 
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South Korea isn't a problem, it's a very open society with few restrictions. I've taken body and lenses in my hand luggage on many occasions.

Bob
 
Yep I live out here at the moment in Ulsan on the south coast.

I've had no worries here with photography and equipment. People here have DSLRs like people in the UK have point and shoots, they are everywhere. I never have any issues shooting away in most places. Koreans can be a little rude sometimes though and will happily wander in front of your shot if it means their shot will be better.

I've never had anyone stop me taking pics with my SLR, but I always try to be respectful with taking peoples' pictures or in temples/churches.

I actually find people want to take my picture or look at what I'm up to. I often wander about in my neighbourhood with a bag of kit and my tripod snapping night shots and can quite happily go where I please.

Korea is a great country, very interesting and you'll have a great time. Where will you be based?

I have a lot of shots from my 18 months so far here on my Flickr too, www.flickr.com/v15ben
 
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I will be flying in to Busan and joining the ship somewhere nearby. Not sure how long I will have to have a look around, but hopefully 2-3 days before I will be off. Korea is a common stop over though :)

Cheers all!
 
Plenty of good photo locations in Busan.
Gwangali Beach and the bridge there, Haeundae Beach is also good.
You can climb the small hill close to Jangsan subway station and have a great view over the city as well.
 
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