I carry my gear on commercial airplanes in a Lightware multiformat MF1420 case (22/16/8). It's fabric, so it doesn't look heavy, even though it may be filled with 20+ lbs of equipment. It fits without any problems in American Airlines and Quantas carry-on sizers. I usually stuff it with an EOS body, 70-200mm, a medium format body, and 3 other lenses + filters/lightmeter.
I pack the backpack in my suitcase, and re-arrange the gear when I get to my destination. If you don't make a big deal of having camera equipment in it, and you don't make it obvious that it's over 10lbs or so, the person at the ticket counter is unlikely to make you weigh it. For safety, put it under the seat in front of you, not in an overhead bin. Keep zip-ties with you on hand just in case they do make you check it, so that you can secure the zippers to prevent the bag from accidently opening during transport. It hasn't happened to me yet, but it could, so you need to be prepared. If the flight is full, airline personnel will sometimes ask you, as you are boarding, to check large pieces of carry-on at the gate. When you get off the plane, they give it back to you at the gate... no baggage handlers involved. :-) -Roger * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
