The Transportation Security Administration has not yet updated its web site today. I heard on a news report, though, that electronic devices are not allowed in carry-on bags on flights from the U.S. to and from any location in Europe, or with connections anywhere in Europe -- not just England.
According to some reports, the would-be bombers were going to trigger the liquid explosives from the flash units of disposable cameras. So I think there is a good chance that cameras will be banned from carry-on bags to and from Europe. I am scheduled to leave for Italy on September 8. It is another conference that I must attend (and that someone else is paying for), but I had hoped to spend a couple of days before the conference in Venice. Naturally, photography would be a big part of those two days. So if I have to put my *ist D in my checked bag, can I still carry my lenses on board? Are the security employees sophisticated enough to understand that a lens is not, by itself, an electronic device? What to do? I could-- --just put the D in my checked bag and hope for the best. --Buy a cheap DL, K100, or K110 and take that instead. --Buy a case that is designed for shipping photo gear (but this would not prevent theft). --Wait until I am in Europe, contact the black market, and buy a camera newly stolen from someone's checked bag. For those of you who sometimes fly overseas, I am wondering how you plan to handle this problem. List members in Europe: Please let us know what you are hearing. Thanks, Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
