Asad, Was this in the US where you can't lock you luggage or somewhere else in the world where you can - and should?
I've had expensive items in checked luggage without problems, but we have a lock on every zip when we travel - the biggest lock we could find that would fit through the loops and all keyed alike so we only need one key. Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon Asad Masede wrote: > Whatever you do, *do not* put expensive items in the checked luggage, > unless you want to part with it. I've lost a camera and a cellphone on > two separate flights, once the entire bag vanished with my camera and a > bunch of lenses and flashes in it, and another my sister put my brand > new cellphone in her luggage, someone just took it out... > > So, ship it if you have to, but don't put your camera in the bag, what > good are lenses without a body? > > -Asad > > Joseph Tainter wrote: > >> 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 [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
