On Wed, Jan 03, 2007 at 06:01:12PM -0500, Mark Roberts wrote: > ...or perhaps it should be "What's the skinny on camera gear and air > travel this week?" > > I'm flying (within the U.S.) next week and would like to know about > carrying on camera gear. Any new issues? As long as my camera and > lenses aren't made of more than 4 ounces of liquid will I be OK?
Within the US, if you are a working photographer, you are entitled to a camera bag in addition to the normal carry-on allowance. You are also entitled to have any film (whatever that is :-) hand inspected. Note that although you are entitled to these privileges, you are quite likely to run into TSA employees who aren't aware of this. In that case just (politely) ask to see the supervisor. I'd recommend allowing extra time, though - exception processing can be slow. Missing your flight while arguing about what you are allowed to carry in the cabin isn't really a good tradeoff. Personally I like to use a Pelican 1510 as a carryon camera case. It's sturdy enough to protect my cameras should I be forced to check them (although that's never happened yet). The larger 1620 has made several air trips in the cargo hold. It's beginning to look a little worse for wear by now, but the contents have always come through unscathed. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
