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10/10/2006 01:46:54 PM · #1 |
I normally travel 80% for my job but over the past two or three months, I've had the luxury of working from home. However, I'm to be back on the road again (in the air, actually). My upcoming travels are domestic (Los Angeles/Orange Co. to Chicago, New York, etc.)
Seeing that I haven't traveled since the whole "liquid in the bottle" airplane restrictions came about, I was wondering what are the most recent experiences with traveling with DSLRs and lenses? Has anything changed with that? Can we still carry them on board? When equipment is spotted, will I need to have a "full body cavity" search? :-(
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10/10/2006 01:52:39 PM · #2 |
I heard about a man who put his camera gear in a gun case and declared it as a weapon (because he had a starter pistol in it too), so they were less likely to lose it. Might be a decent idea if you can't fit your gear into the carry-on compartment, but you get put on some kind of list I'm sure...
I don't think they'll mind if you carry it onboard, though, as long as it fits and you don't try to take pictures of the cabin or something (actually, I wouldn't dare take it out at all, for fear of a crazy vigilante passenger assuming I was a terrorist, since all terrorists are obviously photographers and vice versa, and beating me up)
Does anyone know whether it's still safe to bring film in the carry-on, though? Will the x-rays ruin it if they scan it? |
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10/10/2006 01:52:56 PM · #3 |
| i recently went to london .. i had my slr and lenses ... they let me through |
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10/10/2006 01:55:05 PM · #4 |
I was wandering around DIA on Thursday with my camera and no one so much as batted an eyelash at me. If they're suspicious while going through security, they'll have you unpack it and they'll run a special explosive residue detecting cloth over everything before giving you the go ahead (which happened to me last year while going through Madison). I haven't heard of anyone having any trouble, and there was even a similar thread on the subject a week or two ago. Keep in mind though that any cleaning fluids are better off packed in luggage.
Message edited by author 2006-10-10 13:57:19.
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10/10/2006 01:56:36 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by MadMan2k:
I heard about a man who put his camera gear in a gun case and declared it as a weapon (because he had a starter pistol in it too), so they were less likely to lose it. Might be a decent idea if you can't fit your gear into the carry-on compartment, but you get put on some kind of list I'm sure...
I don't think they'll mind if you carry it onboard, though, as long as it fits and you don't try to take pictures of the cabin or something (actually, I wouldn't dare take it out at all, for fear of a crazy vigilante passenger assuming I was a terrorist, since all terrorists are obviously photographers and vice versa, and beating me up)
Does anyone know whether it's still safe to bring film in the carry-on, though? Will the x-rays ruin it if they scan it? |
Feel free to carry film on, but yeah, there are all sorts of "this machine probably will ruin your film" messages at security checkpoints. It's better off in the luggage.
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10/10/2006 01:56:38 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by MadMan2k:
Does anyone know whether it's still safe to bring film in the carry-on, though? Will the x-rays ruin it if they scan it? |
The X-ray machine will fog the film, expesially if it is high speed and multiple passes are done. Best is to buy film at your destination and have it developed before you leave.
Fixed the quotation syntax...
Message edited by author 2006-10-10 13:57:12. |
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10/10/2006 02:01:01 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by lesgainous:
I normally travel 80% for my job but over the past two or three months, I've had the luxury of working from home. However, I'm to be back on the road again (in the air, actually). My upcoming travels are domestic (Los Angeles/Orange Co. to Chicago, New York, etc.)
Seeing that I haven't traveled since the whole "liquid in the bottle" airplane restrictions came about, I was wondering what are the most recent experiences with traveling with DSLRs and lenses? Has anything changed with that? Can we still carry them on board? When equipment is spotted, will I need to have a "full body cavity" search? :-( |
I have travelled a lot back and forth from Canada and the US (3 times sonce the liquid bullhonkey), and I have had no problem at all bring aboard any electronics, cameras and laptop in particular. |
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10/10/2006 02:02:48 PM · #8 |
I went to NY in August and didn't have any trouble carrying my SLR and gear onboard. It was in a Lowepro Stealth Reporter bag (fits under the seat in front of you). The handle of my tripod did raise an eyebrow or two. In the x-ray machine, it could be mistaken for a screwdriver..which, as far as I know, still isn't allowed onboard.
MadMad - As far as I know, there hasn't been a single case of cards, camera, etc being ruined by x-rays. However, once you take your precious shots, I would either upload them to a laptop (which I also take with me) or ask them to 'hand-check' them.
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10/10/2006 02:03:37 PM · #9 |
I once had a roll of 800ASA film, undeveloped, that I ws carrying back home. I gave it to the security dude who checked it manually. However, while I had the presence of mind to remember to give it to them for a manual check, I managed to forget to take it from the guy as it wasn't sitting in the tray with the rest of the stuff from my pockets...
It was a nice vacation... *sigh*
Never again! |
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10/10/2006 02:31:16 PM · #10 |
The best place for film, if you are carrying it and not getting it hand checked at each X-ray station, on is in one of those lead-lined bags sold for just that purpose.
When I have traveled by air for location shoots, we took all of the film for the shoot out of the little plastic containers, put it in larger tupperware containers, sorted by emulsion and marked with notes for that emulsion batch and then packed all of those into small coolers. The coolers were marked "Film - Do NOT X-Ray" and "Hand Inspect ONLY!"
Keep in mind, this was all pre-9/11 and that it is unlikely that you'll be travelling with 500 or so rolls of film. |
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10/10/2006 02:50:07 PM · #11 |
| Yeah, I'll maybe have 5-10 rolls or so, it'd fit in one tupperware thing. I won't still be shooting digital when we go if I can find someone to buy my XT, plus I don't have a laptop. |
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10/10/2006 08:53:39 PM · #12 |
| I've heard that the airport X-Ray machines can increase the X-Ray power to go through opaque objects. Putting film in the bag just means that the rest of your stuff will get a bigger dose of X-Rays. |
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10/10/2006 09:08:49 PM · #13 |
In early September I flew Boston-Florida and Providence-Oregon in the space of a week or so, carried on camera bag both times, they never even opened it, just x-rayed it.
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10/10/2006 09:26:45 PM · #14 |
I flew back back from Oz a bit over a month ago (in the middle of the liquid rubbish) and had issues with the "security" (otherwise known as room temp IQ) people. I didn't have issues once I was domestic within the US.
Before I fly again, I will get a pelican case, so if push came to shove they can put it underneath without any danger - apart from the theft anyway :-/ |
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10/10/2006 09:47:14 PM · #15 |
Hi
I have travelled back and forth to London 3 times since August 10th. Each time I have carried my DSLR and lenses on board (I have a small Lowepro backpack and not too much equipment). However, there are very serious restrictions on the size of the bags you can carry on. (Only on the London to USA leg - US to London is OK). If your bag is small enough then you are ok. If your bag doesn't fit into the test rack, then they will most definitely make you check the bag. They are pretty strict on this one.
I have also flown domestically a couple of times since that date and not had a problem.
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10/10/2006 10:07:55 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by hankk:
I've heard that the airport X-Ray machines can increase the X-Ray power to go through opaque objects. Putting film in the bag just means that the rest of your stuff will get a bigger dose of X-Rays. |
They pretty much have a fixed power. If they can't ID what they're looking at, they'll ask to open your bag to manually inspect it. If you have film, all you have to do is hand it to them and request that it be hand inspected. |
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