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04/28/2008 01:49:38 PM · #1 |
Hey All,
I'm traveling to Europe next summer (2009) and I am being restricted to one piece of check luggage and one carry-on. This is a two week trip so I will need to have my clothing and other personal supplies in my checked bag. I need a new backpack to carry my camera gear in that is small enough to be utilized as carry-on luggage but large enough to get my gear in - two bodies, a 70-200 lens, a 28-70 lense, a 17-35 lense, a flash, 2 extension tubes. Does anyone have any suggestions on an appropriate backpack?
I would also like to get a new tripod for the trip. It would have to be small enough to fit in my checked luggage and I would like it to be fairly light as well since I will be lugging it from Italy to Great Brittan.
Any insights and suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
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04/28/2008 02:18:49 PM · #2 |
I've got a Tamrac Expedition x7 which I just bought and I think it's great...
I also have This Tripod which I also like alot... both should be travel worhty |
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04/28/2008 02:22:51 PM · #3 |
Mike, Britain (not Brittan). You will have fun there. But your money is not worth a **** at the current exchange rate. You must be a rich guy.
I use a Pelican hard case to carry my gear to the UK and pack a soft bag in my checked in luggage to use while I am there. I like Tenba's ShootOut backpacks. Tamrac might be cheaper though. Depends where you're flying from as to whether a large pack will fit in the overhead or not. The Pelican cases are adaptable according to how much foam one removes...
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04/28/2008 03:19:55 PM · #4 |
The Lowepro Mini Trekker would be large enough for the gear you list. The outside pocket is large enough to pack a few other things you may need on the plane or in the event your checked luggage goes missing for a while.
The tripod may be an issue with carry-on. Check with the airport authority for all airports you intend to travel through to determine if you need to put it in your checked luggage. |
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04/29/2008 06:55:32 AM · #5 |
Recently I travelled Australia-Singapore-Thailand and back on flights where my baggage allowance was one cabin and one checked bag. Despite this, I was able to take my Manfrotto tripod in its own bag (tripod bag, not attached to my camera bag), and carry it is cabin baggage. This wasn't considered to be a security problem, and I wasn't charged anything extra.
At Sydney Airport the check-in guy had to ring his supervisor to check whether it was ok for me to take the tripod bag on board. At the various airports in Singapore and Thailand, they seemed surprised that I even asked.
Personally, I reckon that the tripod I was carrying was a far deadlier weapon than a dinner knife or box cutter would be. But I guess most security stuff is about appearing to be secure, not about actually being secure.
My carry-on was a Lowepro Rover AW II btw, but I'm not sure it would be the best choice if you were trying to carry two bodies. The Lowepro site and printed catalogue clearly identify which bags meet the carry-on size rules.
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04/29/2008 09:10:44 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by paddles:
Recently I travelled Australia-Singapore-Thailand and back on flights where my baggage allowance was one cabin and one checked bag. Despite this, I was able to take my Manfrotto tripod in its own bag (tripod bag, not attached to my camera bag), and carry it is cabin baggage. This wasn't considered to be a security problem, and I wasn't charged anything extra.
At Sydney Airport the check-in guy had to ring his supervisor to check whether it was ok for me to take the tripod bag on board. At the various airports in Singapore and Thailand, they seemed surprised that I even asked.
Personally, I reckon that the tripod I was carrying was a far deadlier weapon than a dinner knife or box cutter would be. But I guess most security stuff is about appearing to be secure, not about actually being secure.
My carry-on was a Lowepro Rover AW II btw, but I'm not sure it would be the best choice if you were trying to carry two bodies. The Lowepro site and printed catalogue clearly identify which bags meet the carry-on size rules. |
When your travel includes a change of planes, would you risk having your tripod confiscated because the next airport doesn't allow it as carryon?
Good to hear you didn't have this problem but I think this is always something to consider.
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04/29/2008 09:57:50 AM · #7 |
Check this maybe it will help you to choose the right option.
Message edited by author 2008-04-29 09:58:03. |
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