Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2024/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'd like to mention that over the years I have seen photographs taken by Duane Birkey in a very large number of distant places, so he obviously travels far and wide with camera gear. He speaks from experience. On 2024-03-26 18:23, Duane Birkey via LUG wrote: > The only photo gear I will ever put in checked luggage is a tripod... > or a light stand... Having watched how suitcases are handled and > looking at the wear and tear inflicted on my checked luggage on every > trip... there is no way I would put any gear in a suitcase or checked > bag. > > I usually use a Domke satchel full of my primary gear that goes under > my seat as a personal item.... and a roller/spinner carryon filled > with spare gear/extra batteries/ chargers, my laptop and a couple sets > of clothes/padding. My carryon bag usually pushes 30+ pounds... When > I am working my whole kit is typically 2 or 3 bodies, 6 or 7 lenses, > two flashes, and audio recorder/mics/cables... I don't take that much > gear on vacation.... > > If packing camera gear into two bags, I do recommend packing things so > that you have everything you need together in each bag, charger, extra > batteries/ cards, lenses etc... so if you were to lose one bag.... > you have enough gear in the other bag for your trip... > > If you are taking more gear than what fits in a camera bag and a > carryon... you are taking way too much gear... > > I don't carry liquids in my carryon, and I rarely ever have any issues > going through security even with all my gear... and I when I do have > issues it is when I'm entering some countries that are not fond of > people bringing in that amount of gear... I tell them that I always > carry extra gear in case I am held up and my whole bag gets stolen.... > they usually say something like oh no, you won't have to worry about > that here... and then they let me through.... > > The only time I do have trouble in security is when I travel with a > Leica table tripod and the large ball head.... I've learned to > separate those two items as together it looks too much like a > gun/silencer... I've lost track of how many times I have been flagged > for those... whether in carryon or checked luggage... ( I stopped > putting it in checked luggage) > > Either way... I have had no problems traveling with lots of photo gear > in my carryons... a laptop-size shoulder bag and a regulation size > spinner carryon doesn't attract much attention.... > > Duane > > > > Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information