Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted Grant Photography Limited 1817 Feltham Road Victoria BC V8N 2A4 250-477-2156 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jgovindaraj@eth.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 9:58 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Hand Baggage - Three Questions > David, > I have only checked in locked cases in travels around Asia & Europe in > the recent past, including a trip to France and UK last month. > Cheers > Jayanand Govindaraj > Chennai, India > > David Young wrote: > >> All: >> >> I've been fortunate enough to have travelled widely. Always, I've taken >> my cameras as hand (cabin) baggage. >> >> Now, as you've likely all heard, in the UK cabin luggage has been >> severely limited, and cameras (among many other things) are no longer >> allowed and must be handled as checked baggage. While many hope that >> this is a temporary measure, this morning's press reports from the UK >> indicate (according to at least one government spokesman) these changes >> may well become permanent. >> >> Personally, I am pleased that the Brits appear to have foiled the plot, >> and have no problems with the enhanced security or even longer airport >> waits, for I'd rather have the inconvenience and arrive alive. >> >> However, it brings up a problem with cameras and the LHSA convention, >> next month in Wetzlar/Solms. Naturally, I'd planned to take my Leicas. >> Now, of course, they must now travel as checked luggage - something I >> have always avoided. >> >> Worse, the airlines are saying that they cannot be responsible for [a] >> loss nor [b] damage, if fragile/valuable items are in checked baggage, >> and suggest we all confirm with our insurance agencies that we will be >> covered. (This from the British Airways website, this AM.) >> >> I'm now thinking of buying an inexpensive piece of rolling luggage >> (probably carry on size), filling it with firm foam and carefully packing >> the gear. Has anyone here had experience with this sort of thing? Any >> success? (I know Ted had a bad experience with the US-TSA, but this trip >> is Vancouver-Heathrow-Paris, returning from Heathrow. >> >> As an alternative, I was given (lucky me!) a Pelican look-alike case >> (approx 21x 14.5x 10 in. or 54x 37x 25.5 cm) that is older, well used, >> but in superb mechanical condition. Again, I'd fill it with foam and >> custom cut around it. There are, three problems with it. >> >> First of all, it's heavy ... 11 pounds or 5 kilos - and that's before we >> add foam or gear! >> >> Secondly, I'll have to remove the large decal which reads "SEISMIC*STAR >> DETONATORS - Class 'A' Dinosaur Hunters (Austin Powder Co.)" !!! >> >> Thirdly, because it has, in past, been used to carry explosives, it may >> still test positive for nitrates at the airport. Does anyone here have a >> sure fire process to eliminate all nitrate residue from an all plastic >> case? >> >> Last question: >> >> In the USA, baggage is not to be locked, as the TSA want to be able to >> open it for inspection. However, I have been unable to determine if >> locked luggage is still permissible overseas. Obviously, a locked case >> is more secure from theft... you only have to worry about losing the >> entire case! Does anyone know which, if any, locks are presently >> allowed, outside the USA? >> >> Any thoughts or experiences in this area will be greatly appreciated. >> >> Cheers! >> --- >> >> David Young, >> Logan Lake, CANADA >> >> Limited Edition Prints at: http://www.telyt.com/ >> Personal Web-site at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.10.9/416 - Release Date: 10/08/2006 > >