Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/12/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I suspect that it has to do not with total a/c load weight but with the weight that the overhead bins can accommodate. I don?t think the weight of passengers and their luggage is an important factor on most jet transports today. ?howard > On Dec28, 2018, at 2135, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote: > > did the same thing on a trip on British Air several years back. Made > sense to them, made absolutely no sense to me. > Frank Filippone > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Howard Ritter <hlritter at bex.net> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Fri, Dec 28, 2018 1:13 pm > Subject: Re: [Leica] Decisions! > > There?s the story of the photographer whose carry-on camera bag was a > couple of kg over the limit and he was told he had no alternative except > to reduce its weight. He opened the case, took out the camera body, > replaced the prime on the body with the heaviest zoom in the kit, put the > camera strap around his neck, and closed up the bag. It now weighed under > the limit and he was passed through, despite the fact that all he?d done > was to transfer some weight from the bag to his neck. In the waiting > lounge he probably put the gear back in the bag. > > So wear a couple of bodies and lenses as you board, then put them back in > the bag! > > Have a great trip, and we?re looking forward to your images! > > ?howard > >> On Dec28, 2018, at 1731, Tina Manley via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> >> wrote: >> >> LUG: >> >> I'm packing for my trip to Bangladesh. We are carrying only carry-on >> luggage - one suitcase of clothes (for Tom and me for 5 weeks) and one >> rolling camera bag of equipment. Part of the trip goes through Beijing >> and >> we travel on China East Airlines from Beijing to Bangkok. Everything on >> all of their sites says that any carry-on bag cannot weigh more than 10KG. >> Of course, my camera bag weighs much more. >> >> I'm taking the SL, 16-35, 24-90, 90-280, 50/1.4, and 90/2.0. I stuck in >> the M240 and MM with a 24 and 50 mm M lens. Those don't weigh anything. >> I've almost decided to leave the 50/1.4 and 90/2.0 at home. Those are the >> heavy ones that I am least likely to use. I will miss the low-light and >> beautiful depth of field of those two lenses, though. (I will have the M >> 50/1.4 for the M240 and MM) >> >> What do you think? We leave early Sunday morning. >> >> Tina >> >> >> -- >> Tina Manley >> www.tinamanley.com >> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com >> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley >> <http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information