Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/12

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Subject: Re: Airport Security
From: Carl Socolow <csocolow@microserve.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 09:03:55 -0500
 
Jacques Bilinski wrote:
> 
> 
> I just thought I'd recount what happened to me going through airport
> security with my M6. I handed my camera to the attendant for a 'hand
> inspection' since it had film in it. In an efficient manner she then popped
> off the lens cap and looked through the viewfinder, and then handed me back
> the camera. It's good to know the travelling public is well protected from
> terorists who might hide explosives in their camera lenses.

I've had the same thing happen with my M2. My immediate thought was how
many Cuban cigars I could conceal in the camera body before they would
show through the rangefinder.

Carl S.