Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> >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. > > Hi Jacques, Airport security in the U.S. is a joke...and a bad joke at that. Your experience is typical. The other thing they do is take a lens out of your bag, remove the front lens cap, hold it up to the light to look through it, replace the cap and place it back in your bag. The problem with this is that they don't remove the REAR lens cap. Two weeks ago at O'hare in Chicago I had this idiot open 125 film cans one at a time and look inside. I was going to ask him what he was looking for, but I didn't. He only openned the black cans. I have another 100 or so semi transparent cans with colored paper incerst in them that he didn't look at. He was also not interested in the film in up opened boxes. Next time you see these people in action just remember that you are paying for this CHARADE with part of the cost of your airline ticket. Regards, Bill ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com