Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My D2h that I had repaired the rubber(used a glue compound) myself still goes off when TSA swipes the camera with the explosive test. I've had to fill out all my info/flight info before they let me pass. Weird though I've always offered to turn on the camera and show them IT IS a camera and not once did they seem interested. My Nikon screwdriver set always passes, about the same size as a box cutter. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Manley" <images@comporium.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 10:44 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 battery airport adventure > At 12:12 PM 9/18/2007, you wrote: >>Brian, >> >>I went through a similar exercise in 1994 when I was leaving Germany at >>the Frankfurt Airport. I had taken my Amateur Radio with >>me. They did the X-ray thing, and then took me and the radio to another >>area where they performed a check on the radio for >>explosive content. My wife asked me where I had gone ahen I got back, as >>they would not tell her why I was taken away. Amazing! >>Not sure why I did not get the same treatment when I arrived... >> >>Gene > > > Something similar happened to me here in the Charlotte Airport, but it was > with Canon digital batteries. They finally made me go > back to check-in, get a box and check the batteries!! That hasn't > happened since and I've carried the same batteries through the > same checkpoints. Just depends what mood they're in :-( > > Tina > > Tina Manley > ASMP, NPPA, EP, PI > http://www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information