Edwin Barkdoll Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 I just went through TSA twice in the past 2 weeks - once with TSA precheck, once without. I traveled with 3 cameras, 4 lenses, 4 chargers and associated batteries and cables, a disassembled tripod, 3 miniheads, a regular head, 3 headlamps, a handheld flashlight and an iPad. I was expecting to have to unpack everything since the whole thing must have looked like a confusing mass of metal and wires jumbled together. I breezed through without a hiccup even with an photo ID of me clean shaven which looks nothing like me now. Go figure. Test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Lucky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Keefer Posted November 16, 2017 Author Share Posted November 16, 2017 I got my TSA PreCheck, it is more convenient but I still occasionally have my bag opened and looked through and computer swabbed and I have been flying two times a week for the last five months. So even PreCheck is no guarantee of a free pass, but as a frequent flyer, it was worth the $85. Not a big deal, just how it is today. The TSA isn't the big deal, it is those seats designed for 14-year-old Japanese boys that they cram us into, in every seat past row 5. And the constant "this flight is fully booked and we are running out of overhead baggage space and we want to check your bag. Try to get into boarding group 3 or 4 so you can get your bag in. I don't want to hand my carry on bag over with several thousand dollars of camera gear in it. So I have my camera and big lens in smaller camera bag cases in case I am forced to check the bag and will keep these with me. Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph_iannazzone Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 I have TSA PreCheck and have yet to be subjected to a hand inspection of my camera gear. As for gate checking luggage, I limit my camera bag to one that will fit under the seat in front of me. My wife says I am a little bit compulsive. I take a tape measure with my when buying luggage to make sure it fits airline carry-on requirements. Some manufacturers do not include wheels and handles in their published dimensions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violaran Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 My recent experience (4 flights during the past 3 weeks, just returned home yesterday): Lens stayed on camera, but extra lens (I only carried one and it's bubble wrapped) must be put in bin as well. Agents in the US and Europe handled my equipment with utmost gentleness, with both hands and one item at a time. Not one person looked through the viewfinder. The reason they touched my camera and extra lens was to rearrange them in the bin the correct way (I had BR strap on camera.) My filters stayed inside the bag, and no one asked me to peal the bubble wrap off the extra lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_hutcherson Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 (edited) I've been through two TSA checkpoints in the last ~36 hours and had my D800 with a 24-85 in my carry-on. I did not have any additional lenses or other "stuff' including speedlights, batteries or chargers(strictly business, so I just had the camera along in case I had some free time). At the first, I just pulled it out and put on the conveyor in the same bin as my wallet, watch, etc. with no comment either way. At the second, I specifically asked "Does my camera need to come out" and was told "Anything larger than a cell phone has to come out." Of course. policies can vary airport to airport so don't take this as gospel-just a couple of recent experiences. Edited December 5, 2017 by ben_hutcherson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcstep Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Going through TSA Pre, it hasn't happened to me yet, in four domestic trips since this thread started. Coming in from Canada, the Canadians did have me pull out cameras and lenses and run them through in their own bin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opticman Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 When I went through security in early October, they were hollering about pulling out all electronics larger than a cell phone. Since my cameras I had with me were all pre-electronic (1890s-1950s), I left them in the bag. They made me pull them out and run them through the scanners separately. When I pointed out they were antique cameras and had no electronics whatsoever, they said they still had to come out because "the bags block the view through them." TSA is an insult to the intelligence of all people. Handmade silver gelatin prints at: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Pictoriographica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen_h Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 I suspect that anything big enough to fill with explosive, and make a bomb out of. If I have film cameras, I usually let them go through the x-ray, but ask for rolls not loaded to be hand inspected. TSA is pretty good about doing that. Other countries usually won't do it. -- glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Ingold Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 I've always wanted to spend some Sunday in the courthouse, passing various objects through the Xray machine, and see what they look like in an Xray. Do that, and you may get a few opportunities to repeat your performance ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradleycloven Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Try flying to Mongolia through Korea with film. The 20-somethings in Korea with limited English have no idea what these little cannisters are, or why you are so adamant about them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaTango Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Try flying to Mongolia through Korea with film. The 20-somethings in Korea with limited English have no idea what these little cannisters are, or why you are so adamant about them. I will remember that the next time I have a hankering to visit Mongolia... "I See Things..." The FotoFora Community Experience [Link] A new community for creative photographers. Come join us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moving On Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Volume generally runs counter to quality...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke_visconti Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 We greeted it with an afternoon of music at City Hall. What's your point? They’re always worried about being treated the way they treat others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanKlein Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 I'm glad I've given up traveling with lots of camera equipment and just take my 1" P&S. 1 Flickr gallery: https://www.flickr.com/photos/alanklein2000/albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen_h Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 I have not had any problems asking TSA not to x-ray my film. I mostly let cameras go through, and haven't had any problem with that. -- glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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