Glad I live in California, so much Natural Beauty here I don't have to think about commercially flying anywhere. And if I get bored with the Mojave or Yosemite I can drive my own car to Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, or as far as Utah and not miss much. I'm not much on photographing cliche's much anyway. So my idea of travel photography is still a bit abstract.

Good luck with the TSA and foreign security.

You said, "Surprised that American friends on here think ..." I don't recall anyone here stating they "think" that the individual who perpetrated the terrorist attack in Sweden was planning on jumping on a plane to come attack America. The concern seems to be that some here think it a possibility that those who control what can be carried into the cabin of an international flight may think that terrorist may use alternate routes to get to the US. This could result in additional restrictions on what can be carried onto a commercial aircraft. The question was about alternatives for having access to photographic gear when traveling internationally, if such restrictions should occur. There were some good suggestions from forum members, such as ship ahead, rent gear at the destination, take a boat, pack the gear in a secure case and check it, etc.

Your response to what was a simple, and reasonable question appears to me to be a sly attempt to impute a nefarious motive to the original questioner and some of those who responded to the question.

It makes me question why you are on the forum. I, for one, plan to just ignore any further postings you make.

In light of Stockholm, I suspect it will only be a matter of time when more flights to the US will prohibit more than a cell phone in the cabin of the airplane, hence requiring DSLRs to be tossed below in with luggage. And I thank other UHH members for telling me about toss-safe cases, but many International flights require two, three, or four transfers, and there exist the problem. To which I have a new challenge for my fellow UHH members.

Suppose I cannot take my DSLR to and return from the Baltic region. I plan to travel there only once, and that includes the Hermitage Museum. Does there exist an ultra thin camera that could capture an image good enough to become a 60x48" wrapped canvas? I have such an image on the wall, image from Florence, Italy. I want to do it again from St. Petersburg. My Canon 5DII would do that well, again. BUT, we don't know what Summer 2017 will present to air travel.

So, suppose a DSLR cannot be used, do you all have an ultra-thin (and small) camera that you have used, that would take an amazing RAW image, yet be about the size of an iPhone?

Guys,

Tong in cheek comment on side, I'm concerned with the attack in Stockholm. Even here, on UHH, a fellow member mentioned that a terrorist need only travel to another city, to board a plane to the US. That departure city could be Rome, St. Petersburg, Barcelona, or Stockholm. I believe, and tell me if I'm the only one thinking this, but I believe that International travel to the United States could move to a point that all but smart-phone devices could be banned, banned for the passenger cabin, hence the overhead storage area. If this were to happen, then it would mean that all of us members here could not take our DSLR cameras/lenses on board planes for International travel. And after all, isn't photography a major reason why we look forward to International travel?

First, let me thank you for your information. Second, I was thinking that it is HIGHLY possible that such a restriction could be put into place AFTER we were to arrive in a European country. You've just clarified that possibility. Even though we won't be flying until June, I believe something could happen while "there", that would cause a new no-camera-in-the-cabin restriction once we arrived in that country, just as it did now for you.

Did you transfer many planes? And if so, did your 'checked' baggage (with camera) make it all the way home here in the US?

In light of Stockholm, I suspect it will only be a matter of time when more flights to the US will prohibit more than a cell phone in the cabin of the airplane, hence requiring DSLRs to be tossed below in with luggage. And I thank other UHH members for telling me about toss-safe cases, but many International flights require two, three, or four transfers, and there exist the problem. To which I have a new challenge for my fellow UHH members.

Suppose I cannot take my DSLR to and return from the Baltic region. I plan to travel there only once, and that includes the Hermitage Museum. Does there exist an ultra thin camera that could capture an image good enough to become a 60x48" wrapped canvas? I have such an image on the wall, image from Florence, Italy. I want to do it again from St. Petersburg. My Canon 5DII would do that well, again. BUT, we don't know what Summer 2017 will present to air travel.

So, suppose a DSLR cannot be used, do you all have an ultra-thin (and small) camera that you have used, that would take an amazing RAW image, yet be about the size of an iPhone?

Surprised that American friends on here think that a disaffected, semi-radical Swedish resident, unhappy at the idea of being deported from Sweden, might travel elsewhere so he could then fly to the US to attack it. Seems pretty unlikely. Not all people who drive trucks into shops are "terrorists" in the generally accepted (in the US) sense of the word. Certainly not all of them are intent on attacking the US. Vastly more attacks in the US are by Amercian citizens than by Muslims from Europe (i.e. none of those since 9/11). Let's keep some perspective.