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Apr 9, 2017 20:44:11   #
RichardTaylor Loc: Sydney, Australia
 
rgrenaderphoto wrote:
Good idea. A Pelican case with lock shipped via Fed-X, set to arrive when you are home.


The problem, as I see it is not geting your camera gear to your destination, it is getting it back home to the USA. So why not take it with you as you would normally do and then securely ship it back home at the end of your vacation/travels.

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Apr 10, 2017 05:38:57   #
lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA
 
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.

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Apr 10, 2017 05:41:23   #
lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA
 
DaveO wrote:
Is there any chance of renting the same camera at your destination?


Renting on location sounds a lot like a solution to many travel photography issues.

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Apr 10, 2017 05:45:49   #
Gaddysmom
 
I said it before and I will say it again, I think you are borrowing trouble to worry about something that hasn't happened and, IMHO, is unlikely to happen. You can't get the image you want with gear the size of an iPhone. Plan to take the camera you prefer to use and which will give you the results you want. If the rules change, worry about it then.

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Apr 10, 2017 06:08:09   #
mikegreenwald Loc: Illinois
 
Why are we solving a problem that doesn't exist? If it develops (unlikely), we can look for a solution. Right now there are more than a few real problems to work on.

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Apr 10, 2017 06:23:05   #
sb Loc: Florida's East Coast
 
Probably the problem will not be on flights leaving the US. You should consider shipping your gear home from your destination country. That will solve the problem. Carry all your memory cards, of course!

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Apr 10, 2017 06:32:56   #
blackest Loc: Ireland
 
elliott937 wrote:
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?
In light of Stockholm, I suspect it will only be a... (show quote)


Surely the answer is not to fly direct to any of the affected countries, a lot of transatlantic flights land in shannon airport in Ireland for example transfer there for the rest of the world and avoid the UK and you will not be affected.

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Apr 10, 2017 06:46:31   #
tusketwedge Loc: Nova Scotia Canada
 
elliott937 wrote:
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?
In light of Stockholm, I suspect it will only be a... (show quote)


Is there any chance or renting camera gear where you are going?

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Apr 10, 2017 07:22:00   #
berchman Loc: South Central PA
 
elliott937 wrote:
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?
Guys, br br Tong in cheek comment on side, I'm co... (show quote)


You are referring to flights *coming* to the U.S., not departing from the U.S. So take your camera on board on the way to the Baltics and check it on the return home, making sure it's insured. That's what I will be doing when I come home from Istanbul on Turkish Airlines.

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Apr 10, 2017 07:23:55   #
billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
 
elliott937 wrote:
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?
In light of Stockholm, I suspect it will only be a... (show quote)


Suppose it rains the whole time you are gone, suppose your camera's are not transferred when they are in your luggage, suppose you are detained in a foreign country, suppose your batteries are lost or stolen, suppose your memory card fails, suppose your camera breaks down, suppose your passport is lost. Why not spend time dealing with facts instead of supposition’s . Make your calls to the airlines and have them reassure you that you CAN carry on your camera. I am sure the tourism industry in Europe does not want to have tourists upset about not being able to carry their camera's on board. You remind me of the cartoon character in the funnies that had a dark cloud over their head where ever they walked. CALL THE AIRLINES AND HAVE YOUR WORRIES TAKEN CARE OF, IT IS REALLY THAT EASY.

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Apr 10, 2017 07:34:24   #
berchman Loc: South Central PA
 
lamiaceae wrote:
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.



So driving around the Western U.S., you will see herds of wildebeest and elephants in their natural habitat; you'll see Indian Hindu temples and street life; you'll visit Christian monasteries carved into cliff sides like in Ethiopia, etc. You've got the right idea--save yourself from having to taste unusual food, save yourself from struggling with foreign languages, save yourself from encountering people with very different ideas about living.

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Apr 10, 2017 07:35:57   #
GregWCIL Loc: Illinois
 
elliott937 wrote:
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?
In light of Stockholm, I suspect it will only be a... (show quote)


The electronics restriction is due to a specific threat - unrelated to a truck driving through crowds in Sweden. That said, even the present ban has big repercussions for travelers. We just booked flights a couple of months ago to return to the U.S. from Africa. I was tempted to use Emirates since they had flights for around $600 from Cape Town to Chicago via Dubai. The next cheapest option was more than double that, but I'm sure glad we went with one of those options. If I was booked on one of the banned flights, I would be buying a Pelican case and looking into insured shipping.

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Apr 10, 2017 07:40:26   #
pelha Loc: middlle of nowhere NY
 
my new phone -- moto z force -- has a back mod that can be a Hasselblad camera (https://www.wired.com/2016/08/review-hasselblad-true-zoom-camera-moto-z/) Apparently this also can do raw capture (https://www.motorola.com/us/products/moto-mods/hasselblad-true-zoom) I haven't sprung for it, thought i would want a good wide angle lens for my Nikon D7100. but after reading this conversation, I'm rethinking this ;-)

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Apr 10, 2017 07:40:32   #
Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.
 
elliott937 wrote:
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?
Guys, br br Tong in cheek comment on side, I'm co... (show quote)


As tragic as the truck attack in Stockholm is, it does not really compare to the terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels. There have been no restrictions on flights to/from France or Belgium. I think you are worrying about something that won't happen. You are chasing shadows.

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Apr 10, 2017 07:40:42   #
agambrell
 
Not exactly tongue in cheek, but as a retiree with more time than I used to have, I'm considering a return to the old days of cruise ships and trains. That will make a trip take a lot longer, but there are some advantages.

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