Camera damage?
Feb 14, 2020 11:11:52 #
I think I will have nightmares of screws loosening the next time I sleep on a plane after reading this thread.... oh wait, I can't sleep on planes, so this won't be a problem.... I'll just be the guy with wide eyes, saying 'what's that?" in a loud, frenzied voice after every noise.....
Feb 14, 2020 11:16:46 #
GOSC1 wrote:
I think I will have nightmares of screws loosening the next time I sleep on a plane after reading this thread.... oh wait, I can't sleep on planes, so this won't be a problem.... I'll just be the guy with wide eyes, saying 'what's that?" in a loud, frenzied voice after every noise.....
Don't feel bad. I know what most of the noises are, servos and such, but still get worried. I don't sleep either. Fortunately there is usually in-air entertainment to watch.
Dennis
Feb 14, 2020 11:31:55 #
We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality.
Feb 14, 2020 11:56:44 #
BrianFlaherty
Loc: Wilseyville, CA
You might also want to ask your neighbor if HE has a screw loose?
Just kidding, of course. . but, I couldn't resist! <smile>
Just kidding, of course. . but, I couldn't resist! <smile>
Feb 14, 2020 12:08:01 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality.
Dennis
Feb 14, 2020 12:45:19 #
I worked on jet and prop engines for 20 years. Not once did I encounter a loose or missing nut, bolt, screw, etc. I will say this, do not travel to Vegas alone. It is possible you might wake up in an ice filled bathtub, courtesy of that gorgeous chick that served you a drink.
Enjoy your flight. And remember, always fly in the middle of the air, not on the edges. Mountains, trees, buildings, etc. are on the edges. So stay in the middle and you'll be ok.
Enjoy your flight. And remember, always fly in the middle of the air, not on the edges. Mountains, trees, buildings, etc. are on the edges. So stay in the middle and you'll be ok.
Feb 14, 2020 13:02:59 #
singleshot
Loc: Georgia
Spent many hours on the flight deck of an old KC-97 with my old Ziess stuffed in my kit and that old girl will still produce slides as well as it would brand new. That was some intense vibration, it could loosen the bumper on a Ford pickup. That of a jet may be of a different frequency don't know but are much less intense.
Feb 14, 2020 13:07:34 #
Flights are usually smooth. Once in a while flights might hit turbulences and a pilot will ask permission to fly above or around it. I have my camera equipment in a camera backpack which is well padded and store in in the overhead compartments. Don't think about vibrations. Do you feel the same way when traveling in a car going over bumpy roads and hitting potholes. Your camera equipment is the trunk or the back of an SUV and can get jostled a bit. Enjoy the flight.
Feb 14, 2020 13:20:42 #
wdross
Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
flyboy61 wrote:
In the 707 days of air travel, it was said in some... (show quote)
MrBossHK is correct. Working in the space industry, with rockets that have high vibration levels, fasteners are always an issue. Just ask an astronaut how "smooth" a launch is.
But to get back to the OPs question, yes there are high frequency vibrations. But they are more attenuated these days compared to the days of the 707. Most camera bags back then were leather which did not attenuate the vibrations much. And cameras manufactures did not account for how their cameras were going to travel back in the 707 days. Present camera bags designs, camera manufacturers, and plane manufacturers have attenuated or designed such that the vibrations are not much of an issue these days.
Feb 14, 2020 13:37:35 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality.
Feb 14, 2020 13:45:32 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
I'm still worried about waking up in a bath tub of ice and having my kidneys removed ....
And a very valid worry it is!
Feb 14, 2020 14:12:13 #
TerryLA
Loc: Port St. Lucie, Fl
Like others I haven't heard of it happening but anything is possible! If you are doing lots of travel each year I feel that the Pelican cases are the best to use with great support for equipment inside them.
Feb 14, 2020 14:12:58 #
Dwiggy
Loc: Dunedin, FL
I just flew for hours by commercial air and many times by small plane that my son pilots. I'm still looking for loose screws!!!
Feb 14, 2020 14:29:25 #
Picture Taker
Loc: Michigan Thumb
My son is a airline pilot and take his 5DIV with him and has all the parts still working. Must be the Air Bus is smoother.
Feb 14, 2020 15:00:01 #
Haenzel wrote:
I've been told hard core Trumpeteers use their cell phones all the time...
Left wingers----- right wingers they are all morons. Who cares what they use. Hypocrisy is what they are all about.
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