Okay, when we thought it couldn't become more frustrating, it now has. This morning, Home Land Security Secretary Kelly has announced that he is planning on a ban, both into and out of the US, of all electronics larger than a cell phone. He further said that these plans have been in discussion at most US airports and airlines. (Keep in mind, the last electronic band was announced virtually over night.)

Now, before anyone thinks I'm suggesting that these bands are totally wrong, I want to go on record in believing these bands are in our best safety interest.

That said, I plan to contact our hotel in Stockholm to see if I can ship my Canon DSLR to them, in advance of our trip.

Plan B? Does anyone know of a very very small high resolution dedicated camera that we should be considering? I'm referring to one that could be nearly as small as a cell phone?

Okay, when we thought it couldn't become more frustrating, it now has. This morning, Home Land Security Secretary Kelly has announced that he is planning on a ban, both into and out of the US, of all electronics larger than a cell phone. He further said that these plans have been in discussion at most US airports and airlines. (Keep in mind, the last electronic band was announced virtually over night.)

Now, before anyone thinks I'm suggesting that these bands are totally wrong, I want to go on record in believing these bands are in our best safety interest.

That said, I plan to contact our hotel in Stockholm to see if I can ship my Canon DSLR to them, in advance of our trip.

Plan B? Does anyone know of a very very small high resolution dedicated camera that we should be considering? I'm referring to one that could be nearly as small as a cell phone?

Okay, when we thought it couldn't become more frustrating, it now has. This morning, Home Land Security Secretary Kelly has announced that he is planning on a ban, both into and out of the US, of all electronics larger than a cell phone. He further said that these plans have been in discussion at most US airports and airlines. (Keep in mind, the last electronic band was announced virtually over night.)

Now, before anyone thinks I'm suggesting that these bands are totally wrong, I want to go on record in believing these bands are in our best safety interest.

That said, I plan to contact our hotel in Stockholm to see if I can ship my Canon DSLR to them, in advance of our trip.

Plan B? Does anyone know of a very very small high resolution dedicated camera that we should be considering? I'm referring to one that could be nearly as small as a cell phone?

Okay, when we thought it couldn't become more frustrating, it now has. This morning, Home Land Security Secretary Kelly has announced that he is planning on a ban, both into and out of the US, of all electronics larger than a cell phone. He further said that these plans have been in discussion at most US airports and airlines. (Keep in mind, the last electronic band was announced virtually over night.)

Now, before anyone thinks I'm suggesting that these bands are totally wrong, I want to go on record in believing these bands are in our best safety interest.

That said, I plan to contact our hotel in Stockholm to see if I can ship my Canon DSLR to them, in advance of our trip.

Plan B? Does anyone know of a very very small high resolution dedicated camera that we should be considering? I'm referring to one that could be nearly as small as a cell phone?

I can't imagine why a camera in the luggage compartment of a airliner is safer than in the cabin section. Exactly what are they trying to save us from? As of now, every laptop, camera bag, carry on, purse, wallet and even baby diaper bags are x-rayed, hand searched, wiped, and scrutinized by every means available. Packing this equipment in a armored Pelican Case or other method, and storing it into the bilge of the airliner does not give me any further sense of safety. What it does do, is separate the traveler from his most expensive prized possession, cameras, laptops, and other items. It sounds like a airline thieves wondrous dream of well identified, easy targets to steal. I think it's time for the flying public to make statements about this insane practice to their Congressional Representatives, and if that falls on deaf ears, stop flying. On my last trip to New Hampshire, I had to remove my skin tight knee brace, just to have it closely scrutinized for some unknown substance, but I was not asked about my undies. My wife was asked to remove her bra, since there is a metal part sewn into the thing. The laptop ban would really hurt business men, and women, with lost productive time while flying from office to office. I can't image doing a engineering report on a cell phone, with drawings etc. or a professional photographer, who does post processing while flying from one assignment to another. I have watched an enormous amount of professionally packed freight go onboard these airliners, why aren't these cartons not scrutinized, and responsible parties standing by as these cartons placed onboard? Why aren't these freight cartons opened and rummaged through by the TSA.

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