I would think that Pentax DSLRs, with in-body shake reduction, are at least as fragile as lenses. I'd certainly feel happier stowing an M or earlier lens in my carryon than a modern body - and not just because of the value aspect.
> On 28 March 2017 at 16:50 Gonz <rgonzoma...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Can't you carry your lenses on board and check in the camera with no > lenses? I would think that the lenses would be more fragile, esp > since you can wrap the camera in clothing and put it in your suitcase? > The lenses shouldn't be considered conventional "electronic device" > since they have no battery even though they may have some chip or > motors inside. > > On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 10:11 AM, Igor PDML-StR <pdml...@komkon.org> wrote: > > > > Since the most recent on the devices in the carry-on on certain airlines > > from some destination, I've been thinking that a few options for flying are > > no longer available for me. > > As far as I understand, in addition to the laptops, DSLRs (and any other > > cameras besides cellphones are prohibited in the carry-on as well. > > And as we've discussed before, it would be extremely risky to place a > > DSLR+lenses into a regular checked-in suitcase. > > > > Two of the banned airlines have (or rather had) a potential for me flying > > their flights: Emirates and Turkish Airlines. > > I've never flown Emirates due to the routing/pricing, but always wanted > > because of their reputation. > > Turkish Airlines, on the other hand, offers competitive pricing for flying > > to Europe (connecting in Istambul), and since they are in the aliance with > > United, I've used them on a couple of trips recently, both business and > > personal. > > > > It is interesting that Emirates just came up with a solution that *might* > > work: > > (USA Today:) > > https://goo.gl/G0HQrj > > http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2017/03/23/emirates-rolls-out-laptop-handling-service-response-ban/99543956/ > > > > With Turkish Airlines, whose Customer Service attitude is so "laid back" > > that it neglects "customer" and to some degree "service", - I am not sure if > > I would trust even such a solution. -- I mean I wouldn't be sure that my > > camera bag will not walk away between the gate and the cargo. > > > > And then for any airline, there is airport ground operations personnel on > > the arrival to US. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
