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In late October I was planning on flying into Boston from Atlanta for a Halloween in Salem, MA. I wish to bring along with my my Canon 5D mk3 and a couple of lenses. I thought there was some new restrictions on carrying electronics onboard the lane instead of checking that now required anything larger than a cell phone to be checked. Was I wrong or am I imagining all of this?
I would rather leave the equipment at home then check it under the plane because workers for the airlines and TSA seem to be deliberately smashing expensive camera equipment in recent times. Heck, I read two cases in which lenses and prosumer equipment costs >>$9K were shocking damaged as if the perp intended to wreck the property.
I know I can get a hard case, but this means nothing as others who fell victim to this loss in property had their equipment pulled from the luggage and then severely damaged. And I certainly don't want the hassle of buying insurance, filing claims, etc., as that is a time-consuming process especially on the outbound holiday side of life.
I once booked a flight on Delta with a small carry-on bag just for my Nikon (at the time) and even though I made effort to insure the flight in both directions was with Delta and not some other carry operating as Delta, the wife and I were surprised by a non-true Delta operator that forced-checked my camera as they refused to let me carry it on even though it was small enough to fit under the seat. True a-holes and this only is aggravated as Delta takes zero responsibility in these and damaged property matters.
I felt really bad for that guy who lost a $11K lens because someone removed it from his forced-checked bag and smashed it to the point the lens barrel was now oval and many optics broken and Delta said, "Sorry, here's $100."
I would rather leave the equipment at home then check it under the plane because workers for the airlines and TSA seem to be deliberately smashing expensive camera equipment in recent times. Heck, I read two cases in which lenses and prosumer equipment costs >>$9K were shocking damaged as if the perp intended to wreck the property.
I know I can get a hard case, but this means nothing as others who fell victim to this loss in property had their equipment pulled from the luggage and then severely damaged. And I certainly don't want the hassle of buying insurance, filing claims, etc., as that is a time-consuming process especially on the outbound holiday side of life.
I once booked a flight on Delta with a small carry-on bag just for my Nikon (at the time) and even though I made effort to insure the flight in both directions was with Delta and not some other carry operating as Delta, the wife and I were surprised by a non-true Delta operator that forced-checked my camera as they refused to let me carry it on even though it was small enough to fit under the seat. True a-holes and this only is aggravated as Delta takes zero responsibility in these and damaged property matters.
I felt really bad for that guy who lost a $11K lens because someone removed it from his forced-checked bag and smashed it to the point the lens barrel was now oval and many optics broken and Delta said, "Sorry, here's $100."
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