Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've had the same experience - without the monopod and screw drivers. They fondle everything, but oddly enough, none of the security rocket scientists have yet thought to unfold the rapid winder lever. Which is good, of course, because once they see it extended, I can't imagine them allowing it on board. But there again....;-) Oh, and Welcome Back! Tina... B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Tina Manley Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 3:19 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] leica travel/security hassles At 12:15 PM 9/18/02 -0700, you wrote: >I Am going to be flying in a couple of weeks and plan on taking my leicas >with rapidwinders with me. >But i'm worried that the rapidwinders and the fold out advance lever >specifically, might raise concerns with security check point personal. has >anyone had any runins lately with this.-daniel Daniel - I just got back from Guatemala. They inspected everything in Charlotte and Houston going out and in Guatemala City and Houston coming back. Security unwrapped all of my Domke wrapped cameras and looked through every lens. All of the film went through the x-ray machines and then through the sniffers. They questioned the tiny little screwdrivers I take to fit the screws in the Noctilux. Three times they almost took my monopod away until I told them I needed it to walk ;-) They never found the rapidwinder levers. Just don't travel with the levers out! They'll never figure out what they are for. Tina Tina Manley, ASMP http://www.tinamanley.com images available from: http://www.pdiphotos.com http://www.mira.com http://www.agpix.com http://www.newscom.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html