[Leica] Traveling by air with RabidWinder?

[Ian Watts <watts@firebomb.com>]

> > I can only wonder what might happen if one of the more inquisitive TSA
> > staff happened to extend the trigger...
>
> The owner is probably in VERY deep shit - as all the inspector, and his
> or her supervisors will see, is a cleverly concealed deadly weapon. At
> that point, I would guess that, at best, the photographer loses the
> Rapidwinder.


This was my first thought when this thread was started. The last time I flew
by air just before Christmas I had to unpack my entire Billingham bag and
let security have a close look at each lens and body. They also had a good
look at my Sekonic meter as if it might be some kind of ray gun. I shudder
to think what they would have made of a rapidwinder if I had one and they
had a play with it.  Why take the risk? - just put it in with your checked
luggage.

Ian Watts.

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