Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]and I am just back from a brief trip to Seattle... including security's dogged focus on an unopened tube of toothpaste, while totally ignoring all the cameras, lenses, and multiple batteries just like yours... :-) for what it's worth Brian, I could speak the language but that was of absolutely no use... Steve On Sep 18, 2007, at 3:51 AM, Brian Reid wrote: > I'm traveling with an M8 kit that includes 4 Leica brand M8 batteries. > A few minutes ago I was pulled aside from the airport security > check in the Frankfurt airport and taken downstairs in the B Wing > of Terminal 1 to a little room where they do serious explosives > checks. > > It took them at least 20 minutes to convince themselves that (a) > the batteries were genuine Leica merchandise, and (b) it was not > packed with explosives. They had no interest in the camera or the > lenses, but the batteries worried them to death. They didn't know > enough about M8s to know there was another battery inside it, so > they didn't check that one. I think the security manager was not > aware that Leica made digital cameras and so the idea that a Leica > would need 3 extra batteries was very puzzling to him. They > wouldn't let me touch it while they were examining it, and my > German isn't good enough for me to succeed in explaining exotic > details like "If you take off the baseplate you will see that it is > not a film camera". > > Right now I'm in the United Red Carpet lounge, having given up > trying to get Deutsche Telekom to accept my US T-Mobile wireless > account and been forced to buy a 1-hour access pass to read my email. > > I suspect that if I'd tried to take a picture of any of the worried > security people I'd be in jail right now. > > Brian Reid > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information