Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/18

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Subject: [Leica] M8 battery airport adventure
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Tue Sep 18 20:10:59 2007
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Actually, I think airport security are quite stupid regarding batteries. I
have never had a problem with the battery in the camera or the laptop (I
tend to pack spares in my check in luggage), but I have seen many a child
shaken down for the AA batteries in their dolls.....
Cheers
Jayanand


On 9/18/07, red735i@earthlink.net <red735i@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> Ah... batteries.....lots of batteries....funny looking batteries....
>
> And what is connected or COULD BE connected to those batteries?
>
> You just can't win.....
> Bring an M4 and they want you to use the batteries to turn on the
> display.  Take an M8 and they get skittish that you HAVE
> batteries......actually, pretty funny, considering........
>
> Security just is chasing the wrong thing....... Take a note from El
> Al....Pay attention to a person's demeanor, not his camera.......
>
> Photographers... buy postcards!
>
> Frank
>
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