r7photo Posted September 15, 2015 Share #1 Posted September 15, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Ok taking my m to Chicago for some street shooting. Carrying m on plane, will Tsa want to see touch my m, will X-ray hurt it ??? Thanks Ron Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted September 15, 2015 Share #2 Posted September 15, 2015 Xrays cannot hurt it and they may want to take a photograph to check that it is a working camera. Spare batteries should be packed in sealed (zipper type) plastic bags. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r7photo Posted September 15, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted September 15, 2015 Will Tsa want to handle m? Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpwhite Posted September 15, 2015 Share #4 Posted September 15, 2015 (edited) Will Tsa want to handle m? Thanks If you are traveling within the USA, it is extremely unlikely that a TSA agent will want to examine your camera. I leave my batteries in the bodies (sometimes three M's in a bag) and have never encountered a problem. There is a random number of explosive materials residue checks that TSA stations run every day, and, if you are a lucky winner, who knows what the agent will be swabbing that day ? But this is an innocuous procedure for law abiding travelers. I have encountered airport security checks at Frankfurt and Munich, when boarding jumbos, where the officers wanted to open and see my cameras. But because the camera gear I have now is German, the officers always seem pleased. Actually, years ago, even the Swedish 903SWC did not offend the German officer. Edited September 15, 2015 by gpwhite Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r7photo Posted September 15, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted September 15, 2015 Thank you exactly info was looking for, will keep m secure around neck shooting downtown Chicago thx very much Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 15, 2015 Share #6 Posted September 15, 2015 Nobody ever checked my spare batteries either, but the individual packing is an official rule. One is allowed to leave the battery in the camera as well. Digital cameras are not a problem, a film one can pose a problem if you have a less knowledgeable officer, as he cannot review the image. Make sure your camera, phone and laptop are sufficiently charged to have them functioning. I know it is all nonsense, but that is the price we pay for (fake) security when flying. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdriceman Posted September 15, 2015 Share #7 Posted September 15, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) As gpwhite says, it is unlikely that TSA will examine your camera. I routinely take multiple cameras (battery inserted) and lenses and they have yet to handle any of my cameras. If you are chosen for a random residue check they will open your bag and will will wipe a swab across some contents of the bag. They are very careful and respectful of your belongings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanJW Posted September 16, 2015 Share #8 Posted September 16, 2015 My cameras have been inspected only once in the US -- in San Francisco. Scores of trips. In Europe, they were looked at in Berlin quite carefully. The inspector said "Hm Leicas' very nice". Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d2mini Posted September 16, 2015 Share #9 Posted September 16, 2015 I travel with cameras in my carry-on all the time. No big deal. They tend to be more interested in laptops. Cameras hardly get a second glance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r7photo Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share #10 Posted September 16, 2015 Appreciate all replies as wife will be at conference and I will be out shooting, mostly daytime with 240, 50 lux, 35 crom Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rramesh Posted September 16, 2015 Share #11 Posted September 16, 2015 You might have to first remove the jacket, belt and shoe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xspider Posted September 16, 2015 Share #12 Posted September 16, 2015 I travel frequently with my M. Sometimes they asked me to take it out of my bay after x-ray but that's it. Once I got a detailed inspection. The security guy asked me to show the camera, then all lenses where inspected and so on. After a detailed inspection he confessed that he never had the opportunity to get a M in his hand and he couldn't resist ;-) I offered him to take a shot, and when I left he had a big smile on his face... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r7photo Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share #13 Posted September 16, 2015 Funny , we will see what happens with black 240p, Tsa may asked isn't that a Leica were is the red dot[emoji28], sorry some humor, home to pack then will post my travel experience and some pics Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB_tx Posted September 16, 2015 Share #14 Posted September 16, 2015 In 1979 a Frankfort airport security woman examined my camera and required me to take a picture. I happened to run across that slide a short while back... Security concerns are not new. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynp Posted September 16, 2015 Share #15 Posted September 16, 2015 Once a TSA man asked me to mount my lenses to my M9 one by one and thoughtfully looked through the viewfinder. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted September 17, 2015 Share #16 Posted September 17, 2015 In recent years, I have had TSA ask me to open my camera case so they could see the cameras and lenses, but that was it. They didn't ask to touch or otherwise meddle with my gear. Several years ago, I had to explain to a TSA gal why my M4-P could not be turned on to show that it was a camera; after I explained, she waived me through with an air of indifference. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted September 17, 2015 Share #17 Posted September 17, 2015 People who work in the airports are 'normal' people as it happens. Some might even be into photography and might even use Leica's themselves! Those who aren't into photography probably won't know what kind of camera an M is. Bear in mind that these people are also subject to spot checks - 'dummy' passengers with something odd or prohibited in their luggage, which if unchecked can cost them their jobs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Louis Marit Posted September 20, 2015 Share #18 Posted September 20, 2015 Every time I go through Frankfurt they open my bag, take out the Leicas and swab them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r7photo Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share #19 Posted September 21, 2015 Appreciate all responses just landed back in city, TSA did nothing just sat camera bag thru X-ray , no issues or inspections, again much thanks, took some great street picks , Chicago will post a few Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted September 21, 2015 Share #20 Posted September 21, 2015 (edited) People who work in the airports are 'normal' people as it happens. Some might even be into photography and might even use Leica's themselves! Those who aren't into photography probably won't know what kind of camera an M is. Bear in mind that these people are also subject to spot checks - 'dummy' passengers with something odd or prohibited in their luggage, which if unchecked can cost them their jobs. I used to be one of those people - they are most decidedly not normal! Edited September 21, 2015 by Carlos Danger Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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