Or is it.
Not that any airport baggage handlers would be dishonest, but if they were .....
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neil_r Cream of the Proverbial Crop Landscape and Cityscape Photographer 2006  18,065 posts Likes: 10 Joined Jan 2003 Location: The middle of the UK More info | Oct 07, 2010 04:47 | #1 Or is it. Neil - © NHR Photography
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seaside Slapped with a ridiculous title  5,472 posts Likes: 2 Joined Apr 2008 Location: North Carolina Coast but traveling the Americas More info | Oct 07, 2010 05:13 | #2 That's one reason I don't use zippered cases! Chris
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neilwood32 Cream of the Crop  6,231 posts Likes: 5 Joined Sep 2007 Location: Sitting atop the castle, Edinburgh, Scotland More info | Oct 07, 2010 06:43 | #3 Worrying! Having a camera makes you no more a photographer than having a hammer and some nails makes you a carpenter - Claude Adams
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JoeRavenstein Goldmember 2,338 posts Likes: 1 Joined Mar 2010 Location: E Tx More info | Oct 07, 2010 07:38 | #4 I think TSA would steal a common rock if they find a lock on a suitcase. LOL I have wondered if it isn't better to pack everything in a burlap bag and just tie the top closed. Maybe then even the Hope Diamond would arrive unmolested. (joke) Canon 60D,18-55mm,55-250mm,50mm compact macro, AF ext tubes. Sigma 8-16mm uwa, 18-250mm, 85mm F1.4, 150-500mm
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JimAskew Cream of the Crop  More info | For camera gear and airlines, if I can't fit it into a bag that will, in turn, fit under the seat in front of me then it stays home! Sorry, I just don't trust TSA with my expensive gear Jim -- I keep the Leica D-Lux 7 in the Glove Box just in case!
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AcuteExposure Senior Member 940 posts Likes: 8 Joined Mar 2009 Location: Tampa More info | Oct 07, 2010 10:13 | #6 I never check expensive gear. Too scared it would get damaged if not stolen. Website (Updated Recently)
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seaside Slapped with a ridiculous title 5,472 posts Likes: 2 Joined Apr 2008 Location: North Carolina Coast but traveling the Americas More info | For many of us we have to pack too much gear for carry-on only. There are times where a bag/case must go into the cargo hold like when flying a small aircraft. This is where a TSA approved lock come in handy. Those baggage handlers can't open the locks. Chris
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Oct 07, 2010 11:53 | #8 Pack a starter pistol with your gear and they will take better care of your luggage.
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neil_r THREAD STARTER Cream of the Proverbial Crop Landscape and Cityscape Photographer 2006 18,065 posts Likes: 10 Joined Jan 2003 Location: The middle of the UK More info | Oct 07, 2010 12:02 | #9 seattle1 wrote in post #11052406 Pack a starter pistol with your gear and they will take better care of your luggage. Link: http://lifehacker.com …rom-airline-theft-or-loss Yeh that would work really well in Europe Neil - © NHR Photography
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Oct 07, 2010 12:11 | #10 I did not notice that you were in Europe. Sorry about that.
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AcuteExposure Senior Member 940 posts Likes: 8 Joined Mar 2009 Location: Tampa More info | Oct 07, 2010 12:20 | #11 seattle1 wrote in post #11052406 Pack a starter pistol with your gear and they will take better care of your luggage. Link: http://lifehacker.com …rom-airline-theft-or-loss Regardless of the fact that it doesn't help Neil, it's great info. Thanks for sharing. Website (Updated Recently)
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JackLiu Senior Member 570 posts Joined Apr 2009 Location: Ventura County, Calif., USA More info | Oct 07, 2010 12:37 | #12 No expensive photo equipment in checked luggage. TSA just doesn't engender honesty or integrity. My equipment is with me in an Urban Disguise 70. Two DSLR bodies, lenses, speedlites, misc accessories. No worries. No anxieties. No loss equipment. "Love life and life will love you back. Love people and they will love you back." Arthur Rubinstein.
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ToddLambert I don't like titles  More info | Oct 07, 2010 12:45 | #13 Ship it via insured, FedEX to your destination and back?
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seaside Slapped with a ridiculous title 5,472 posts Likes: 2 Joined Apr 2008 Location: North Carolina Coast but traveling the Americas More info | Oct 07, 2010 12:58 | #14 Todd Lambert wrote in post #11052752 Ship it via insured, FedEX to your destination and back? I've done that Chris
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Staszek Goldmember  3,606 posts Likes: 4 Joined Mar 2010 Location: San Jose, CA More info | Oct 07, 2010 13:01 | #15 Todd Lambert wrote in post #11052752 Ship it via insured, FedEX to your destination and back? That honestly can't be much more expensive than checking it with airlines SOSKIphoto
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But in any case having to use TSA approved locks means they have a master key anyway so none of your gear is always 100% safe. I use a hard side Pelican case when traveling (no zippers) so at least it helps against the zipper thieves.
