Re: International travel and fitting cameras in carry on
naturephoto1 wrote: chez wrote: Lifeinpictures wrote:
Suggestions based on dimensions and weight
Roll on : think tank airport advantage
Back pack : think Tank airport essentials, think tank urban approach 15
All fit the 2017-present MacBook Pro 15 including your gear.
Also all of them lockable with the airport essentials having a cable lock included to tether to any solid anchor for additional security
Problem is weight will quickly bite you in the butt. The TT airport advantage is almost 1/2 the weight allowance of 7kg all by itself. Size restrictions are easy to maintain...it's the total weight of your carryon, many smaller regional airlines set at 7kg, that is the bigger limiting factor.
With a 7Kg weight restriction for some international air carriers, I do not know how some of you can possibly carry much photo gear and all of your clothing etc. in a single carry on and not also have a checked piece of luggage if you are traveling for any period of time.
Rich
The 7kg is generally the in-cabin weight limit for very small planes (internal domestic flights) meaning there might be a gate check but you'll see your bags go into the plane (no jetways happening here, these are puddle jumpers at best).
I spent a month in East Africa with nothing but a photo backpack plus a regulation soft suitcase (small enough for any international overhead). I did not check except, again, gate checks for tiny planes going into the bush.
My kit for this trip would be 70-200 and 24-70 GM zooms, 85 1.4 GM, Loxia 21 plus two bodies - all this clocks in at about 11 pounds or 5 kg. Throw in the laptop at 3 pounds and I'n still just under 7 kg. With chargers and bag weight, I will be over, so if I see people getting weighed I'll likely pull out a camera with a lens attached and fiddle with it - but my experience is they'll let you slide with an extra kilo or so. Obviously a tripod adds to all this and is also a signal to everyone that you have a ton of gear, so if I bring one it's probably in the suitcase. If pressed on my photo bag's weight, I can also grab one of the big lenses and either pocket it or wrap it in a sock, and put it in with my clothes.
Clearly I hate checking bags and I have not done so on an international or domestic European/US flight in years.
Jun 08, 2019 at 08:20 AM
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and I have not done so on an international or domestic European/US flight in years.