Advice Please. Going to Hawaii. Not sure if I should take DSLR

DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
edited October 16, 2007 in Wildlife
Been awhile since we've flown anywhere. Like way prior to 2000. :D
Really concerned about taking the DSLR & laptop through airport security.
Thens theres the issue of taking a tripod.

Should I just bag the hassel and take the point & shoot and maybe a monopod? :scratch

Could use some help with this question. Thanks in advance!

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Michael

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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited October 3, 2007
    Put the tripod in your checked luggage.

    Take the camera and laptop in your carry-on. I do it every single trip. No big deal. At the security line, put the lappie in its own bin and you're good.

    I would not recommend checking the camera or computer. Things get stolen.
    Sid.
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  • photojphotoj Registered Users Posts: 102 Major grins
    edited October 3, 2007
    Take it!
    Take your DSLR, like Sid said check the tripod in checked bags, carry the lap and camera. I left mine behind on a trip to New Orleans and regretted it. Took it to Monterey on the last trip.:D Just carried the laptop case and camera bag with me, checked the monopod in my suitcase. No one even questioned me.

    photoj
    "Make it don't take it!"

    Jason
  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited October 3, 2007
    take it. i didn't take mine to Fla. 2 years ago & regretted it
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited October 3, 2007
    You'll regret it . . .
    if you leave your SLR back. Two words for ya . . . shutter lag.
    I went to Alaska this summer, and took a high end P&S. Cried for a week for my SLRs. Never again.
    John :
    Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
    D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited October 4, 2007
    Cried for a week for my SLRs. Never again.
    rolleyes1.gif

    Thanks to you all for the advice and tips. thumb.gif I feel much better about
    going ahead and taking the gear in exactly the methods suggested.
    Michael
  • Pixel PopperPixel Popper Registered Users Posts: 280 Major grins
    edited October 6, 2007
    No question - take the DSLR. Whatever small hassel might arise from airport security is more than made up for by the lack of regrets about only having a point and shoot in that beautiful environment. You'd be seriously kicking yourself later if you leave the DSLR behind!
  • ivarivar Registered Users Posts: 8,395 Major grins
    edited October 6, 2007
    I take my lappy and camera through airport security a lot, never had any problems with it thumb.gif just make sure you take out the lappy, and put it through the scanner separately.
    Ivar
    www.ivarborst.nl & smugmug
  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited October 16, 2007
    Everything went perfectly save for lugging around the weight of the laptop &
    camera bag. 38 pounds between the two. :D

    I got shots I would not have gotten had I not taken the DSLR. Thanks again
    for helping me make the right decision. wings.gif Mahalo. thumb.gif

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    Michael
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