Posted by Jim Jirka on December 31, 2007 at 5:25 PM
I don't see a problem with this at all. I always carry on my spare batteries any way.
Everyone is up in arms about this, but for me I would rather comment in a useful way, like on images.
I believe there is a discussion in either the general or digital forum.
Posted by Rick Lamb on December 31, 2007 at 5:52 PM
Jim on paper you are right. But standing in a long line at Seatac and suffering an underpaid TSA employee who is in a bad mood and decides to enforce a mixed interpretation of said rules is a whole different matter.
Role up the Lithium content of your cell phone, two camera batteries, your two laptop batteries and the spare rechargeable AA's for the flash heads and then it does become a very stressful moment at Seatac.
Posted by Bryan Swan on January 1, 2008 at 4:09 AM
I don't think this will be an issue. As long as you carry on your gear, it doesn't sound like it'll be a problem.
Posted by Tomas Kaspar on January 1, 2008 at 12:56 PM
I don't see this as a problem either. International flights is a diff story, but domestic no problem at all.
Posted by David Schoen on January 1, 2008 at 1:01 PM
why are international flights any different? I didn't see any differentiation in the rules... I would agree that it appears there are ways around this. The total lithium content appears to be the bottom line.
Posted by Tom Kloster on January 2, 2008 at 12:46 AM
For what it's worth, this has a more practical purpose than the confiscation of nail clips, since there's the distinct possibility of a battery spontaneously igniting/exploding in the cargo hold. That seems like a compelling enough concern for me!
Posted by Tomas Kaspar on January 2, 2008 at 2:19 AM
On international flights you are allowed a lot less weight for carry on, that's why.
Posted by James Walley on January 3, 2008 at 5:53 AM
This wouldn't be a problem for my photography equipment, as I have one battery installed in-camera and two relatively small spares. That should easily fall under the limit.
Where it would be a problem for me would be in any filmmaking work which required me to travel by air, as my video equipment includes about eight extra high-capacity batteries for a DVX100. I seriously doubt those would pass muster with the TSA.
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Everyone is up in arms about this, but for me I would rather comment in a useful way, like on images.
I believe there is a discussion in either the general or digital forum.
Role up the Lithium content of your cell phone, two camera batteries, your two laptop batteries and the spare rechargeable AA's for the flash heads and then it does become a very stressful moment at Seatac.
Where it would be a problem for me would be in any filmmaking work which required me to travel by air, as my video equipment includes about eight extra high-capacity batteries for a DVX100. I seriously doubt those would pass muster with the TSA.