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Has anyone not been allowed to carry on a camera backpack?  I find the idea of placing 2 SLR's and 3 lenses, flash, filters, etc., etc. (An expensive mess of gear) in a checked bag. The concern is the fact that:  a) The gear is fragile and these bags are man-handled  b) This is an invitation for theft for a dishonest employee working       the scanner. Your recent experiences are  asppreciated.

The weekend after Sept. 11, I carried on a camera backpack, no problem at the following airports and airlines Delta    Frankfurt             Cincinnatti Northwest    Nashville                     Memphis The bag was hand inspected at all airports.

From: Howie A. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Has anyone not been allowed to carry on a camera backpack?  I find the idea of placing 2 SLR's and 3 lenses, flash, filters, etc., etc. (An expensive mess of gear) in a checked bag. The concern is the fact that: a) The gear is fragile and these bags are man-handled b) This is an invitation for theft for a dishonest employee working      the scanner. Wife and I flew out of Anchorage the 18th (after a week delay due to the attacks) with two Lowe Pro Photo Trekker AW's containing 4 bodies, two 500 f/4's and several shorter lenses as carry-on.  I was worried we'd have problems in the new security climate but the camera bags passed thru the x-ray quickly and we didn't even have to open them for a hand search, and they also did a hand-check on 150 rolls of film so I wouldn't have to send film thru the x-ray machine.  We had hand-carried two tripods (legs only) on the way up a month earlier but decided they looked too much like clubs so wrapped them up in our luggage for the trip home. I don't think anything has changed regarding carrying on cameras and film.  At least not in Anchorage. Bill