Plane Travel with HMC150 HMC151e

ryandeean

ryandeean

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Hi guys, just wandering if anyone has any experience going round the world with their camera and equipment and what the best way is for me to do it.

I will be carrying the camera in a HD207 ( http://www.amazon.com/Kata-HB-207-Backpack-camcorder-Insertrolly/dp/B000AOTTW6 ). I will also have a tripod and a small suitcase (one that I believe will fit in most hand luggage compartments).

Does anyone think I should check the camera in? Or should I check in the tripod and small suitcase?

Thoughts and comments welcomed, I'm filming in Miami, Delhi, Berlin, Barcelona, Rotterdam and London.
 
Hi Ryan, I flew with my HMC151 from London to South America, no way would I ever consider putting it in checked luggage, stayed with me on-board in a hold-all packed with my clothes. I would have prefered a proper camera bag but didnt have one at the time.
 
i fly regularly with my kata 207. always with carryon, never ever check your camera.

you are allowed 2 carryon items. and mine are usually camera bag and tripod bag.
 
Vern from Vermont is worrying! I'm definitely going to take it as hand luggage. There's no way I can take my tripod on with me as hand luggage though, it's too big?
 
ryandeean said:
Vern from Vermont is worrying! I'm definitely going to take it as hand luggage. There's no way I can take my tripod on with me as hand luggage though, it's too big?
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Assuming you have a soft case for your tripod.
1-You can buy a hard tripod case which is the safest and put the soft case and tripod inside.
2.- You can buy a golf club travel case like a Red Tomatoe and do the same and often find one of these on Craigslist or elsewhere used.
3.-You can go the less expensive route which my buddy has done for years. He and I were on planes every week for a couple of years and he is still doing this.
Get a Sono Tube (concrete form) from The Home Depot. Cut a 3/4" plywood disk that fits in one end. Attach this end with screws and make another disk for the top out of 3/4" and a slightly larger one out of 1/4" center and glue and screw the top together. put the top on and insert a couple of screws in the side to hold it in place. You can attach a handle as well. This will cost you twenty bucks and works.
 
I fly frequently with my HMC150. I always put it in the overhead bin. If you get stuck with a plane that has a very small overhead bin, pull the camera out of the bag and check the bag at the gate and keep the camera with you.
 
Mark Von Lanken said:
I fly frequently with my HMC150. I always put it in the overhead bin. If you get stuck with a plane that has a very small overhead bin, pull the camera out of the bag and check the bag at the gate and keep the camera with you.
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Then what? Do they let you carry it in your lap during takeoff and such? Or do you set it under the seat in front of you?
 
I just travelled with my dvx100 which is relatively the same as an hmc150 size-wize, and my case fit in the overhead bin perfectly and I was filming on the plane for a bit too and they didn't give me any problems. This was in a boeing 767-300.
 
TigerFX said:
Then what? Do they let you carry it in your lap during takeoff and such? Or do you set it under the seat in front of you?
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Hi Allen,

I usually book large planes, but the one time my bag would not fit in the over head bin, I placed the camera on the floor and held it in place with my feet for take off and landing. I don't know if they will let you hold it on your lap. I guess if you had a jacket with you, you could just cover it up if you placed it on your lap. Either scenario is better than checking it at the gate.
 
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