Need a new camera bag, help? 2 bodies + bunch of stuff

[privatebydesign]

Good points. However, If the rule is there, the gate agent have ALL the rights to stop you if your carry on does not meet their weight requirement, then, your unprotected camera bag will be gate checked. What are you going to do at that time? Even between big airports, it will happen. I have be requested to lighten up my carry on between SFO and Singapore to meet the 7 Kg rule. Same thing happen between LAX and Mebourne Ausralia. Travelling within US and between US and Canada is a lot more forgiving on the wieght of carry on. Travelling oversea, even between US and oversea is a different ball game.

When that has happened to me, and I had it happen several times the worst was in Heathrow in the UK. I put my 17" MBP down the back of my trousers, I put my Cagoule on and filled the front pocket with my 70-200 f2.8, 24-70 f2.8 and some batteries, I stuck the 16-35 on the 1Ds MkIII and put it over my shoulder and then reweighed it, all was good, got the boarding pass and put it all back in the bag.

 

[flowers]

Good points. However, If the rule is there, the gate agent have ALL the rights to stop you if your carry on does not meet their weight requirement, then, your unprotected camera bag will be gate checked. What are you going to do at that time? Even between big airports, it will happen. I have be requested to lighten up my carry on between SFO and Singapore to meet the 7 Kg rule. Same thing happen between LAX and Mebourne Ausralia. Travelling within US and between US and Canada is a lot more forgiving on the wieght of carry on. Travelling oversea, even between US and oversea is a different ball game.

When that has happened to me, and I had it happen several times the worst was in Heathrow in the UK. I put my 17" MBP down the back of my trousers, I put my Cagoule on and filled the front pocket with my 70-200 f2.8, 24-70 f2.8 and some batteries, I stuck the 16-35 on the 1Ds MkIII and put it over my shoulder and then reweighed it, all was good, got the boarding pass and put it all back in the bag.

I'll do something similar, I'll let them check the tripod and other stabilizers and if that's not enough I'll shove lenses in my pockets/under my shirt til they're happy.