Flying with Camera Gear | Essential Tips to ensure your camera is safe

Traveling and flying is stressful enough - add to it expensive camera gear and it can turn a fun filled trip into a nightmare. Follow my top tips for flying with your gear - how to pack, what to bring, and what to leave at home. If you have a tip I missed, leave it in the comments below!
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[@JohnAndonianPhotography]

I’m headed to Norway this fall so I appreciate the info you supplied in your video. Good luck in your travels

[@Don-yu3uq]

Another great video, thank you. My wife and I are both long time serious photographers and have traveled to Iceland and other places on a plane and I agree with everything you said. We photograph landscapes and birds and wildlife so packing large telephoto lens (like the canon 500 f4 ) along with multiple wide angle lens makes it challenging. I also have a Shimoda bag similar to yours (action X30) and have not had any problems getting it on the plane. Getting on board earlier helps. I really like how the top unfolds so it can barely fit the 500 lens along with the other lens. It is very heavy though, but I convince myself I need the workout. We also put our tripods in the luggage wrapped with a towel or clothes. We cover the tripod head by putting one of our hiking boots over it so it protects it. Going out of the states is pretty easy to get through security. It is when you come back to the U.S. that they scrutinize everything little thing. Once they confiscated a small allen wrench that I use for my tripod. Like I will unscrew a panel and take apart the plane with it. I make sure I pack my leatherman and matches and all of my tools in my luggage. We just got back from Leavenworth and Silver Falls also, took some of the same shots of the Falls. Beautiful places. Have fun in Europe!

[@paulnbrenda358]

I used my shimodo X70 and it will travel nice on Brit airways Pay extra for the first row seats and get priority first on boarding and Ryanair let me take on board

[@katescott1940]

Great tips for traveling with camera gear. I really loved your shots at the end...I'm sure your group was thrilled!

[@MarkelUniversal]

Thank you

[@MarkRomine]

Thanks for the travel tips and great images at the end!

[@NormZGarage]

Greetings from Mukilteo!

[@JamesParkerPhotography]

Hello! 👋 Thanks for watching!

[@natec9834]

I have to ask if you’ve flown on a regional jet and if the bag you said fits under the seats will fit under the seats on them? I have a flight in two weeks to California to see Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks and will be flying on a CRJ 900 regional jet and have read that it is likely they will want me to valet check bags due to limited space. I have been non stop stressing over it and unsure whether my camera bag will fit under the seat and qualify as my personal item. It is a Lowepro Flipside 300 aw ii backpack and looks no larger than the bag in your video. Great video by the way and thank you for some tips!

[@JamesParkerPhotography]

I have flown those before and my bag either fit under the seat or in the overhead. I would definitely pack whatever you can in checked baggage to be safe. Here are the under seat dimensions from Delta’s website: www.delta.com/us/en/aircraft/bombardier/crj-900

[@natec9834]

@@JamesParkerPhotography thank you for the quick response! I’m going to be on an American Airlines flight but I would assume the dimensions would be the same being the same plane. My Lowepro bag is roughly 17”L x 12”W x 8”D so it appears it should fit under the seat and I’ll just lose room for my feet. They allow a carry on and personal item, my other carry on bag that I’m going to use for clothes and other items is just slightly larger than my camera bag so I’m hoping that if something has to be valet checked it will be that one and I’ll be able to keep my camera bag as my personal item or put it in the overhead bin.

[@JamesParkerPhotography]

@@natec9834 - I think you will be fine. Hope you come away with some great images!

[@natec9834]

@@JamesParkerPhotographythank you!

[@PaquitaSaxon]

What model of the mind shift backpack?

[@JamesParkerPhotography]

26L.