Comments on: Sure I’ll Shoot Your Wedding, But I’m not Responsible If I Lose Your Images – The New Business Mantra by U.S. Airways http://www.slrlounge.com/sure-ill-shoot-your-wedding-but-im-not-responsible-if-i-lose-your-images-the-new-business-mantra-by-u-s-airways Photography tips and photography tutorials and more Fri, 24 May 2013 12:20:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Traveling Photographers Beware « Sonia Ojeda Photography http://www.slrlounge.com/sure-ill-shoot-your-wedding-but-im-not-responsible-if-i-lose-your-images-the-new-business-mantra-by-u-s-airways#comment-43040 Traveling Photographers Beware « Sonia Ojeda Photography Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:13:01 +0000 http://www.slrlounge.com/?p=126763#comment-43040 [...] Photographers Beware Recently ran across an article at slrlounge.com and thought I should share. I have only once traveled by plane with my photo gear and I panicked [...]

]]> By: Matthew Saville http://www.slrlounge.com/sure-ill-shoot-your-wedding-but-im-not-responsible-if-i-lose-your-images-the-new-business-mantra-by-u-s-airways#comment-43031 Matthew Saville Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:37:00 +0000 http://www.slrlounge.com/?p=126763#comment-43031 I posed this on the FStoppers article, so I’ll post it again here…This, ladies and gentlemen, is why I NEVER pack essential gear in an overhead compartment bag.  This is exactly why I love love LOVE my Tenba Messenger bag.  It holds a 15/17″ macbook, up to two (grip-less) DSLR bodies, 2 large lenses plus maybe one small one and a flash or two, ….AND IT FITS UNDER THE SEAT!
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve had to fly for out-of-state weddings, and the flight is so packed that I have to check my overhead luggage.  Either for those tiny “connection” flights that my wife calls “flying pencils”, …or just for an over-booked lay-over flight where you’re running to catch your connection and you’re the last person on a 100% full flight.
My overhead bag is now relegated to just “junk”.  The few random lenses & gear I could stand to lose and still get the job done, (fisheye, macro, backup crop-sensor bodies etc) …and then just spare batteries, chargers, hoods, etc. Basically, the stuff that might still have value, but the stupid TSA agents don’t think about stealing.
I don’t know if there are any Kevin & Bean fans in the house, (the KROQ morning show) …but I remember one time when they were talking about this, and TSA agents started calling in and saying yeah, they just take whatever they want from people’s bags, and totally get away with it.  I forget the exact number but I’m pretty sure that the shocking news was that MILLIONS of dollars worth of electronics get “confiscated” from checked luggage every year.  Maybe I’m totally off-base on that one, but I specifically remember a Kevin & Bean show where people were at least CLAIMING that this was the case.
Good luck traveling, (and good luck sticking it to them!)=Matt=

]]> By: Zack Jones http://www.slrlounge.com/sure-ill-shoot-your-wedding-but-im-not-responsible-if-i-lose-your-images-the-new-business-mantra-by-u-s-airways#comment-43029 Zack Jones Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:22:00 +0000 http://www.slrlounge.com/?p=126763#comment-43029 Was the bag locked? I’m guessing not. Her Lawyer, assuming she hires one will have a tough time getting anything out of US Airways. And for the record no, I’m not a lawyer but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night :).

Seems US Airways likes screwing with photographers — Scott Kelby had an issue with them in the past: http://scottkelby.com/2010/how-us-airways-just-lost-yet-another-customer/

]]> By: Einstein Espinal http://www.slrlounge.com/sure-ill-shoot-your-wedding-but-im-not-responsible-if-i-lose-your-images-the-new-business-mantra-by-u-s-airways#comment-43027 Einstein Espinal Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:29:00 +0000 http://www.slrlounge.com/?p=126763#comment-43027 I had issue with US Airways years ago and chose to drop them then. Sad that so little has changed.

]]> By: Alex Tassioulas http://www.slrlounge.com/sure-ill-shoot-your-wedding-but-im-not-responsible-if-i-lose-your-images-the-new-business-mantra-by-u-s-airways#comment-43017 Alex Tassioulas Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:57:00 +0000 http://www.slrlounge.com/?p=126763#comment-43017 Wow. Given this policy, US Airways virtually encourages employee theft. “You must check your bags. We aren’t responsible for what happens to your possessions. Even if it’s our people rifling through your bags, because, really, who else would it be besides our agents, handlers, and contracted baggage workers?”

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