Comments on: Flying with an Elinchrom Ranger http://dancarrphotography.com/blog/2009/08/29/flying-with-an-elinchrom-ranger/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Nina http://dancarrphotography.com/blog/2009/08/29/flying-with-an-elinchrom-ranger/comment-page-1/#comment-4080 Nina Sat, 07 Aug 2010 21:45:17 +0000 http://dancarrphotography.com/blog/?p=1071#comment-4080 Nothing. I found out when I arrived at my destination. Washington Dulles (IAD) Of course I have tried to contact the TSA about this, no answer so far 10 days later. Nothing. I found out when I arrived at my destination.

Washington Dulles (IAD)

Of course I have tried to contact the TSA about this, no answer so far 10 days later.

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]]> By: Dan Carr http://dancarrphotography.com/blog/2009/08/29/flying-with-an-elinchrom-ranger/comment-page-1/#comment-4078 Dan Carr Sat, 07 Aug 2010 19:46:21 +0000 http://dancarrphotography.com/blog/?p=1071#comment-4078 Wow are you serious ? They took it ?!! Without contacting you first? I would be beating down the door with a letter from my lawyer. I can't believe they didnt even call you to the gate to discuss it. Which airport was this at ? Wow are you serious ? They took it ?!! Without contacting you first? I would be beating down the door with a letter from my lawyer. I can’t believe they didnt even call you to the gate to discuss it. Which airport was this at ?

]]> By: Nina http://dancarrphotography.com/blog/2009/08/29/flying-with-an-elinchrom-ranger/comment-page-1/#comment-4044 Nina Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:37:35 +0000 http://dancarrphotography.com/blog/?p=1071#comment-4044 Thanks for this post, it was great in preparing to fly with a Ranger. I also contacted Mark Astmann from the US Bogen (Manfrotto & Elinchrom) group about documentation. I recently travelled from the US to Europe with a Ranger RX AS. I removed the battery and taped the removed fuse onto it. On top of that was the manual (with page 4 - with the IATA confirmation - highlighted and post-it-noted), a battery specifications sheet from Panasonic, a letter to the TSA explaining what it was, plus an FAA leaflet about batteries. It still got confiscated from my checked baggage and in it's place the standard 'your bag was inspected by the TSA' leaflet. The unit itself and the Freelite head were still there. I'm still waiting for a reply from TSA but I doubt very much if anything will come of it. No word so far. I shudder to think what might have been confiscated had I left the battery slotted in the Ranger itself... Thanks for this post, it was great in preparing to fly with a Ranger. I also contacted Mark Astmann from the US Bogen (Manfrotto & Elinchrom) group about documentation.

I recently travelled from the US to Europe with a Ranger RX AS. I removed the battery and taped the removed fuse onto it.

On top of that was the manual (with page 4 – with the IATA confirmation – highlighted and post-it-noted), a battery specifications sheet from Panasonic, a letter to the TSA explaining what it was, plus an FAA leaflet about batteries. It still got confiscated from my checked baggage and in it’s place the standard ‘your bag was inspected by the TSA’ leaflet. The unit itself and the Freelite head were still there.

I’m still waiting for a reply from TSA but I doubt very much if anything will come of it. No word so far.

I shudder to think what might have been confiscated had I left the battery slotted in the Ranger itself…

]]> By: Dan Carr http://dancarrphotography.com/blog/2009/08/29/flying-with-an-elinchrom-ranger/comment-page-1/#comment-2880 Dan Carr Thu, 27 May 2010 05:44:27 +0000 http://dancarrphotography.com/blog/?p=1071#comment-2880 Wow that is not good. I assume they left a TSA "calling card" in your case ? I have to say too that I have a quadra system here right now to test and review and so far, in general I am not so impressed with the build quality compared to my Ranger RX. So potentially something might have come loose in your pack.... Wow that is not good. I assume they left a TSA “calling card” in your case ?

I have to say too that I have a quadra system here right now to test and review and so far, in general I am not so impressed with the build quality compared to my Ranger RX. So potentially something might have come loose in your pack….

]]> By: Sergei http://dancarrphotography.com/blog/2009/08/29/flying-with-an-elinchrom-ranger/comment-page-1/#comment-2878 Sergei Thu, 27 May 2010 05:37:00 +0000 http://dancarrphotography.com/blog/?p=1071#comment-2878 Well. i just flew from continental US to Europe , and then to Russia. My Quadra heads went in carry-on, and batteries + power center went in luggage. No extra calls were made (as in no major freak out in airports), except that my RX power center is broken now - its not detecting B channel at all (heads are ok, cables are ok, i checked). Doesnt make me feel any good about EL or TSA, seeing that i got workshop to run in 2 days, and there is no repair centers for EL in Siberia, where i am right now.. Well. i just flew from continental US to Europe , and then to Russia.
My Quadra heads went in carry-on, and batteries + power center went in luggage. No extra calls were made (as in no major freak out in airports), except that my RX power center is broken now – its not detecting B channel at all (heads are ok, cables are ok, i checked). Doesnt make me feel any good about EL or TSA, seeing that i got workshop to run in 2 days, and there is no repair centers for EL in Siberia, where i am right now..

]]> By: Alfred http://dancarrphotography.com/blog/2009/08/29/flying-with-an-elinchrom-ranger/comment-page-1/#comment-2771 Alfred Fri, 14 May 2010 20:50:02 +0000 http://dancarrphotography.com/blog/?p=1071#comment-2771 Very informative. I'm planning of getting a ranger quadra but wondering what kind of hazzle i might get. Good to know to have this letters and documents. Thanks to this blog of yours :) Very informative. I’m planning of getting a ranger quadra but wondering what kind of hazzle i might get. Good to know to have this letters and documents. Thanks to this blog of yours :)

]]> By: Packing for a ski trip to Japan at http://dancarrphotography.com/blog/2009/08/29/flying-with-an-elinchrom-ranger/comment-page-1/#comment-2608 Packing for a ski trip to Japan at Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:56:13 +0000 http://dancarrphotography.com/blog/?p=1071#comment-2608 [...] time and I don’t blame them at all but make sure you are prepared for it.  I wrote an article on my blog about this and if I had not been taking my own advice I think I would have failed to get my bag on [...] [...] time and I don’t blame them at all but make sure you are prepared for it.  I wrote an article on my blog about this and if I had not been taking my own advice I think I would have failed to get my bag on [...]

]]> By: Jaroslaw http://dancarrphotography.com/blog/2009/08/29/flying-with-an-elinchrom-ranger/comment-page-1/#comment-2578 Jaroslaw Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:45:11 +0000 http://dancarrphotography.com/blog/?p=1071#comment-2578 Hi Dan, Many thanks for all the effort to put this all up!! At the moment I am renting Elinchrom gear and I am absolutely in love in the quality of light and the gear itself - hope i will buy set in near future. Big Thanks for all the videos on Vimeo - they are very helpful! Best Jaroslaw Hi Dan,

Many thanks for all the effort to put this all up!!
At the moment I am renting Elinchrom gear and I am absolutely in love in the quality of light and the gear itself – hope i will buy set in near future.

Big Thanks for all the videos on Vimeo – they are very helpful!

Best
Jaroslaw

]]> By: Dan Carr http://dancarrphotography.com/blog/2009/08/29/flying-with-an-elinchrom-ranger/comment-page-1/#comment-2576 Dan Carr Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:08:07 +0000 http://dancarrphotography.com/blog/?p=1071#comment-2576 Matthew, the links i included above are for the Ranger RX not the quadra, here is a link to the Quadra manual download. http://www.fotoflits.com/produkten/pdf/brochures/RQ-manual-EN.pdf PS . great Tea photos on your site. going to be a very nice book! Matthew, the links i included above are for the Ranger RX not the quadra, here is a link to the Quadra manual download. http://www.fotoflits.com/produkten/pdf/brochures/RQ-manual-EN.pdf

PS . great Tea photos on your site. going to be a very nice book!

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