Airline Carry-on travel guide (June 2012)

Copyright: Helen Atkinson 2012

With the Summer holidays on the horizon we thought a summary of current Airline Carry-on weights & dimensions* would be helpful… so, here are the weights & dimensions for popular flights out of the UK & Ireland:

Aer Lingus (shorthaul & longhaul) – under 10kg – 55 x 40 x 20 cm

Aer Lingus (regional) – under 7kg – 48 x 36 x 21 cm

American Airlines - 56 x 35 x 23 cm (max) & personal item e.g. laptop or handbag with total dimensions not exceeding 91cm (length + width + height)

bmi - unlimited – 55 x 40 x 23 cm

British Airways - 23 kg – 2 pieces – 56 x 45 x 25 cm & 45 x 36 x 20 cm (laptop or handbag which must fit under seat in front of you)

easyJet – unlimited – 56 x 45 x 25 cm

flybe - 10 kg – 50 x 35 x 23 cm

First Choice - 5 kg – 55 x 40 x 20 cm

Jet2 - 10 kg – 56 x 45 x 25 cm

Monarch – 10 kg – 56 x 45 x 25 cm

Ryanair - 10 kg – 55 x 40 x 20 cm

Thomas Cook Airlines – 5 kg – 55 x 40 x 20 cm

Thomson Airlines – 5 kg – 55 x 40 x 20 cm

Virgin Atlantic - 6 kg – 56 x 36 x 23 cm

*Note: all carry-on weight and dimension allowances are subject to change at any time by the airlines, so please ensure you check with your preferred airline for accuracy prior to travel, to avoid disappointment.

We welcome your feedback on this, especially your experiences traveling with the Think Tank Photo bags, and if you have any other carry-on info you’d like to share please let us know. Thank you.

Does My Kit Fit? Retrospective 10 pinestone

Pete Rawlinson, Sales Specialist at London Camera Exchange in Winchester, was privilaged to be asked to test out the new Nikon 1 cameras at the press launch in Shanghai, back in October…

“I thought I’d need a bag that would better suit all my kit. Now, like most photographers, I have many different bags and cases yet none seem to be able to handle the kit I’d be taking out with me.

While at work I looked at the Retro series and thought I’d appeal to my rep, Helen’s, kind nature and ask if there were any Retro Demo bags I could borrow. Unfortunately none of these were available, but Helen kindly lent me her own Retro 10. The bag was big enough to fit all my kit plus the chargers and my vitals, phone and wallet.

The main things I really found great about this bag were;

• Enough room for all my kit plus more
• Not your typical “Camera Bag” (meaning I could happily walk around the streets with £8000 worth of camera equipment on my shoulder)
• The cushioned strap was more than welcomed as I spent 5 days carrying all this kit for the whole time
• The carrying handle made picking up my gear from the taxis, buses and boats easier than having to pick it up via the long strap.
• The sound silencers were probably the best feature with this bag. I found this particularly handy while exploring the Buddhist temple when I had to switch over memory cards.

All in all I don’t think I could say anything negative about these series of bags and since returning from China I have bought myself a Retro 10 which has become my primary Camera Bag.”

www.LCEGROUP.co.uk

www.Pete-Rawlinson.co.uk

Congratulations to Pete who recently wind 3rd prize in the Sony World Photography Awards (staff competition)!
Here he is collecting his prize:  Pete collecting prize

Pete Rawlinson shooting in Shaghai with the Nikon 1 camera

Shaghai at night, taken on the Nikon 1 camera – Copyright Pete Rawlinson 2011

Shaghai People, taken on the Nikon 1 camera – Copyright Pete Rawlinson 2011Fellow Nikon Photographers Simon Stafford & Will Cheung (Advanced Photographer Editor) with their Think Tank Photo Urban Disguise shoulder bags in Shaghai, shot on the Nikon 1 camera – Copyright Pete Rawlinson 2011

Shaghai, taken on the Nikon 1 camera – Copyright Pete Rawlinson 2011

Nikon 1 camera gear, which Pete fitted in the Retrospective 10 bag – Copyright Pete Rawlinson 2011

To see more of Pete’s work please check out this link: www.Pete-Rawlinson.co.uk

To find out more on the Think Tank Photo Retrospective 10 and other bags in the range to can catch up with Pete in the LCE – London Camera Exchange – store in Winchester, Hampshire. Website: www.lcegroup.co.uk

You can follow LCE on Twitter here: @LCEUsedCameras

and here: @LCEOffers

You can follow LCE Winchester on Facebook here: LCE Winchester

For more info on the Retrospective range click on this link: RETROSPECTIVE RANGE

Does My Kit Fit? Streetwalker Pro

After reading the ‘Does My Kit Fit? Airport International v2.0′ feature, Sports Photographer Stefano Grasso, contacted us about his experience travelling with his Think Tank Photo Streetwalker Pro backpack. Based in Italy, Stefano works internationally:

“The Airport International is definitely the best trolley we can have !!
The size is ok, BUT, as you know, mainly in Europe the problem of carry on cameras and lenses is the weight…
I have a lot of equipment to bring with me and every time is a real nightmare. Lufthansa and Swiss allow 1 piece of 8 kilos max in cabin !

The last frontier for me right now, is a 400 f2.8 + EOS body 1D IV in the Streetwalker Pro and my other equipment (200 f2, 70-200 f2.8, 24-70 f2.8, 14 f2.8, 8-15 f4, 2 bodies EOS 1D, Mac Book Pro 15″ and some more things in the Airport International.  No comment about the total weight… Sometimes some equipment flies in a Peli Case, but what a stress. I have insurance of course, but I can’t afford to miss the picture !!!“

Here’s how Stefano fits his gear in his Streetwalker Pro:

1) Streetwalker Pro with Canon 400 2.8 II + Eos 1D mark IV mounted + extender 1.4x III plus + extender 2x III

2) Streetwalker Pro with the same gears but the extenders covered to avoid scratches

3) Streetwalker Pro with the same gears and plus Canon battery charger and cable packed in pluriball

4 & 5) the Streetwalker Pro shown closed with all the gear inside

… total weight… 8 kilos, more or less !!

You can see Stefano’s work here: www.stefanograsso.it & www.horse-poster.com

For more info on the Streetwalker Pro backpack click on this link:
STREETWALKER PRO

Retrospective 10 visits Marwell Wildlife Park

Snapperstuff’s Sandra Clark and husband Gareth road test the Think Tank Photo Retrospective 10 pinestone, at Marwell Wildlife Park, Hampshire.

 

Retrospective 10 in Pinestone - Copyright: Sandra Clark 2010

 

 

Kookaburra bird at Marwell Wildlife Park - Copyright: Sandra Clark 2010

 

Joe McNally – Staying Organised

Check out Joe McNally’s blog…

Joe has adapted the Think Tank Photo Pixel Pocket Rocket CF card wallet to accommodate colour gel filters for the strobe:

Click here for more info on the Think Tank Photo Pixel Pocket Rocket.

B&W Photography Magazine – Photographer of the Year competition

Snapperstuff.com step in to sponsor the Travel category of Black+White Photographer of the Year competition.

Prize includes a Think Tank Photo Shapeshifter backpack

DEADLINE is near…

For full information get you copy of B&W Photography Magazine now!

ePHOTOzine Think Tank Photo competition

CITY & SCAPES COMPETITION
Check out ePHOTOzine for full competition details.
DEADLINE is 31 August 2010.
This month ePHOTOZINE’s competition is open to worldwide entries, so no excuses!

Think-Tank-Prize-kit

ePHOTOzine ‘want you to capture your cities and scapes. It can be your city weekend away, city life, a country break or whatever other place you think fits the theme. Maybe Summer in the city, Dublin’s fair city,  going loco down in Acapulco, Leaving Liverpool, Vienna, or New York, New York to name but a few!’

‘Or it can be country roads that take you home, as the thunder rolls, blue skies, sunny days or life in the country – this one is completely open so long as the theme fits city or country.’

‘Come on… show us the best of your country this August and win some really fantastic products from Think Tank Photo.com‘

To purchase the Think Tank Photo range in the UK and Ireland visit www.snapperstuff.com

Airline carry-on guide

We frequently get asked:

What are the maximum dimensions and weight you can take as hand baggage on airlines?

With all the current security measures now in place, each airline has its own size and weight allowance for carry-on, although usually only one bag is allowed as carry-on.

So, we have compiled a list of the current* Airline carry-on allowance for some frequently used airlines departing from the UK:

Airline Hand Baggage Allowance

*carry-on allowance at 8^th July 2010, as stated on the Airline websites

Inside Think Tank Photo – Anthony Bolante – part 1

Part 1 of 3 – Seattle based Reuters photographer, Anthony Bolante, talks about preparing to photograph the 2010 Tour of California bike race using Think Tank Photo’s camera belt system.