Has anyone taken their DSLR through airport security recently?

[Adsos Letter]

I'm leaving for the East Coast in the morning; I've looked through the TSA and SFO sites, and I'm still a bit confused (no surprises there).

It sounds like they want you to put your camera into a separate bin for scanning, but you aren't allowed to put anything underneath. Does anyone know if the lens can remain attached to the camera body? I'm a bit paranoid about having the lens off of the body, and possibly rolling around inside the bin during inspection; also, having someone manhandle the equipment.

Any answers? I tried calling the TSA office at SFO, but no one picked up.

Thanks in advance.

[CurtEastPoint]

1. I went to Europe 3x last year and never had it questioned. I use a small carryon.

In all my years of travel, I have only one time inside an airport (forget where) had security ask me to turn it on, etc.

[Adsos Letter]

3. Ah, thank you CurtEastPoint!

I'll have the battery out; it and a spare will be in side pockets with caps on. If they want me to turn it on I'll have to load it up. The whole outfit will be in a hardened lowpro pack.

[Atman]

2. I went through a couple of weeks ago. Nothing.

I left my camera in the bag, with 85-250 attached, kit lens in the pocket, plus a GoPro with lcd screen, chargers, cables, etc.
The did stop me...because I also had forgotten that I had a corkscrew/bottle opener in an outside pocket. That was considered a weapon and they confiscated it. But no one ever touched my camera, I didn't have to take anything apart or take anything out of the bag.

[Adsos Letter]

4. Thank you, Atman!

I'm going to be running on practically no sleep at that point (5:00 am) so the less there is to confuse me the better off I'll be. I'm not taking much kit, just the camera body and lens, a couple of extra batteries with the caps on, and a charger.

Thanks for the insight.

[DrDan]

5. been through security half-dozen times in past year - int'l and domestic - always have a camera - no

issues at all.

Have a flight tomorrow and my camera (DSLR) will be in my carry-on.

[Adsos Letter]

6. Oakland airport made me remove the camera from its pack.

Told me to place it in a separate bin for scanning. Apparently they are following a recent protocol requiring electronic devices larger than a cell phone be placed in a separate bin for scanning. I asked about the DSLR before I got to the checkpoint and they said yes, required.

On leaving DC I was given TSA pre-check status, and they left the camera in the bag.