I would like to pass along my recent experience flying to Texas with my modest 4x5 kit. I had no problems with TSA in Austin and Dallas. My Wista, two lenses and assorted accessories went through xrays without anyone batting an eyelash -- they didn't even open the case. I guess TSA staff have seen enough lens spanner wrenches, spot meters shaped like pistols and the other odd looking stuff that we LF photographers use that they aren't concerned with them. Also, my gear stowed nicely under the seat in front of me.
My only disappointment on the trip was the lack of wildflowers in the Texas Hill Country. I visualized vast fields of bluebonnets standing at attention in front of my lens. I only saw a small patch in my mother-in-law's front yard. I was not moved to photograph them.
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