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I've been to Indonesia a few times and have flown a few airlines, including Garuda, Sriwijaya, and Batik, all with photography gear. From the US, I have flown ANA, EVA, United, Singapore Air. All except United impose weight restrictions for carry-on.
My photography bag with housing, camera, strobes, lenses, batteries, all the incidentals, was about 17-18kg. Then I had my tote bag as well. It is a photo-specific rollerboard so after I hand over my passport, the first thing I do is unzip it to show them the contents and ask if I can carry it on since it is fragile and expensive. I am very polite in asking and they have never hesitated to say yes. I think the photo-specific bag makes it more "serious" looking. They do still ask to weigh it, jot some notes down, and let me proceed. They also give me a tag with notes on it.
My insurance, in case I ever get pushback, or end up on a commuter jet, is my trench from Scott E Vest. They sell products that have a ton of pockets and my emergency plan is to stick the lenses and strobes in my pockets and carry the camera in the housing. These are similar to the photography clothing mentioned above but more street looking. SCOTTeVEST | Multi-Pocket Clothing for Travelers, Gadget Lovers, Photographers and People On the Go Don't buy anything full priced - there is always a sale, usually 30% off. Or you can find a code.
To date, I have not had issues. My Scott E Vest trench has merely been my airplane blanket.
I have also done the same in the Philippines with Cebu Pacific with success.
My photography bag with housing, camera, strobes, lenses, batteries, all the incidentals, was about 17-18kg. Then I had my tote bag as well. It is a photo-specific rollerboard so after I hand over my passport, the first thing I do is unzip it to show them the contents and ask if I can carry it on since it is fragile and expensive. I am very polite in asking and they have never hesitated to say yes. I think the photo-specific bag makes it more "serious" looking. They do still ask to weigh it, jot some notes down, and let me proceed. They also give me a tag with notes on it.
My insurance, in case I ever get pushback, or end up on a commuter jet, is my trench from Scott E Vest. They sell products that have a ton of pockets and my emergency plan is to stick the lenses and strobes in my pockets and carry the camera in the housing. These are similar to the photography clothing mentioned above but more street looking. SCOTTeVEST | Multi-Pocket Clothing for Travelers, Gadget Lovers, Photographers and People On the Go Don't buy anything full priced - there is always a sale, usually 30% off. Or you can find a code.
To date, I have not had issues. My Scott E Vest trench has merely been my airplane blanket.
I have also done the same in the Philippines with Cebu Pacific with success.