No acceptible plan for photography equipment

On February 16 I raised a query with SAA regarding expensive photography equipment as hand luggage.<br> This is professional expensive equipment (bodies and lenses) more than 7kg (11KG)<br> I raised the query 5 weeks early from my travel plans due to a previous problem with SAA & camera equipment.<br> <br> Due to the lack of response I booked on Comair who endorsed the equipment and I was able to take it as carry on without a problem.<br> I finally received a response from SAA on 30 march 3 days after I flew with Comair the opposition <br> <br> The SAA response was as follows:<br> <br> Thank you for your e-mail.<br> <br> Please be advised that any items which exceeds 7kilograms cannot be accepted as a hand luggage. Camera equipments are checked in as fragile items and the SAA Airline is not liable for any costs should the equipments gets damaged whilst in our care.<br> <br> Alternatively you can contact our cargo department on *** to inquire if they offer any special handling.<br> Thank you for writing to us.<br> With kind regards,<br> <br> My recommendation to all photographers who fly with professional equipment. Don't bother with SAA, use any another carrier that knows how to deal with the issue.SAA have no clue.