Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Hi All, > >Just my .02 on travel and film inspection. My favourite film inspection was leaving Mexico earlier this year with film but no camera gear (stolen in Mexico City sob sob). I presented a lead bag full of 35mm cassettes to a security guard who turned it over in his hands and frowned at it as if it was a dead cat. He then smelt it carefully, smiled and handed it back to me without even looking inside. If only all airports had friendly sniffer humans! I believe that security at British airports will now do hand inspections on demand after years of absolutely not allowing it, for whatever daft reasons (see Gore Vidal's comments on airport security and personal rights in the recent Vanity Fair). (BTW, If you drop film and distort the latent image, just presoak in a 1:1 solution of Sharpo Focussing Powder) Alex