Re: [Leica] Film & Airport Security X-Ray Machines

[John Collier <jbcollier@home.com>]

Make sure you do carry it on in clear plastic bags, out of all packaging,
and ask for a hand inspection when you leave the USA. That way it will only
be scanned once when you leave France. Do not under any circumstances put in
your checked luggage.

John Collier

> From: Robert Clark <rclark@desupernet.net>
> 
> 
> Just bought some Ilford Delta 100 & 400, some T400CN, and a few rolls of
> Fujichrome and Kodachrome for my upcoming trip to Paris.  I have some
> international travel experience, but have only taken some basic Kodak
> 100ASA film for snapshots.  Now that I'm trying to do more with my new
> Leica, I decided to be a little more serious about taking pictures while
> in Paris.  Should I be concerned about my film going through the metal
> detector in my camera bag?  How about exposed film in my camera or in
> the cartridge upon my return.  I understand that more than a few people
> remove the film from the boxes and containers, place it in a plastic
> bag, and ask for a visual inspection instead of sending it through the
> machine.  I'm thinking this is what I'll do on my way over and at the
> return gate at Charles de Gaulle with my exposed film.
> 
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