Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Can you use those special leaded bags to prevent damage? "Zeissler, Mitch" wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > I advise you to include a few rolls (maybe a row) of Delta 3200 so > > that they won't be tempted to be lazy. I've used this method in the > > US, England, Holland, and Germany without any problems. > > We recently went to Vienna, Austria and tried using the trick > mentioned above when coming back to the States [going to Europe with > the film presented no problems at all]. > > No such luck; the security folks in Vienna carefully looked at *each* > roll in my clear plastic bag [every roll was loose and not in a film > box or canister container of any kind], removed all of the Delta 3200 > rolls I had salted the bag with, and x-rayed the rest. > > The remainder of the stock I had taken was 100 or slower and has not > showed any adverse effects when processed, but just know in advance > that your film *may* be zapped, even with the best preparation. > > /Mitch Zeissler > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: PGP 6.5.3 > > iQA/AwUBOSQMl8jgws8+NbbsEQJbxwCfWduxFPB4D2o2V7shJT7htGzAs2AAn2Mi > nqyIjqpcnRrBgij+sk6v85Ny > =IygK > -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----