Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I imagine that Fed Ex and others have customer service lines that could tell you an answer. Since Hawaii is an easy place to buy film, you may want to wait and buy it there. If you are worried about the xrays in airport security, the solution is simple. Buy several of the heavy duty Domke fabric covered lead bags with velcro openings. I usually double or tripple bag my film (holds about 15 roles of 35mm or 120 per bag). It will absolutely keep your film safe. I have used this method all over the world and NEVER had a problem with any speed film. When it goes through the xray machine it is a black blob. They will certainly then hand check your camera bag, but it doesn't slow things down anymore than a hand check of any other carry on. The bags are about $40 each, but they last much longer and work much better than the lighter weight lead bags. I now have about 10 of them and use them whenever I travel (they are large enough for almost any 35mm or smaller medium format camera like a Hasselbald w/o a meter prism to fit in). DJ - --- jgluckphoto66@netscape.net wrote: > To lighten my load when travelling to Hawaii in > October, I'm thinking of > overnighting all my unexposed film to the place I'll > be staying at. Last > year I travelled to Hawaii on 10/7, the day we > starting bombing > Afghanistan, and no one at the gate was in a mood to > give me the legally > required hand check of film when I asked for it. > (I'm a lawyer but know > when not to press the issue.) My ISO 100, 400 and > 800 films went through > with no ill effects, but I'd rather not chance it > again, especially > since I plan on taking some 1600 stock. > > Does anyone out there know which (if any) overnight > carriers X-ray their > packages? I have accounts with FedEx, UPS, Airborne > and DHL, but can't > get a straight answer. I can use the Postal Service > to Express Mail it, > but am I at more risk with them? The counter > personnel at the local post > office can't really give me a straight answer. > > Thanks to Dick Williams and Brian Ellis on the photo > tips. I went to > www.photographamerica.com and ordered the two back > issues. > > Jeffrey Gluck > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html