Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have exactly the same impression/experience. Tina should not worry for her film when travelling to Central America, which is the region I visit most frequently. - --- Nathan Wajsman <n.wajsman@chello.nl> wrote: > I fly somewhere almost every week (within Europe). I > always carry some kind > of film and camera with me, usually the CL or Rollei > 35 if it is a business > trip. The film ranges up to Neopan 1600. I never > request the hand > inspection, as I am always in a rush, and in most > airports it would be > refused anyway. I have NEVER seen any effects of the > scanning on any of my > films, even after multiple passes. Unless someone > shows me negatives that > have demonstrably been damaged, I will continue to > regard all stories of > film damage in carry-on baggage as urban legend. > > As Tina wrote, Honduras may be another matter, but > if you are in Europe, > North America or the rich parts of Asia, then > travelling with film is > perfectly safe--so long as you do not put the film > in checked baggage. > > Nathan > > Adam Bridge wrote: > > > > Even tho I can no longer travel by air with my > film Leicas because of > > > the > > > intense X-ray security scans that destroys my > favorite Tri-X, this too > > > shall pass > > > away. Meanwhile I'll enplane with a digital -- > whatever it is. > > > > I've been flying for the last year with Tri-X with > no ill effects. I've > > flown with Neopan 1600, asked to have it > hand-checked, and have always > > had it checked with no problems. > > > > Of course I don't push Tri-X to 800 or beyond. > > > > AB > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, The Netherlands > > e-mail: n.wajsman@chello.nl > Mobile: +31 630 868 671 > > Photo site: http://www.wajsmanphoto.com > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html