Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I travel world wide and have never encountered a problem with hand scans or sniffs simon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aaron Sandler" <aaron.sandler@duke.edu> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 4:13 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] x-raying TX400 when you know you'll push it > Adam, if I were pushing it, I would try to minimize scanning, but not freak > out if people refuse. > > The only time folks have refused hand-scanning my film in the US was at the > St Louis Arch, where everything entering had to be x-rayed, including the > TMax 3200 film I had. They made it very simple: "XRay it or it doesn't go > in." No effects on the film that I could detect. > > However, I have had NO problems whatsoever on US flights since I started > putting a smile on my face and saying: > > "I have a few rolls of PROFESSIONAL film that I'd like to get hand-checked, > if you don't mind." > > while I hand them a ziplock bag containing naked rolls of film. > > It often looks like they're about to ask me the speed of the film or tell > me the machine is safe, but when they hear the magic word "PROFESSIONAL" > then they immediately accept the bag and call someone over to take it to be > swabbed at the explosives sniffer. Somewhere on the TSA website it does > actually mention professional film (along with high-speed film and film > that will be push-processed) as stuff that shouldn't be x-rayed. I don't > know how much difference it makes that the TX I order from B&H actually > does have the words "professional film" written on the side, but it can't hurt. > > Good luck, > Aaron > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >