Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 04:55 PM 12/13/2008, you wrote: >But an M8 would have a very significant benefit for me that I have >not seen mentioned very often; that is, for people who >travelfrequently, as I do, the vexation of airport security has >become almost unbearable to me. When I fly with a camera kit, I >always add to the film bag a roll of ASA800 or 1600 film and ask for >hand inspection. Frequently this leads to an argument with security >"our machines will not harm your film". At the least it is >additional delay. Leica M8 - through the machine, pas de probleme. > >Seth As much as I travel, that has been one of the greatest advantages to digital. I used to dread going through security, all of the questions and assurances that my film would not be harmed by x-ray and trying to argue that I knew better. In all of that travel, the only places that have refused to allow hand inspection of the film were Russia, Israel, and Heathrow. I did have film ruined by x-rays. Now I don't have to dread the confrontation with the security people. My cameras, cards, batteries, and computer all go through with no problem. My knees are now the ones that require extra inspection, wanding, and pat-downs! Travel is still not fun, but it's better than with film. Tina Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com