Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This has been interesting. I too use the soft lead bags (and one of the heavier little cylinders for higher speed film), and haven't seen problems from X-Ray. I the US, one can request a hand check of the film, and I believe the security people here are required to do it if you insist. I know that Ben Fernandez puts his Tri-X in the clear film cans that Fuji (e.g.) makes, and puts them in a clear plastic bag, which often speeds him through US checkpoints. I suppose not doing that may slow me down a few minutes, but security rarely looks through every film can. As has been mentioned, you can't count on a hand check in other countries. But it sounds like maybe you can insist in Canada, or at least Qu=E9bec. Is that the law, Ted, or did you just manage to convince them to do it? I've never succeeded in getting a hand check in Paris, and I didn't even try in Israel. (They took my Tiltall apart and inspected each component, even after X-ray!) But are there any other countries where one can politely but successfully insist that Leica film must not go through the machine? (There, I said Leica. And the Tiltall said Leitz.) I think Michael Hintlian is right, that atmospheric and even ground level gamma are the biggest risk to TMZ P3200 (hence take the expiration date very seriously). But I think I remember Ken Lassiter telling me that even lead bags are no protection for that. Ken? Bill Barrett St. Louis barrettb@websteruniv.edu (preferred address for personal mail) http://www.websteruniv.edu/~barrettb