Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 12:05 PM 2/17/99 -0800, you wrote: > >Jim > >PS... quite often with the lead bags, the newer x-ray machines will "crank >up the volume" until they can see into it. So as of a couple of years ago, >lead bags have been discouraged. > Jim, From the information put out by ASMP, this is only true for checked baggage. There is no way to "crank up the volume" on the hand-luggage machines. They may adjust their monitors, etc., but there is only one level of x-ray. Checked baggage is another matter and your film will be toast in lead bags. I use them when I know I'll be going through more than 4 or 5 machines with the same film in parts of the world where more security is the norm rather than the exception. Leically, Tina Tina Manley, ASMP http://www.photogs.com/manley/index.html http://www.pomegranates.com/frame/manley/index.html