Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina Manley wrote: > > I keep several lead-lined bags in my carry-on bag to use when the people in > charge absolutely refuse to hand-check my film. I put the film in the > lead-lined bags, it goes through the machine safely, the person at the > computer can't see through the lead-lined bag, so they ask me to open the > bags so they can hand-check the film - exactly what I wanted in the first > place! I have the cloth-covered bags which will hold about 60 rolls of > film and they work great. Hope this helps! > This is especially important because as has been mentioned, the real radiation is not from the x-ray machine in the airport, but rather from the long high altitude flight. So the thicker the lead the better. Jonathan Borden