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: > > At 09:10 PM 8/3/99 -0700, you wrote: > > >I was also told that I should be prepared the next time for the film to go > >through their machines or not get on the plane! ><snip> > Hi, Ted - > > 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! > > Leically, > > Tina We had been told here in the past that with those bags those airport people just crank up the machine until the machine can see through the bag. But your experience seems to negate that! Mark Rabiner