Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Last summer, I traveled through Southeast Asia with lead foil bags of film ranging from ISO 125 through ISO 400. When I had film in my cameras, I put the cameras in the same sima lead foil bags. The bags were in my carried on backpack and went through seven scanners. I had no visible fogging of the film. Roland Smith roland@dnai.com - ----- Original Message ----- From: Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2000 2:05 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Film & Airport Security X-Ray Machines > Bernard, > > The questioner was talking about a trip from the US to Paris and > back--hardly exotic countries! And he was not going to take the film through > several airports, just once outbound and once going back. Under those > circumstances, and given the two countries involved, I refuse to believe > that his 400 film would be harmed. I agree with you that if you go to third > world countries, or provincial airports in Eastern Europe or Russia, then > there may be some danger. > > Nathan > > Bernard wrote: > > > Nathan Wajsman wrote: > > > > > I would not be concerned at all. As long as you do not put the film in > > > checked baggage, two trips through the carry-on security check will > > > not harm a 400 film, various urban legends notwithstanding. > > > > It's not an urban legend if you travel the world, though. Do you really > > have so much confidence in the maintenance crew of those x-ray machines > > in more exotic countries? I'm look an x-ray punctured TMX negative right > > now....... > > > > B > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Overijse, Belgium and Zurich, Switzerland > e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch > General photo page: http://members.tripod.com/belgiangator > Belgium photo page: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman > > >