[Leica] OT: Film at the Airport or how I learned to love The Bomb

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On 1 Oct 00, at 14:28, Margaret Jeffcoat wrote:

> Remove all your films from box and cans, put them all in a large zip lock
> freezer bag and ask for a hand inspection. Let then x-ray your camera bag.

I'm hearing this often on this list and others. No doubt that it 
prevents an aggressively offensive machine from fogging your film, 
but I wonder about the necessity. 

I returned a couple of weeks ago from a trip where my carry-on had 
to pass through the machines four times. I was carrying about 200 
rolls - the carry-on was stuffed with film as well as my cameras and 
lenses. I just let it pass through the machines, even though it 
meant a visual inspection at one stop anyway. No evidence of 
fogging on the Supra 800 that I've developed.

Does anyone have any experience of ruined film having passed 
through the carry-on check?

Tim S.