Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> 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.<<< Tim S. responded: > 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?<<<<<<< Hi Tim, I can honestly say I've never had film affected going through the hand carry on scanner and that probably accounts for many thousands of rolls since it became a regular airport thing. Even though I've panicked in a few countries on the way home, (probably didn't need to) I always maintained my cool, smiled a lot and most times film didn't go through. However there are some worldly locations, London Heathrow for one, where they scan their grandmothers everyday just to make sure they're still alive! :-) And it's a no win situation with film, the stuff goes through the scanner! Along with grandma at the same time! ;-) ted Victoria, Canada http://www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant