RE: [Leica] Interesting X-Ray report

["A. H. Ongun" <ahongun@ecsysinc.com>]

Actually at Heathrow one always needed to ask for a supervisor for hand
inspection.  I for one will be glad not having to do this.

Furthermore, very few professional photographers fit the paparazzi label.
The ones you are talking about wouldn't be taking the pics out of the
country anyway (speed counts).  The shots would be processed locally and
transmitted.  I'd recommend Joe's Basement at Piccadily :-).

Andy

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Martin
Howard

Sal DiMarco,Jr. jotted down the following:

> The BPLC adds that its data showed that the situation is more complex in
> detail, and that some films may exhibit a very slight, but detectable,
> change after realistic levels of hand-baggage X-ray inspection. In view of
> this, BPLC and BAA have agreed that professional photographers traveling
> abroad on assignment will be granted hand-searches of their unprocessed
> film.

Great.  Screw the fine-art amateurs, but heaven forbid that the latest
paparazzi shots of some over-paid, half-nude actress that's going to be
printed on newspaper pulp and used as fish-and-chip wrap should be damaged
at the airport.

M.