Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/27

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Subject: Re: [Leica] mail irradiation affects film
From: "Horacio Sofi" <morggan@speakeasy.org>
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 19:34:46 -0400
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RG,
Low, medium or high irradiation is the same, "wash" our slides. Probably we
need to try with DHL, Fedex, UPS, etc.
HS
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From: "r g" <photos@nyc.rr.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 6:46 PM
Subject: [Leica] mail irradiation affects film


> There is all this talk about irradiating mail to kill bacteria.  I don't
> think they are going to ask our permission before they do this, it will
just
> happen. Which has me wondering about all of us who send back our film to
the
> manufacturers for processing, and those that buy film mail order? Have the
> photo companies come up with anything public on this issue? Irradiation
even
> at low levels affects film. The amount of irradiation to kill Salmonella,
> for example, is 7 million times more radiation than in a single chest
x-ray.
> (source:CDC). Makers of the machines admit that it will expose film
> ("There's no doubt it would expose film", Williams Corp).
>
> I'd hate to get back a box of white slides. Anyone else is concerned about
> this?
>
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In reply to: Message from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> (Re: [Leica] New R ASPH lens)
Message from "r g" <photos@nyc.rr.com> ([Leica] mail irradiation affects film)