Re: [Leica] mail irradiation affects film

["Mike Durling" <durling@widomaker.com>]

Yes, it is a concern.  We of course will have to see how widespread
irradiation becomes.  I just got a load of film and paper from a dealer who
only ships by mail.  That may have to change.  I hadn't even thought of
mail-order slide processing.

It may get inconvient for us, but people have died.  I don't know if
irradiation is the answer.  It may be too difficult to implement on a
widespread basis.

Mike D

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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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