Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Roger, >Is film, slide or negative, sent via UPS or any of the other carriers, less >subject to be polluted and our images degraded or lost. FedEx doesn't seem to nuke packages. So that should be safe. Don't know about other companies. >Does any of this >apply to processed film? Nope. >I have heard it doesn't, however, I would assume >that negatives and chromes might still be somewhat susceptible? I doubt it. All the chemical process has already taken place. The film is no longer sensitive to light (= radiation). I think the only way you can destroy the film after it has been processed is by prolonged exposure to UV light. That will cause the neg/slide to fade. Tom - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html