Re: [Leica] RE: Flying with film

["B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>]

Thanks, David - All good things to know...The only problem with buying film
on site and getting it processed on site for paying jobs is not knowing
where, having to pay much higher prices for the film, and not knowing squat
about the folks doing the processing. The easy way around the processing
problem - for now anyway - is to FedEx the film back to your regular
lab...and, if one has enough time before the trip, you can also FedEx film,
batteries, etc., ahead to your destination hotel.......unfortunately, I
wasn't able to do that this time....but my first batch of film is already
awair\ting FedEx pickup, and the next batches will go out tomorrow and Weds
nights...

B. D.
- ----- Original Message -----
From: David Young <youngs@islandnet.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 11:45 AM
Subject: [Leica] RE: Flying with film


> On 15/04/02 , B.D. wrote:
>
> >On Sept. 11 - Yes, that Sept. 11 - I was flying out of Glasgow to London
on
> >my way back to the US. I had about 30 rolls of exposed film and asked for
> >hand inspection. NO WAY, said the security guy, because there was no
leader
> >protruding from the cassette. He didn't even want to discuss the issue.
And
> >this was hours BEFORE the first plane hit the Trade Towers.
> >
> >B. D.
>
> For many years, B.D., many countries have not permitted hand inspection of
> film.  Trying to get a hand inspection in the UK is impossible.
>
> The problem place is Tokyo's Narita Airport.  If you have to change
> terminals - as we did - they will x-ray your film twice, sometimes three
> times within the terminal and within an hour! No possibility of hand
> inspection - no matter what the speed!
>
> Then BD said:
>
> >Check the archives - because a week or two or three ago someone posted
> >information about a warning from Kodak about new Xray technology that
will
> >wipe out just about any film. What I'm not clear on was whether it was
just
> >being used on checked baggage, or also applied to carry-on inspection.
>
> The problem is with the new luggage scanners that use a high-energy
(180kV)
> source to better see what you've packed.  A single pass through one of
> these will do more harm to your film than a dozen passes through a
carry-on
> luggage scanner. These new scanners, CTX 5000, CTX 5500 & LS3(can't
> remember the makers names) are starting to turn up at airports everywhere.
> The only good thing with these is the L3 style scanner. It uses a rotating
> beam, so it fogs your film evenly!  The solution:  NEVER put film in your
> checked luggage!
>
> The max exposure of film to hand-baggage x-rays is 5 passes, so try to
> demand hand inspections after 3! And remember, outside the US & Canada,
> hand inspection is NOT a right. In many parts of the world your film gets
> x-rayed or you don't fly. Simple. No?
>
> The obvious solution?  Carry only small amounts of film with you, and buy
> more at your destination. If possible, get it processed (at least get the
> negs developed) there.
>
> I did that on last months holiday to S.E. Asia and found discovered two
> things. 1) Film of all types was readily available - if only in 36 exp
> loads; and 2) it was considerably cheaper there than at home!
>
>
>
>
> ----------
>
> David Young        | Experience gained varies directly
> Victoria, CANADA   | with equipment ruined.
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