Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> I have followed this thread with some bemusement. Why? Because it crops up here > and on the Rollei list from time to time, with the issue taking on First > Amendment proportions. The reality is as follows: > > 1) You will NOT get your film hand inspected at either Heathrow or Istanbul, > period. You want to fly? Then you send ALL your carry-on luggage through the > scanner. And I am personally happy that it is this way--I am a lot more > concerned about arriving at my destination in one piece than about some > photographer's fear of getting his film fogged. > > 2) The good news is that despite the collective neurosis gripping the photo > lists from time to time, nobody seems to actually have experienced and proved > damage from CARRY-ON scanning of film. There is a lot of confusion about this > issue, but the bottom line is that the warnings on Kodak's web site and > elsewhere apply to checked luggage, not carry-on. If a LUGger has actually had > film ruined by carry-on scanning, I would love to see the scans. > > I have noticed that security procedures at many airports have been tightened > since Sept. 11, and I am grateful for that. Right now the place where I am most > nervous about flying is the good old US of A, considering the still lax > standards of inspection by the underpaid illiterates manning the checkpoints. > The remote possibility of film fogging from scanning pales in comparison. > > Nathan Many thanks Nathan for a brilliant and comprehensive summary...agree fully, Steve - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html