Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Flying with film
From: "Steve Barbour" <kididdoc@cox.net>
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 14:34:51 -0700
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> 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


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In reply to: Message from Bill Lawlor <wvl@infinex.com> ([Leica] Re: Flying with film)
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