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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Flying with film
From: Tarek Charara <tarek.charara@wanadoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 00:52:27 +0200

On 15.04.2002 23:16, "Nathan Wajsman" <wajsman@webshuttle.ch> wrote:

> 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.

Nathan,

I cannot say that I had films ruined by the carry-on X-ray machines, BUT I
do have some doubts... Nothing with films below the 400ISO limit, only some
Tri-X and a lot of TMZ. The Tri-X (it went through Beirut airport, through
Cotonou/Benin and Paris/Charles-de-Gaulle - It was hand checked in Benin
because the machine was out of order), compared to another batch (that did
not travel), the film base density was "visibly" higher. The TMZ had
bizarre, random "dots" of increased density. Something you would notice in a
picture (of a white wall, maybe...)

The very very weird thing was when I had some Velvia developed the other
day. Pictures from Rouen with "transparent, overexposed" skies had some
grayish skies instead - no, it was not raining :-). The film went through
the carry-on machine in Geneva (french side). The pictures are
interesting... 

I'm leaving for Beirut in May and this time I will check this seriously!
I'll take some exposed film with me through the carry on machines and leave
some at home, have them developed together and see.

Tarek

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