Re: [Leica] film and travel

[doug kim <yup@pacbell.net>]

this is so very bizarre.

i have my first roll of x-ray fogged film and i find myself justifying that
it happened as opposed to learning about prevention. it was my mistake to
post one image which was a bit misleading.

this is why the roll of superia 1600 has been affected by an airport x-ray
scanner and not by a flare or a light leak:

- -across the whole proof sheet, there is a distinct pattern
- -this pattern zig-zags across the entire roll of film and is most apparent
on the darker, more underexposed frames
- -a light leak would be consistently in one position on the negative and
possibly only for a short section of the negative
- -a flare would not appear in different places on consecutive frames of the
same composition and set up

i almost started to scan other images to provide further evidence when i
realized that this would most likely invite more grief and is honestly
besides the point.

let's please put this thread to rest.

doug

http://www.ricecracker.net

On 8/2/02 10:10 PM, "Nathan Wajsman" <wajsman@webshuttle.ch> wrote:

> Hi Doug,
> 
> I looked and looked and looked...and did not see anything except some flare. I
> thought, OK, maybe it's just me. But then I see all the other posts saying
> basically
> the same thing. Anyway, I will take your word for it, but I still remain
> convinced,
> based on mine and others' experience, that travelling with film in carry-on
> baggage
> is perfectly safe at least in the advanced parts of the world.
> 
> Nathan
> 
> doug kim wrote:
> 
>> nathan,
>> 
>> here is your proof:
>> 
>> http://www.ricecracker.net/test/
> 
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