Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Nathan, I have ravelled with 120 film in my hand baggage with no problems from security scanners, mainly Velvia though. Most recent was 2005 Heathrow to Reykjavik and back though. Frank On 18 Feb, 2007, at 07:23, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > Next month I am going for a week to Val d'Isere. Because I need to > travel light, taking the DSLR outfit is out of the question, so > instead I will be taking the Ricoh GRD and the Bronica rangefinder > outfit--it all fits in the Domke 803 shoulder bag. > > I will be flying from Amsterdam to Geneva. I have never before > flown carrying medium format film, but I remember reading somewhere > that it is more prone to fogging from the hand luggage x-rays > because the film is not enclosed in a metal canister, as is the > case with 35mm film. I have flown with 35mm on many occasions, > including Neopan 1600, and have never seen any sign of fogging, > even after 4-6 passes through x-ray machines. The MF film I will be > taking will be no faster than 400. Should I be taking any special > precautions other than the obvious one of not putting the film in > checked baggage? > > Nathan > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, The Netherlands > > Opportunistic Image Acquisition > > General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com and http:// > www.greatpix.eu > Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com > > Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 > Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com > > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS! > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information