Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 02:23 AM 2/18/2007, you wrote: >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 I would put the film in a lead-lined bag. Security will either ignore it or hand inspect it. Either way, your film is safer than going naked through the x-ray machine. Tina Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA http://www.tinamanley.com