[Leica] Re:35mm film in plastic cassettes

[robertmeier at usjet.net (Robert Meier)]

Why did you have film in them?



> My concern is that they don't always just run it past the nebulizer once.
> When I asked the patriots to hand-inspect my Leica CL in Seattle, they
> refused with extreme prejudice and ran it and my film through the x-ray
> machine several times. Fog. It was there. When I kept my mouth shut and 
> just
> let them x-tay my Rolleiflex GX, they couldn't figure out what it was.
> Rather than just zipping it through and hand-inspecting, they left it on 
> the
> cooker for about 45 seconds and then called someone over to look at it. It
> was frying the entire time. They finally did pull my bag apart after the 
> GX
> had been x-rayed for a good 2 minutes. Fogged.
>
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
> http://www.400tx.com
> http://400tx.blogspot.com/
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of G
> Hopkinson
> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 2:45 AM
> To: 'Leica Users Group'
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Re:35mm film in plastic cassettes
>
>
> It seems that we have a general consensus based on people's experiences 
> that
> normal ISO films are not adversely affected. GOOD. I still cringe, however
> illogically. Here in Aus there is no guaranteed right for hand inspection 
> as
> far as I know.
> I do know of one reported case where a pro photographer, I think, had a
> confrontation in Israel with the security staff. He reported that his gear
> was then repeatedly run through a scanning device and his film was all
> completely ruined. I think Ted has said it best regarding being polite and
> cooperative.
> As an aside, typically I find that my M bag results in a stop and rescan 
> on
> the way through the machine. I've looked over the operator's shoulder to 
> see
> the purty outlines. I think that the large amount of good old fashioned
> metal makes the Leica stuff stand out from the crowd. Anyhoo I've never 
> seen
> any adverse effects to film here in Australian airports. That's a very 
> good
> thing.
>
> Cheers
> Hoppy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Daniel Ridings
> Sent: Thursday, 29 March 2007 17:21
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re:35mm film in plastic cassettes
>
> Ted Grant wrote:
>
>> Most of the people going on about carry on and film scan fog are
>> spouting nothing but urban myth! Sure it might happen in some 4th world
>> developing country because the equipment isn't set properly..... if
>> that's possible?
>
>
> Never had a problem in Africa: Malawi, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, South
> Africa.
>
> Only problem was convincing the guard that the M2 really did not have a
> battery.
>
> Daniel
>
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