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Subject: [Leica] Re: ireland photos & airport xrays
From: leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Chris Williams)
Date: Thu Jul 24 12:00:08 2008
References: <C4ADF3D5.FBE5%doug@ricecracker.net>

Excellent showing!

I put 3200 Tmax in my T4 going to Ireland. It went through 3 xrays without 
any harm at all. Not that I'd trust that all the time.

Chris

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "doug kim" <doug@ricecracker.net>
To: "Leica Users' Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 10:54 AM
Subject: [Leica] ireland photos & airport xrays


>
> hi everyone,
>
> been lurking for so long again, thought I'd contribute some pics:
>
> http://www.ricecracker.net/ireland.php
>
> did an interesting test for myself: I brought the nikon F5 instead of the 
> M6
> because I wanted to see if the leica gear really changed the way I shot or
> if I was just gear fetishizing and obsessing over a brand name.
>
> the judgement: the F5 was so obnoxiously huge, it announced my presence
> wherever I was and it absolutely determined how and what I photographed. a
> good lesson learned.
>
> also at the dublin airport, they absolutely refused to hand check my film
> and told me even high speed film was ok. I gave in after half an hour of
> protests and was furious the entire ten hour flight home.
>
> and the film was fine!!! even TMZ pushed to 6400!!!!
>
> who knew?
>
> doug
>
>
> -- 
> dougKIM photography
> http://www.ricecracker.net
> http://www.bornyogis.com
>
>
>
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