Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information