Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The two times that the airport nuked my film, ruining it, were the two times that I asked to have it inspected by hand. I think one should only ask for hand-inspecting if there is an ACLU attorney with you. Jeffery On Sep 27, 2013, at 10:55 AM, Howard Ritter wrote: > Thanks, Nathan and everyone else who answered. I was expecting to have the > film hand-inspected flying out of Heathrow, so it's dismaying to learn > that's not an option. > > My conclusion is that the cost of two rolls of film is trivial compared to > the value of the photos made thereon, so I'm going to buy new film in > London and try to have it processed before returning. Back home I'll have > my local lab process one of the unexposed rolls, or perhaps part of it, > and decide whether to us the rest. > > ?howard > > > On Sep 27, 2013, at 3:59 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> > wrote: > >> Howard, as for the film, you will get many answers, contradictory I >> suspect. Some people swear that the Tri-X got fogged just by approaching >> an airport, while others will swear that multiple passes through airport >> scanners with TMZ did no harm. I am in the latter category. In any event, >> in Europe there is no hand inspection of film, everything goes through >> the scanner. >> >> When I was commuting between Amsterdam and Seville on a weekly basis back >> in 2003-2004, I would often just leave a roll in my camera bag between >> trips. So I have had rolls of Neopan 1600 (my favorite high speed film) >> that passed through airport scanners 3-4 times, both exposed and >> unexposed. I have never seen any ill effects. The airports involved were >> Amsterdam and various Spanish airports--Seville, Malaga, Madrid mainly. >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sep 27, 2013, at 3:27 AM, Howard Ritter wrote: >> >>> Cynthia and I are treating ourselves finally to a 20-year ambition, >>> crossing the Atlantic on a Cunard liner. It's the Queen Mary 2, sailing >>> from New York to Southampton, followed by 6 nights in London. For >>> compactness and general touristy stuff I've brought the NEX7 with the >>> kit 18-55 plus the 16 with a 12mm converter. For more serious stuff I >>> have an M3 wearing a 50/1.4 'Lux, loaded with TXP, and I have a couple >>> rolls of TMax 3200. >>> >>> Question: will the high-speed film survive a single passage thru airport >>> security X-ray? I got discombobulated at the last instant taking stuff >>> off and putting it into the plastic bin, and the rolls, which I had >>> taken out of the bag to ask for hand inspection, stayed in my coat >>> pocket and went through in the bin. My thought is to leave the 3200 >>> unused, buy new rolls in London, and when I get back, have one of the >>> X-rayed rolls developed to see if there's any fogging, then use or toss >>> the remaining roll accordingly. But if anyone has reassuring experience, >>> I might go ahead and use the rolls in London. >>> >>> Will have photos to post in a few weeks, but meanwhile here are a couple >>> from the ship today. We were treated to a no-extra-cost bonus bit of >>> entertainment, courtesy of those nice folks at Cunard. At about 0900 the >>> Bridge announced that a solo female transatlantic rower (Halifax to >>> France) had lost some equipment in a storm and requested assistance, and >>> that the QM2 was going to her aid! Fortunately, our track must have been >>> taking us very close to her position, as I was not aware of steaming off >>> our usual course. About 1000 (Fernando de Noronha Standard Time) we >>> slowed to a dead stop and spotted her a mile off the port bow. And by >>> "we" I mean EVERYBODY. I think the whole ship's party (~2000?) except >>> for the essential crews was out on the decks to greet her. Tiny partly >>> closed yellow craft, about 7 m long, bobbing in swells sometimes deep >>> enough to hide her from view even from our elevated position, with a >>> lone figure in a black seasuit rowing toward this 1100' ocean liner >>> stopped dead in the water for her. She waved and blew kisses and we all >>> cheered and everybody had a camera at the ready. The crew tossed out >>> some packages containing a satellite phone and a sea anchor, the >>> essentials that she had lost, plus some other provisions. She took some >>> pictures of her own, held up a sign (which I couldn't read), shouted her >>> thanks, and came over the VHF, which the Bridge put over the PA, to >>> thank us all in English and French. She retrieved the packages, and the >>> whole ship's company, led by the Bridge on the PA, gave her a rousing >>> three cheers. When the wind and her oars had taken her to a safe >>> standoff distance, we got underway again. Later the Bridge announced >>> that she had told them "this is the best day of my life!" Her name is >>> something like Mylene Paquette. She'll surely come up in Google and by >>> tomorrow, I should think, there ought to be a little news about the QM2 >>> assisting her as well. A couple of photos at: >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hlritter/Fotos/ >>> >>> >>> ?howard >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information