Just got back from a trip from DC/Baltimore to The Grand Canyon. I just asked the security guys to hand inspect my film. They had no issues. I had ASA 50, 100 and 400 films and they were extremely polite about not x-raying them.
To make it quick and easy I had the film in zip-lock bags at the top of my camera bag. When I approached the inspection area I pulled out the bag and asked for it to be hand inspected. The guy in BWI that swabbed each roll (looking for explosives I guess) did so with a smile. When I thanked him he said "We are happy to do this for you. This is your tax dollars at work. Have a great flight!". Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 9:37 PM Subject: New Thread - Air Travel and film > In about a month I am going to Hawaii for a short vacation. Most > likely I will take the 67II and leave home the 35mm gear. Still > deciding on that one. > > Anyway, I am wondering what the current state of film going through > the detectors is. Is there any noticeable damage coming from the > x-ray machines? At what speed is the film problematic? > > An interesting angle for me is that the 120 roll film is spooled on > plastic cores so theoretically I could walk through the metal detector > with them on my person. Has anyone tried this? It seems that all the > Kodak film comes in plastic outer wrapper (sealed), but the Fuji and > Agfa use something more like a metal film of some type. I'm guessing > that would make a difference. Does anyone have any experience with > this? > > Anything else I need to watch out for? How stringent are the airlines > (United in this case) about carry-on regulations (size, weight)? > > If it helps the discussion, I'll be flying out of San Francisco and > landing in Maui. Any tips or suggestions are welcome. > > Thanks, > > Bruce >
