I know you are right about lead bags in checked luggage, but how about in carry-ons? When I have done this, rarely and mostly years ago, the security person sees the bag pn the screen and usually then hand inspects it, whereas when I've asked for hand inpection I've had a bigger hassle.
Aaron Reynolds wrote: > > I am not sure it is sucha good idea. First of all NEVER use it in a > > checked bag. They will just boost the x-ray. Second I am not sure it > > works 100% but I might be wrong on this. Thirdly they might be able to > > boost the xray on the carry on thingies. > > Levi is right -- DO NOT PUT A LEAD BAG IN YOUR CHECKED LUGGAGE. DO NOT > PUT ANY FILM AT ALL IN YOUR CHECKED LUGGAGE, PACKED IN ANY WAY. > > The new automated scanners have an automated recognition system where > they fire X-rays at your checked bags and determine what objects are > inside. If an object seems suspicious to the scanner, it keeps firing > X-rays at it until it determines the content. Unfortunately, metal film > cassettes are suspicious, lead bags are more suspicious, and by the time > the scanner determines "oh, those are just rolls of film", your film is > all fogged. > > Once more for the cheap seats: NEVER PUT FILM IN YOUR CHECKED LUGGAGE. > EVER. NO MATTER WHAT. > > We do sell lead bags over here, because people are stupid and want them > anyways. Seriously. Everyone who buys one has heard this speech from > me, and every single person who has bought one has dismissed me as > paranoid. > > These scanners, by the way, are not at every airport, but the FAA is not > letting us in on which airports have them, for obvious security > reasons. If I'm remembering right, the problem came to light when a BBC > film crew returned from some far-flung photographic expedition and found > all of their footage had been fogged by Heathrow. -- Daniel J. Matyola mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Stanley, Powers & Matyola mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Suite203, 1170 US Highway 22 East http://danmatyola.com Bridgewater, NJ 08807 (908)725-3322 fax: (908)707-0399 - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
