I haven't flown with film in 3 years. That sort of thing was supposed to happen if film went into checked luggage, but not hand luggage. Glad I switched to digital!
Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Mon, 1/12/09, Luiz Felipe <luiz.fel...@techmit.com.br> wrote: > From: Luiz Felipe <luiz.fel...@techmit.com.br> > Subject: Re: FIlm transport in hand luggage > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Date: Monday, January 12, 2009, 2:42 PM > Rick, the sixpack that went into the machine was dumped > after I > developed one. Visible, irregular bands were evident in the > unexposed > film. I understand newer x-ray machines switch from low to > high energy > scanning modes when detect suspect metal densities. > > http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/tib/tib5201.shtml > offers some > extra info. My Fuji Pro Value 200 came out fainter but > similar to the > fifth pattern counting back from the bottom of the page. > > To that day I believed modern x-ray scanners would be hard > to find in > Brasil. > > Thanks!! > > LF > > Rick Womer escreveu: > > Back in the day, I carried lots of film in my camera > bag, and just let it go through the xray machine. I could > not see any problems. From what I've read, it is only > very high speed film that can get fogged. > > > > Rick > > > > http://photo.net/photos/RickW > > > > > > --- On Mon, 1/12/09, Luiz Felipe > <luiz.fel...@techmit.com.br> wrote: > > > > > >> From: Luiz Felipe > <luiz.fel...@techmit.com.br> > >> Subject: FIlm transport in hand luggage > >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > <pdml@pdml.net> > >> Date: Monday, January 12, 2009, 2:00 PM > >> Well, seems almost certain a trip of yours trully > around > >> part of the US between april and may '09. Here > in Brasil > >> I don't have much trouble with hand inspection > of my > >> films - only lost six unexposed rolls so far, in a > single > >> event. > >> > >> But I wonder if this is still possible in the US - > my > >> latest experience there came fairly ok in may, > '01. > >> Still have a small film shield, but lately I just > carry my > >> 6pack of Fuji as I walk under the metal detector > and ask it > >> to be hand checked. > >> > >> I can travel without film if needed, but would > rather have > >> some with me all the time. Still remember the most > >> suspicious way some security party regarded my > gossen > >> lightmeter once... > >> > >> Comments? Ideas? Thanks!! > >> > >> LF > >> > >> -- Luiz Felipe > >> luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br > >> http://techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/ > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> PDML@pdml.net > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the > link > >> directly above and follow the directions. > >> > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > > > > > > > > -- > Luiz Felipe > luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br > http://techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/ > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
