At 12:58 PM 7/1/02 -0400, you wrote: >Mike Nosal wrote: > > My photo lab has a sign up warning customers that they've experienced > > problems with APS film being fogged by X-ray security machines, but not > > other film types. I'll ask them for more info next time I'm there. > > > Could it have something to do with the magnetic layer on APS films? > >Hi Mike, > >Thanks for the information. Is this a pro lab or a mini-lab?
Hmmm, more like a "prosumer" lab - they are way better than most mini-labs, but they really aren't a pro lab either. >That's an >interesting thought about the magnetic stripe. Have you had a chance to see >any examples of fogged APS film, and if so, does it appear that fogging is >worse along the part of the emulsion closest to the stripe? I just saw the sign up the last time I was there, but I didn't have a chance to talk to them about it. I'll see what they say. --Mike - 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 .