RE: Shipping a camera abroad/Airport postal scanners fogging film.

2001-12-15 Thread Cotty
I can't wait to get my LX. Stop it now; bad Cotty, down boy:-) Malcolm Malcolm, have you spotted one??? Cotty ___ Personal email traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MacAds traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out the UK Macintosh ads

RE: Shipping a camera abroad/Airport postal scanners fogging film.

2001-12-15 Thread Malcolm Smith
:-) Malcolm -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Cotty Sent: 15 December 2001 18:58 To: Pentax List Subject: RE: Shipping a camera abroad/Airport postal scanners fogging film. I can't wait to get my LX. Stop it now; bad Cotty, down boy

Re: Shipping a camera abroad/Airport postal scanners fogging film.

2001-12-14 Thread Cotty
Before anyone says my camera is irreplaceable, I know of people who have given up music as a result of losing their instrument. I am very fond of my MX, but it is the film which has been shot on it which is my reference point, not the camera itself. That's me done :-) Well said, Malcolm.

Re: Airport Postal Scanners Fogging Film

2001-12-13 Thread Norman Baugher
I've never had any problems running film through the X-rays here (carry on), I wouldn't worry about it... Norm LeviL wrote: The place I will have to get through an X-ray is in Germany. I assume thay have film certified equipment too, but it is worth a try. - This message is from the

RE: Airport Postal Scanners Fogging Film

2001-12-13 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
From: Joseph Tainter [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] The new thing is that ever since September I have always been denied hand inspection of film. The only ones they will inspect are when I am carrying ASA 3200. Not like before when I could claim that it is within the guidelines

Re: Airport Postal Scanners Fogging Film

2001-12-13 Thread Isaac Crawford
- Original Message - From: LeviL [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 12:25 AM Subject: RE: Airport Postal Scanners Fogging Film In the U.S., FAA regulation still gives you the right to request hand inspection. The problem is in the rapid

Re: Airport Postal Scanners Fogging Film

2001-12-13 Thread Isaac Crawford
- Original Message - From: Ken Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 1:03 AM Subject: Re: Airport Postal Scanners Fogging Film Print this out and use this next time. It's their own regulations. THIS DATA CURRENT AS OF THE FEDERAL REGISTER

Re: Airport Postal Scanners Fogging Film

2001-12-13 Thread Otis Wright, Jr.
: - Original Message - From: LeviL [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 12:25 AM Subject: RE: Airport Postal Scanners Fogging Film In the U.S., FAA regulation still gives you the right to request hand inspection. The problem is in the rapid turnover

Re: Airport Postal Scanners Fogging Film

2001-12-13 Thread Otis Wright, Jr.
Scanners Fogging Film In the U.S., FAA regulation still gives you the right to request hand inspection. The problem is in the rapid turnover of low-wage workers in screening jobs. They often don't know this. Just to be nit-picking, I don't believe that it is a right. The FAA has

RE: Airport Postal Scanners Fogging Film

2001-12-13 Thread Levente -Levi- Littvay
Just to be nit-picking, I don't believe that it is a right. The FAA has guidelines that do allow handchecking, but they are free at any time to suspend those guidelines. I also believe that it is left to the discretion of the checker as to if they will allow it or not. My advise is to

RE: Airport Postal Scanners Fogging Film

2001-12-13 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Levente -Levi- Littvay wrote: And do not expecta ny cooperation. Back in August when I came to Lincoln I told then that I will have a guitar with me that might not fit through the X-ray. A guitar is NOT something you'd want to check. [...] So they told me to get a soft case and come out

Shipping a camera abroad/Airport postal scanners fogging film.

2001-12-13 Thread Malcolm Smith
Cotty, Glen and everyone, I hear what you both say, but the lottery element, will it or won't it arrive, do I pay duties or not(?) is just not good business. Glen: I understand your situation rather better as my wife is a talented viola musician, I can insure my camera and if it was lost I

RE: Shipping a camera abroad/Airport postal scanners fogging film.

2001-12-13 Thread Levente -Levi- Littvay
Glen: I understand your situation rather better as my wife is a talented viola musician, I can insure my camera and if it was lost I could buy another. Like for like with instruments not possible - money is not the only issue. Before anyone says my camera is irreplaceable, I know of people

Re: Airport Postal Scanners Fogging Film

2001-12-12 Thread LeviL
Hello I just exchanged a round of e-mails with BHPhoto. Thay say they ship fedex who does not X-Ray nor do they Antrax deconteminate. I am a little worried about the cost of an international package though. Anybody has experience how much shipping is to Europe through them. I have read

RE: Airport Postal Scanners Fogging Film

2001-12-12 Thread Mick Maguire
you can look up fedex international shipping costs on their web-site Regards, /\/\ick... - 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 .

RE: Airport Postal Scanners Fogging Film

2001-12-12 Thread Joseph Tainter
The new thing is that ever since September I have always been denied hand inspection of film. The only ones they will inspect are when I am carrying ASA 3200. Not like before when I could claim that it is within the guidelines to have it inspected by hand. Cesar

RE: Airport Postal Scanners Fogging Film

2001-12-12 Thread LeviL
In the U.S., FAA regulation still gives you the right to request hand inspection. The problem is in the rapid turnover of low-wage workers in screening jobs. They often don't know this. Can you site this? So at least I can arm my self with a printout. :)) Overseas - forget it. No hand

Re: Airport Postal Scanners Fogging Film

2001-12-12 Thread Ken Archer
Print this out and use this next time. It's their own regulations. THIS DATA CURRENT AS OF THE FEDERAL REGISTER DATED SEPTEMBER 28, 2001 14 CFR - CHAPTER I - PART 108 View Part ยง 108.17 Use of X-ray systems. (a) No certificate holder may use an X-ray system within the United States to

Airport Postal Scanners Fogging Film

2001-12-11 Thread aimcompute
I know we've touched on this in the last few months. I didn't pay a whole lot of attention then. I saw this ALERT on the Fuji Film site. You'll need Acrobat Reader to view it. The part that is especially frightening is: New scanning at airports can fog unprocessed film. The new USPS

RE: Airport Postal Scanners Fogging Film

2001-12-11 Thread Mick Maguire
has anybody tried carrying the film in their pockets through the gate, rather than in baggage? Is the metal in the film canisters too much? If it was then perhaps they could be persuaded to allow it not to be scanned. Regards, /\/\ick... - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To

RE: Airport Postal Scanners Fogging Film

2001-12-11 Thread mike y.
PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Airport Postal Scanners Fogging Film Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 13:15:32 -0500 In a message dated 12/11/2001 11:45:03 AM US Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: New scanning at airports can fog unprocessed film. The new USPS scanners, when put in effect will fully

RE: Airport Postal Scanners Fogging Film

2001-12-11 Thread mike y.
They were'nt letting anything other than keys go through without getting scanned at DIA, Dulles or Paris-CDG. From: Mick Maguire [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Airport Postal Scanners Fogging Film Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 13:34:51 -0500 has

Re: Airport Postal Scanners Fogging Film

2001-12-11 Thread Robert Payne
The NPH is good stuff, I've shot a bunch of it rated at 320 ISO. Robert snip... my order for NPH 400 and NPZ 800. Anyone have any opinions on either film? Thanks again, Delano - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the

Re: Airport Postal Scanners Fogging Film

2001-12-11 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Tuesday, December 11, 2001, at 03:28 PM, Robert Payne wrote: The NPH is good stuff, I've shot a bunch of it rated at 320 ISO. I also quite like NPH. It's a nice, low contrast, good skin tone film, with very fine grain for a 400 ISO. Don't expect vibrant, punchy colours: NPH is quite