[Leica] Re: airport security - mailing films?

[jcb at visualimpressions.com (JCB)]

FedEx states that they do not xray or otherwise scan packages with harmful 
rays. FedEx ground (domestic) is typically cheaper than USPS and UPS. FedEx 
is the best for international packages as they seem to have a fast track 
through customs where UPS and ordinary mail seems to frequently hang-up 
therein.

JB


At 05:38 AM 1/5/2005, Glenn Stauffer wrote:
>On Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:03:30 +0100, Douglas M. Sharp
><douglas.sharp@gmx.de> wrote:
> > Anybody know what happens to parcels of films? Doesn't the postal 
> system have
> > similar checking systems for packages? I'm pretty sure that postal 
> security must
> > work along the same lines as airport security, after all a lot of these 
> packets
> > and parcels are transported by air too.
> > Douglas
> >
>
>Isn't it true that airmail is not scanned in the same machines that
>luggage passes through?  I haven't heard of problems related to
>airport scanning, but the film manufacturers and processors put out
>advisories when the USPS started installing those electron beam
>scanners to sanitize the mail.  I've read many advisories to use only
>FedEx or UPS to ship unprocessed film.  These same advisories suggest
>that precautions be taken with any piece of electronic equipment
>including cameras, flash memory cards, etc.
>
>Of course, I've mailed about a dozen rolls of film to A&I with no ill
>affects using USPS Priority Mail.  I really wasn't considering the
>risk; now that I know a bit more, I'll use UPS.
>
>Glenn