Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Greetings all, I travel a lot and purchase all of my film when I am out of Nepal and bring it back in with me on just about every trip. This last summer I purchased film in bulk in Montreal and after that both the film and I went through security checks in at least 12 airports. A lot of the film has since been developed and I have noticed no fogging or changes in the negatives at all. I ship all unexposed film in lead bags in my checked luggage and carry exposed film with me in clear freezer bags. I have never been forced to put my film through any of the machines nor have I been treated badly by any of the security people but US immigration and customs people are another story. I also have to ship all of my transparency film out of the country for processing so it gets double doses, but again I haven't noticed any problems. Just out of curiosity on my last trip in I left film in one of my cameras and put it through every check on the way but I didn't notice any fogging. I should mention that the films I ship are TRI-X Pan, Velvia & Provia all in 35mm and 4x5 sheets. By the way, the weather in Nepal is perfect for photography right now - clear skies, warm days and the mountains are in clear view. If I had a long telephoto I could get great shots from the roof of my house!!! Ian Stanley Kathmandu, Nepal