Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If they let it pass it is because they are able to see into the bag and the film canisters period. They are now putting into place X-ray machines for carry-on luggage that uses the same technology as the machines for checked luggage. If you use film shielding bags it triggers a high energy narrow scan that will toast even slow speed film. PopPhoto and Shutterbug have had numerous articles on this in the past six months or so. Keep it simple with clear bags and in North America you will be able to get hand checks and, when elsewhere, will not annoy the machines into blasting your film. John Collier > From: ARTHURWG@aol.com > > I use lead bags-- the large one by Optec holds a lot of film. I carry the > film in a carry-on bag and let it go through the xray gizmo. If it's ultra > fast film like Delta 3200, I place it in a smaller lead bag inside the big > one. Sometimes I am asked to open the bag-- when they see it's film they let > me through-- Often they just let it pass. I try to unload my cameras before > flying. On a recent trip tp India, where security is very tight, my lead > -shielded film was xrayed numerous times-- sometimes three times per flight-- > without damage.