Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If avoiding x-rays is the motive, try plastic film cassettes carried in your pockets. The ones I use are made in Spain and sell for fifty cents at B&H. They are easy to load from any bulk loader or you can transfer film from any factory wound film cassette in the dark. Just be sure you mark the end of the film with type of emulsion or a lab won't accept your color film for processing. I have uses these plastic cassettes for years, around the world, and a few of them probably have been loaded a hundred times. (Ask the lab to return the casssettes) On a long trip where a lot of handling will occur I safety tape the screw on caps with scotch tape. I have a load of Konica K50 in a plastic cassette in my M3 right now. 120/220 film all comes on plastic spools. Fuji uses foil packaging that will set off the walk-thru metal detector so take the cover off. Having written the above, I can share that I bought a lot of 35mm film abroad and just passed it thru the CARRY - ON x-rays in many countries without any evidence of harm. Bill Lawlor - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html