Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/15

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Subject: Re: Subject: RE: [Leica] Flying with film
From: Mark Kronquist <mak@teleport.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 20:38:07 -0900

Have flown 75k air miles in US North America and Caribbean since 9-11

Just got back from a 9 hop jaunt to IL, MO, NE, KS and IA. Two Bessa Rs an
M4-P, 15 to 90s a Fuji GS645 MF Folder, Flash, Coolpix 995 (for iPIX images)
and a Domke F2 full of film

KCI was worst airport overall security wise. Security seemed like extras
from the Indiana Jones movies. Sit down shut up and strip to the skivvies.

Drew an S ticket a couple times at other airports as well. Security had a
great time looking through the 15mm and 25mm finders. seemed perplexed by
the Fuji folder and one commented that my cameras did not look right for
professional cameras (one more selling point for SLRs huh?)

Was unable to prevent the film from getting nuked a couple times. Even with
a couple rolls of T Max 3200 tossed in for the big bold NO X RAY WARNING.

portra 800 seems fine slower film is, of course fine  Mark

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