Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina wrote: >>This is an urban legend. The operators cannot turn up the power of >>the hand luggage x-ray machines. They can adjust the screens for >>contrast but that's all. The lead-lined bags do protect film. I >>use a double strength one for high speed film. Operators either >>ask "what is that?", ignore it, or say "you've got film in a >>lead-lined bag and we'll have to hand inspect it." Either way, the >>film is much safer in the lead-lined bag. I've used them for >>hundreds of trips through many airports. I learned the hard way by >>having film ruined before I got lead-lined bags. Thank goodness >>that is something I never have to worry about again!!! >> >>Tina I've not been a user of lead lined bags, because I've watched too many people who do use them, have the security operators simply take the out, and put it's contents back on the conveyer, to be X-rayed! Glad your experience has been better. --- David Young, Logan Lake, CANADA Wildlife Photographs: http://www.telyt.com/ Personal Web-pages: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt