Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/29

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Subject: [Leica] Re:35mm film in plastic cassettes
From: shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka)
Date: Thu Mar 29 02:37:30 2007
References: <000401c771a8$112832c0$44300b44@GATEWAY> <00fc01c771b2$90089f30$16cb6743@MacPhisto> <003501c771b2$1bd093c0$a302a8c0@ted>

do you think something like delta 3200 will be affected? i'm kind of
worried d3200 could be affected from across the room.  as well as 
by cosmic radiation at 37,000 feet.

-rei

On Mar28 20:26, Ted Grant wrote:
> Oh my God stop the whining about film through carry on scanners!!!!!!!!! 
> Just throw the bag on the belt, move through body scan, pick-up camera bag 
> and film and onto the plane!  Diddily squat will happen to neither.... 
> your 
> body nor film!
> 
> I've had film rated at 800 and some at 1600 go through a half dozen 
> scanners before I even shot the stuff and nearly as many scans home bound 
> and absolutely nothing happened!
> 
> Most of the people going on about carry on and film scan fog are spouting 
> nothing but urban myth! Sure it might happen in some 4th world developing 
> country because the equipment isn't set properly..... if that's possible? 
> And if it is set so bad to fog film you'll probably loose your ability to 
> create children!! Get over this crap, it doesn't happen in any developed 
> country of the world!
> 
> Yep and I expect a dozen re-buttals from those who claim they've had it 
> happen! BULLS!!
> 
> If you're going anywhere in the USA save the hassles, drop your camera bag 
> on the scanner belt, walk through, pick it up and continue on your way. No 
> problems! Smile and be damned glad you can do it so simply without getting 
> your brains blown out!
> 
> for what it's worth!
> 
> ted
> 
> 
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-- 
Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com
Ridgewood, New Jersey


Replies: Reply from chs2018 at med.cornell.edu (Chris Saganich) ([Leica] Re: was plastic cassettes now cosmic rays)
Reply from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] Re:35mm film in plastic cassettes)
In reply to: Message from jsmith342 at cox.net (Jeffery Smith) ([Leica] 35mm film in plastic cassettes)
Message from leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams) ([Leica] Re:35mm film in plastic cassettes)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] Re:35mm film in plastic cassettes)