Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]i've had luggage scanners ruin superia 1200 film pre-9/11 and it was the only time it happened and i've never had film scanned until this past time. there was an obvious zig zag pattern across the whole proof sheet and the people at the lab pointed it out to me. nathan, if you are correct, then it is a great relief to me and to the people standing in line behind me! doug > I knew. This is what I have been writing on the list for years. Unless > you go to 3rd world countries, hand luggage scanners will do your film > no harm. When I was commuting between Amsterdam and Seville in > 2003-2004, I had many rolls of Neopan 1600 that went through airport > scanners at Amsterdam, Seville, Malaga or Madrid airports, plus > similar scanners used in Spain before you board a high-speed train. I > had rolls that had been scanned 6-8 times, and NEVER did I see any > effects. > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > On Jul 24, 2008, at 5:54 PM, doug kim wrote: > >> >> hi everyone, >> >> been lurking for so long again, thought I'd contribute some pics: >> >> http://www.ricecracker.net/ireland.php >> >> did an interesting test for myself: I brought the nikon F5 instead >> of the M6 >> because I wanted to see if the leica gear really changed the way I >> shot or >> if I was just gear fetishizing and obsessing over a brand name. >> >> the judgement: the F5 was so obnoxiously huge, it announced my >> presence >> wherever I was and it absolutely determined how and what I >> photographed. a >> good lesson learned. >> >> also at the dublin airport, they absolutely refused to hand check my >> film >> and told me even high speed film was ok. I gave in after half an >> hour of >> protests and was furious the entire ten hour flight home. >> >> and the film was fine!!! even TMZ pushed to 6400!!!! >> >> who knew? >> >> doug >> >> >> -- >> dougKIM photography >> http://www.ricecracker.net >> http://www.bornyogis.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >