Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/16

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Subject: [Leica] Security in Dublin Airport now insist on scanning film
From: tcharara at mac.com (Tarek Charara)
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 18:38:10 +0200
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I think development tanks and chemicals to develop film on site would be a 
better option. Or sending the film via Fedex to destination?


Le 16 mai 2012 ? 18:31, CB a ?crit :

> Would those lead bags have saved the day?  I think the next time I fly I'm 
> going to hide my film in them in my checked luggage.
> Sorry for your bad luck!
> 
> Curt
> 
> From: doug kim <doug at ricecracker.net>
> To: Leica Users' Group <lug at leica-users.org> 
> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 11:28 AM
> Subject: [Leica] Security in Dublin Airport now insist on scanning film
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> Long time! Just thought I'd alert everyone that on a recent flight to
> Napoli from JFK, I had a connecting flight in Dublin and still had to pass
> through security there which included metal detectors and new x-ray
> machines.
> 
> Despite all of my protests and proving that I was a professional
> photographer, they insisted that I would have to either have my film
> scanned or miss my flight and and not be eligible for a refund. I was
> assured that ISO 400 film would be safe though I had numerous rolls of
> 3200. They scanned all 55 rolls.
> 
> Have just received the film back and for only the second time since 9/11, I
> have a batch of film with fogging and patterns from the x-rays. Furious.
> 
> Their policy is that nothing will be hand checked and that all film
> including motion picture film reels will be x-rayed.
> 
> Just a warning.
> 
> Doug Kim
> o 646.602.7603
> c 310.869.0498
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