Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]doug kim OFFERED: Subject: Re: [Leica] Security in Dublin Airport now insist on scanning film Gee Doug, Did they scan your digital cameras also???????? Given airports have been scanning film for umpteen dozen years by now and like you in the beginning I got ticked off because there were no easy tricks or words to not having film scanned. HOWEVER????? My good fortune was, I put all the film on the way out and back from assignments in clear plastic zip lock bags out of the little yellow boxes so it could be seen. Then walked up to the scanner guys and handed them the film asking quite politely... "This is very sensitive 800 / 1600 film, does it really have to go through the scanner?" And in a great number of cases the security guy just shook the bag, looked at the rolls and passed them to the other side without going through the machine. Quite honestly I didn't always win! But I always kept my cool, walked through without saying another word and picked up my rolls. Some times it might be several hundred rolls in a few bags. By the same token the Gods were with me and I never had any film fogged going through the dozens of airport locations over the years I was travelling on assignments. However, I accepted that was the world plan like it or not. And certainly don't start whining and bitching because in 99.9% of the time they are going to be the winners and you will get your ass fried! Besides by now, given the years digital cameras have been out and many professional photographers working only in B&W make fabulous B&W prints from digital images. I'm quite surprised you are not shooting digital? You'd never have a worry again about scanning. Besides if I were in the security business I'd be far more suspicious of a "Film carrying guy today?" Than a guy carrying a half dozen digital cameras. Any thoughts on this approach? cheers, Dr. ted