From: epona (acolyta@napc.com)
Date: 09/09/03-10:36:23 AM Z
Hi Kate,
Do you remember what speed it was?
Cheers,
Christine
Kate Mahoney wrote:
>I've had exposed film ruined by xray in Australia, I had the misfortune to
>fly out post 9/11.Luckily I'd processed all but onme roll but that one was
>really badly fogged.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dchiap2" <dchiap2@msn.com>
>To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
>Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 1:09 PM
>Subject: RE: flying....
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>>They did hand inspect my film and take it out of the xray bag. I still
>>like to use them on the chance that some "insistent" person will run
>>them through the machine anyway. They say that the machines won't
>>affect the film, but they say a lot of things and I'd rather be as safe
>>as I can than sorry about some ruined or off film.
>>
>>Don Chiappinelli, LCSW
>>dchiap@msn.com
>>(540)370-4344
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Scott Walker [mailto:walker@sympatico.ca]
>>Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 12:09 PM
>>To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>>Subject: RE: flying....
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>>Regarding X-ray bags... On the older machines they tell you that they
>>won't
>>expose the film under 400 ASA. If you put them in X-ray bags and it
>>obscures
>>the image as it goes through the machine they turn up the intensity of
>>the
>>x-ray to get a picture through the bag which is worse.
>>
>>In Detroit they now have machines that are so strong that there are
>>signs
>>telling you that your film WILL be exposed if left in the luggage. They
>>were
>>happy to hand inpect which means they open every 35mm canister and swab
>>it
>>with a cloth which they then check in a machine for ionic residue from
>>explosive chemicals.
>>
>>In other airports (recently) I have been refused hand inspection and
>>they
>>put it through the machine (older type) as a matter of policy. Then
>>again I
>>have had just the regular hand inpection as well.
>>
>>I always carry my film with in a ziplock and try my best to work with
>>the
>>inspectors to keep it out of the machines.
>>
>>Scott.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: epona [mailto:acolyta@napc.com]
>>Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 11:53 AM
>>To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>>Subject: Re: flying....
>>
>>
>>X-ray bags? where do i get those??????
>>
>>thx,
>>~christine
>>
>>Dchiap2 wrote:
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>>>I flew to Italy last September via Amsterdam; I hand carried all my
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>>film
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>>>(pola 55, 120 tmax 100 and 400, and 120 color neg) in xray bags, and
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>>had
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>>>it hand inspected. No problems at all, and no rudeness; actually
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>>anyone
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>>>who hand inspected it seemed nicely curious about photography and what
>>>
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>>I
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>>>was doing. But it's probably just about who is actually on duty for
>>>hand inspecting any given day. The downside is that if you have a lot
>>>of film it can be cumbersome to lug around the airport etc.
>>>
>>>Re: Scotland - Sweetheart Abbey, and Castle Campbell stand out it my
>>>mind, as does Edinburgh and the small towns just south of Edinburgh.
>>>
>>>Don Chiappinelli, LCSW
>>>dchiap@msn.com
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: epona [mailto:acolyta@napc.com]
>>>Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 4:26 PM
>>>To: the gurus
>>>Subject: flying....
>>>
>>>Hello folks,
>>>
>>>Hope you are all well. I'm flying to Ireland next week and I was
>>>wondering if you all had any advice about film and security. I shoot
>>>type 55 which is rather slow (50 asa) and may make it through the
>>>
>>>
>>x-rays
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>>>but I wasn't sure how much worse things may have gotten post 9/11.
>>>Caryy on and insist hand-checking? Or pack with luggage? I hear they
>>>X-ray that as well....
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Christine
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>--
>>The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made
>>for
>>humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created
>>for
>>men.
>> ~ Alice Walker
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The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men.
~ Alice Walker
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