The FAA announced a number of years ago that it was upgrading all checked
baggage x-ray machines to improve the ability to detect bombs and other
types of stuff. Prior to this announcement Kodak never admitted that the
existing x-ray machines would fog film. With the new machines Kodak did
finally admit that the machines would, indeed fog their film. This has been
kind of known to American photographers for some time now. At least the ones
that read photo and darkroom magazines where it has been well publicized.
Brian
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respond to bdplikaytis@bellsouth.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lynn Allen" <ktrout@hotmail.com>
To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 4:59 PM
Subject: filmscanners: OT:X-ray fogging
> Some weeks ago there was a thread about fogged negs from airport X-rays.
> This is to put everyone on notice that if you travel in the US, fogging is
a
> strong possibility, because it just happened to me on a trip from
Cleveland
> to Seattle--neither of which are particularly effective smuggling ports.
>
> I am not from Jamaica, I am not Black (well, not very much, anyway--not
> noticeably), and my family has been out of the smuggling business for at
> least 300 years. Yet my film got "nuked," either at Cleveland Hopkins or
at
> SeaTac (I'd weigh it as 70% likely SeaTac, on the conservative
side--there's
> little need to take Ohio pot to Seattle!)
>
> This definitely pisses me off, and I wrote and sent corroberating pic to
the
> (US) FCC in charge--for whatever good that will do. I'm hoping that the
> people who control air traffic in the US can at least read! But judging
from
> the people I've seen at the check-in gates, I wouldn't count on it. :-(
>
> Anyone wishing to dialogue with me on this subject, please contact me
> off-list, because I frankly don't have time to survey the List at this
point
> in time. I'm just coming on--then dropping off again--to warn you all to
use
> the lead bags when you travel (as if that would help), or buy film at
point
> of destination and mail it back home. What a complete PITA.
>
> Best regards--LRA
>
> PS--I really miss you guys, but it can't be helped. :-)
>
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