Note: Checked luggage! I'm pretty sure that they can't
generate anything like the high level of baggage X-rays at the passenger
gates, or the attendants would at least be wearing lead lined outer
clothing like the dental hygienists. The main point is to hand carry the
film and cameras in easily-inspected containers, for hand check; and if
some stubborn clerk occasionally insists on passing your gear through the
gate scanner, it will undoubtedly be OK. Anthony is not being
unreasonable.
Hersch
At 02:32 PM 09/07/2001, you wrote:
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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