I didn't say that foreign labs are inferior. I said the 'home' lab is a
known quantity. I didn't say that the film bought on location was inferior,
I said it's condition wasn't known, whereas film brought along out of a
purchase made locally is a controlled variable. Yes, risk is introduced by
having it go through X-Ray machines, but that risk is the heart of the
original question; whether the machines pose a threat. The score so far in
the discussion about that original topic is that hand-carried luggage is far
less likely to fog film than checked baggage, and the fewer doses of X-Rays
the better. Further, US flights allow the privilege of demanding had
inspection. As to the ancillary discussion of effects of XRay machines on
electronics devices, the greater risk to magnetic sensitive media (e.g. hard
drives) is caused by the often unshielded motors in the conveyor belt
system.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Atkielski" <atkielski.anthony@wanadoo.fr>
To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2001 4:07 AM
Subject: Re: filmscanners: OT:X-ray fogging
> Pat writes:
>
> > ... I think it's damn funny that Anthony, who won't
> > touch his computer configuration for fear of disrupting
> > a known state, finds it odd that professional
> > photographers will limit risk when going on assignment
> > by bringing along film from trusted sources, and
> > processed at trusted sources.
>
> I find it odd that they pretend to limit risk when in fact they don't even
know
> the risk. They take for granted that transporting their own film is safer
than
> buying and developing on location, but I haven't seen anyone actually show
> evidence that this is truly the case. I've seen the documentary evidence
of
> fogging and I know it happens, but I have not see documentary evidence
that
> "foreign" labs and film are inherently inferior to labs and film from
one's own
> neighborhood. This fact, coupled with the fact that one person's "home"
lab is
> a "foreign" lab to someone else, imply that the risk is actually higher
when
> film is transported than when it is purchased or processed on location.
>
>
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