Re: 16mm Infrared movie film

["Willem-Jan Markerink" <w.j.markerink@xxxxx>]

On 23 Jul 96 at 22:01, Andy Finney wrote:

> Rick Ferncase wrote:
> 
> Now I am interested in this again and wondered if anyone any information
> about 16mm infared film.
> 
> 
> +++++
> 
> I think I mentioned this before ... but when I asked Kodak UK about the
> 16mm IR film they said it could not be exported from the US because it was
> 'military sensitive material' and that's before they mentioned the gigafeet
> minimum order requirement.  So us poor Europeans don't stand a chance!
> Maybe John Wayne used it to overfly areas looking for camouflage ... the
> dead leaves in camouflage netting would look dark under IR so you can see
> where the enemy are.

This is sick....why would 16mm fall under the Strategic Goods 
restriction, whereas 70mm up to 250ft is free obtainable.
I hope I can count on some not-so-law abiding US citizens to ship me 
a few rolls if they ever leave the factory....;-))

Allow me to make a comparison with another pet-peeve of mine, night
vision scopes. Modern 3rd Gen units are also not allowed to cross
borders, unless for known and named authorities of friendly nations.
But every US citizen is allowed to take them abroad as personal
equipment AFAIK....;-)) 



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