Re: Airline XRAYS!!!!

[Jim <lnorton@xxxxxxx>]

I too had an experiance with this just a month or so ago.  I forgot about a couple of
rolls of 120 Agfa APX 100 in my suitcase, and did not have it hand inspected.  On a
couple of the rolls I have this band of fog, on not all the images, but a few, but one is
enough.  My experience was at Charles de Gaulle...be warned.  My EIR was definately
inspected by hand....although it took some quick wit to convince them not to open the
canisters...even though they say DO NOT OPEN UNLESS IN TOTAL DARKNESS.  I do wonder if
smugglers have taken notice of these little canisters :-)

                                                                        Jim

Tom none Jarana wrote:

> X-Ray machines at many major airports in Asia and Europe, are far worse.  They simply
> add so much fog that the contrast is reduced to flat and dull. This is especially
> noticable with black and white films.  All of these machines are labeled "film safe",
> some of these machines are so high powered that they destroy light sensing cells
> in light meters and flashes with just one pass. Would like to hear comments from
> others who have had similar experiences.  Tom

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