Re: Re: Airline XRAYS!!!!

[Helmut Faugel TE <htf@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 16 Apr 1998, Christoph Held wrote: 
> "Tom none Jarana" <oh.yes@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 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.  

Are about starting an urban myth, or are you talking about a different
europe, which I do not know?

Everyone knows that film should by stored in the hand luggage to
prevent fogging, because the x-ray equipment which is used for this
inspecton does not harm films. I haven't had any problems with fast
film (Agfacolor 1000, Ektachrome 1600 and T-Max 3200) which have
been x-rayed up to four times.

> Plus the routine control if the cameras work.

In Munich they just to look throught the camera. Thats the
reason why one of my SLRs gets the 20mm and the other gets
200mm plus TC, the guys are impressed when looking throght the
camera and normally they start talking with me. 

> BTW did 
> anyone get problems with an EOS RS/RT which does not have mirror 
> blackout nor slap? :-))

No, you also get no problems with finder cameras.
 
> > 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. 

Dream on!
 


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