Film Inspections

[Theo Benson <TBenson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I had to throw my two cents (I don't know what that is in Guilders...) in
about film inspections.  I have found that as long as the film box is
sealed, most places will pass it through hand inspection.  And the
suggestion made earlier about showing credientials is very correct!  It's
helped me several times.  There is one notorious and noteable exception,
however:  London's Heath-Rowe Airport.  They will NOT hand inspect ANYTHING.
Plan on having your film, whether in the box or just in the plastic
containter, sent through the x-ray machine. Coming back from Egypt I calmly
showed my National Press Photographers Association, American Society of
Media Photographers, and even my wire service press ID, and I might as well
have been talking to robots on an assembly line.  And forget about those
x-ray proof lead bags.  The minute the machine operator sees anything that's
opaque (like the lead bag) their suspicion is immediately aroused.  Then one
of two things happens: 1) they jack up the exposure (usually on checked
baggage inspection), or 2) they ask you to take the film out of the bag, and
then send the film through the machine anyway.

TTFN,
Theo
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