Re: Film Inspections

[George L Smyth <GLSmyth@xxxxxxx>]

Theo Benson wrote:
> 
> 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.

The best thing to do is to understand that x-raying film (with the exception of
the high-speed film like TMZ) will not hurt it.  I've traveled to the British
Isles and just left my IR film in with my carry-on luggage.  No fogging, no
problem.  I would think that you are just asking for problems when asking for
your film to be hand checked.  Of course, this could well be different for 120
or sheet film.

A caveat here is that film going into baggage or through the mail could well get
a considerably higher dose of x-rays, as they are using new machines that can
cause fogging.  Also, outside the US and UK, the amount of x-rays your film can
be exposed to can be considerably greater.

george

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