Re: Traveling and need advice

[Frank Schiffel <SchifF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Shuttle is manrated (ie higher engineering specs) and shielded against radiation. including the windows. also provides some protection against various and sundry space debris out there.

>>> Clive Warren <Clive.Warren@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 4/21/99 9:19:19 AM >>>

>I am about to fly from DC to San Diego. Do I have to worry about
>carrying HIE or EIR on an airplane. Will it get fogged if it is run
>through a xray machine. I know I can ask to have it had inspected, but
>then they have to open it up. I was going to buy the film in San Diego,
>but I won't be in town long enough to get most of it developed. So I was
>thinking of carring the undeveloped film  back  Home to get it
>developed.
>
> Plus.. what is the best ISO to set the EIR to get good results with
>bracketing. I underexposed two thirds of the first roll I shot. Thank
>god for bracketing. I at least  some worked out. I used a yellow filter
>and set the ISO to 400.(I think)  I shoot +-1 stop. I metered TTL. I was
>thinking about shooting at 200 ISO with +- 1/2 stop. Does this sound
>good?
>
>
>      Thanks.
>
>     Jim
>
>P.S. I got a couple of really good shots of the Capital building(with
>EIR), I hope to scan it in when I get back from vacation and have it put
>on a website.



Jim,

Simply put the film inside your pocket and walk through the metal detector
- if it goes off on the film cans then you put them in the tray provided
and walk through again.  HIE should be safe through the hand luggage X-Ray
machine, however I carry as much film as possible on my person - usually
120 roll film so the can issue is not relevant.

Hand inspection of luggage is not possible in the UK.  I had a rather long
and animated discussion with the customs manager at Heathrow a few months
ago after refusal to hand search my film.  A few weeks previously the Head
of Airport Security had sent a letter to a well known photography magazine
stating that hand searches would be allowed for film at Heathrow.  Turns
out that this was a career limiting move for this chap as his superiors did
not support his position.....

Recently went to Spain on business and managed to worry a couple of pros
after an unexpected X-Ray hand luggage check in Spain on a connecting
flight.  After passing through the check I dragged all of my film out of
pockets and put it back into the camera bag - they watched me in horror as
they organised their flight cases having put them through the machine with
huge quantities of film inside.

They commented that they had checked out the safety of the hand luggage
X-Ray machines - I congratulated them ;-)

Bottom line is that I do not want to take the slightest risk of film
fogging after the hassle of obtaining the film and transporting it
thousands of miles......

In reality you are probably more at risk from cosmic radiation fogging
whilst sitting in the aircraft at 30000 feet.  Normally this radiation
travels in a firly straight line until it hits an object - a metal object
causes it to bounce around.

Anyone know if film fogging/streaking was/is an issue for space shuttle
photography?  Guess they still use some real film rather than all
digital......



All the best,

              Clive   http://clive.bel-epa.com 


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