Re: Doh! Opened infrared roll for 1 second in light

["John Wood" <monsterjon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I go through US airports daily and often carry IR film with me. I have yet
to have any x-rayed or damaged because I leave the film in the sealed box
and tell them it will be ruined by light or X-ray.

 I have only had one run-in with a hard headed inspector and when I pointed
out the warning on the tub (after he had opened the box) he immediately
relented when I said "you open it you bought it." That was the only episode
out of 50 or so trips.
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Fulgham <brianfulgham@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: infrared@xxxxx <infrared@xxxxx>
Date: Wednesday, November 24, 1999 5:37 PM
Subject: Re: Doh! Opened infrared roll for 1 second in light


>I just got it back, no fogging!  At least none that I can notice.  It looks
>about the same as my last roll. So, if someone opens it for a split second,
>no problems.  Now I need to start bracketing.  The exposures vary a lot.
>
>>From: "Tim Rudman" <tim.rudman@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>Reply-To: infrared@xxxxx
>>To: <infrared@xxxxx>
>>Subject: Re: Doh! Opened infrared roll for 1 second in light
>>Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 16:00:02 -0000
>>
>> >>you stand the risk of a few canisters being opened for
>> >> inspection before they are put through the X-Ray scanner. >>
>>
>>
>> > This is what happened to me.  Luckily, the lady who opened one was nice
>> > enough to not open the other (which is rare).  My film was not fogged,
>>but
>>I
>> > would rather have it X-rayed the next time,
>> >
>> > zman
>> >
>>Yes, this happened to me once at Heathrow - 6 rolls were opened by 1 man
>>when I was talking to another i.e. before I had chance to stop him.
>>I refused to take the film back as ruined, and claimed and received a full
>>refund on the film as it carried a clear warning.
>>Tim
>>
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