RE: Travel to Isreal

[Clive Warren <Clive.Warren@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 3:49 pm -0500 22/2/00, George L Smyth wrote:

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-infrared@xxxxx [mailto:owner-infrared@xxxxx]On Behalf Of
>> Mankin.Larry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> I know this has been discussed before so please bear with me.  I will be
>going
>> to Isreal later this year and intend to take a  wrapped brick of Kodak HIE
>35 mm
>> film with me.  Can I put it through the scanner in Chicago and can I put
>the
>> exposed film through the scanner in Tel Aviv on the return trip?  We were
>told
>> by the travel agent to put all film (My wife intends to take regular color
>print
>> film)  in lead packages.   I seem to recall that the discussion deceided
>that
>> major airports in major countries were okay?   Any help as usual will be
>greatly
>> appreciated !!!
>
>Well, the problem is with Isreal.  Unlike the United States and the Western
>European countries, they are more than willing to turn up the intensity on
>their scanners to see what is inside.  As they have the problems with
>terrorists that we do not have here, this is a reasonable precaution.  I
>would recommend against using a lead package.
>
>>From the reports that I have heard, you have even chances of having HIE
>fogged.  I would let things go through without trying to protect it and
>cross my fingers.  If they feel that you may be hiding something, the
>possibility of having your film fogged are increased.
>
>george
>
>---
>Handmade Photographic Images
>http://www2.ari.net/glsmyth/

George,

They do the same thing in the US and Western Europe!  In many cases this is
an automatic system which will step up the scanning intensity until
contents of packages are revealed.

When the system was first introduced there was a notable BBC film producer
and crew who had just spent a large amount of money and time filming in
remote parts of the world.  Flying back to the UK, the hold luggage was
scanned by the new machines - the luggage contained many reels of 16mm film
which was all trashed.  They had to go back and reshoot......




All the best,

             Clive   http://www.cocam.co.uk
                     Photographic Services, Filters and Equipment, Infrared FAQ
                            http://clive.bel-epa.com
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