Realist and airport security

[Peter Davis <pdavis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Have any of you had any trouble getting a Realist camera through
airport security in the U.S.?  I'm going to be taking mine on its
first cross-country trip this week, and I wondered if I need to take
any precautions.  I've had no problems having my SLR inspected by hand
in the past, but the Realist is old and "strange" looking, and I
thought it might arouse some suspicion from stereo-ignorant security
guards.   Also, with the SLR, they insist on looking through the
viewfinder to verify that the device in indeed a camera (as if that
proved anything!), and I'm not sure the Realist viewfinder would have
the same effect.  Since I have film in the camera, I don't want to
open it up.

On the other hand, will Kodachrome 64 react to the X-rays at all, or
should I just put the thing on the conveyer belt and let them scan it?


Thanks.
-pd


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