Re: [photo-3d] Film going to Hawaii

[Oliver Dean <3d-image@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

From: Oliver Dean <3d-image@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>



Edwin Clements wrote

> One thing you DO NOT want to do is put it in your
> checked baggage on the airline.  They have these new
> X-ray machines that they X-ray luggage with that can
> ruin film easily.  Some people (including a crew from
> National Geographic) have found this out the hard way.
> You don't know which airports they are going to be
> using them at.  So if you take it with you, take it as
> carry-on items and have it hand-inspected.
> 
> If you have it shipped to Hawaii by B&H it should not
> be a problem.

Hmm -- if you have B&H ship it to Hawaii by air, won't it get the same
x-ray treatment that luggage gets?  Does anybody know for sure?

One of the photography magazines recently had an apparently well
researched article about the x-ray machines used for check in luggage,
and some of the new machines really do ruin film severely.  The ones
used for carry-on luggage are apparently less harmful, but it's easy
enough to separate your film from the other carry-on items and have it
manually checked without subjecting it to the x-rays. 
Remember to remove any partially exposed rolls from your cameras if you
are packing any cameras in your check in luggage! 

Cordially,
Oliver Dean

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