The FAA no longer runs security. I don't think those regs have to be
followed any longer.
At 10:24 AM 2/3/2003 +0100, you wrote:
Bruce,
There are special x-ray bags sold here in the Czech Republic, each holds
from 6 to 20 rolls of film. I have not tested them but people on
discussion groups here say that they either go through the x-ray with no
problem or that the owner is obliged to take the rolls out of the bag
and put them into the machine again (which of course simply ruins the
effect of the bag). Moreover, new x-ray machines like CTX5000 can fry
your film in this bag, because it increases the power if it cannot see
through an object until it can or it overloads itself.
Maybe you shall check out this thread on photo.net, there is clearly
written that you shall ask for hand control according to the FAA
regulations
http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=003NpN
Ondrej
-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 9:33 AM
To: William Robb
Subject: Re: New Thread - Air Travel and film
William,
I'm going to be doing some checking into buying film there - the 120
variety may be a bit trickier and much more expensive on Maui. Same
goes for developing. But it certainly is worth checking into. I've
also heard of people having film shipped to their destination by a
carrier that guarantees the film won't be irradiated in some fashion.
Bruce
Sunday, February 2, 2003, 11:54:50 PM, you wrote:
WR> ----- Original Message -----
WR> From: "Bruce Dayton"
WR> Subject: Re: New Thread - Air Travel and film
>> William,
>>
>> Good to know - not necessarily good news. One option was to only
>> take the 67 and the little digicam. That way, I would only be
>> carrying 120 film. You know how it comes in the airtight wrapper -
>> It seems the Kodak ones are plastic, but the Fuji and Agfa ones seem
>> more like a very thin metal foil. I'm guessing that those wouldn't
>> go through the detector. I could always unwrap them, but then that
>> doesn't seem like too good of an idea. What do you think?
>>
>> Maybe only a Kodak trip?
WR> I do like Kodak film.....
WR> Seriously, I only know what I have seen film wise, I don't know
WR> squat about which security systems are doing what. I have seen a
WR> heck of a lot of unaffected film too, so it's not all bad. No real
WR> pattern to where the people have been, one fellow had been on a 6
WR> month sabbatical to India, and had about 30 wrecked rolls. That was
WR> the worst. Mostly Mexican vacations and the like.
WR> Wrong colour and too evenly cooked to be heat damage though.
WR> Have you considered buying your film at your destination and getting
WR> it processed there as well? Not printed, but process only..
WR> William Robb
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend.
Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. --Groucho Marx
