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Film + airport security
Does anyone have up to date information on the status of films passing
through the carry-on x-ray machines? I'm taking a batch of Pan-F and Velvia to the states - I havene't had any problems before, but it's been a while since I've done it (also, is there any different between UK and US scanners?). Chris |
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Film + airport security
On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 23:20:14 -0400, shinjin datsu raku
wrote: In article , "CHRIS KIDD" wrote: Does anyone have up to date information on the status of films passing through the carry-on x-ray machines? I'm taking a batch of Pan-F and Velvia to the states - I havene't had any problems before, but it's been a while since I've done it (also, is there any different between UK and US scanners?). Chris AFAIK you can request hand inspection of all film and cameras. In the USA the Transportation Security Administration is required to honor your request. You may have the _right_ to get hand inspection, but you don't have the right to a _speedy_ hand inspection. In my travels in 2006 with film cameras, I have had both very quick hand inspections and overly thoroughly inspections that seemed designed to impress the TSA management of the agent's "thoroughness." Be prepared to have every sealed box opened, every camera body "swabbed" and so forth. If you have extra lenses and accessories, just put those through the X-Ray, so that only the film and film-carrying bodies are hand-inspected. And give yourself at least 15 minutes extra for this process. Father Kodak |
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