Ken Wrote:
>> I will be traveling to the UK for a week and plan on
>> bringing my Elan IIe. We will be mostly in the London
>> area (Kensington?) and Cheltenham. I was wondering if
>> it would be better to putchase my film in the UK or
>> buy it in the US before I leave. Also, are there any
>> particularly good photo ops in the Cheltenham area?
Wlber wrote:
> X-ray is cumulative and if your shooting 400 or higher it
> "WILL" fog your film. When your finished with a roll (exposed)
> Put it back in the freezer bag- "Never put exposed film in
> you luggage-it will get fried when your bags go through the
> big boy X-RAY machines". This has been my practice for the
> last 15 yr. and never a problem.
As a test I've taken an 800ISO film with me to South-Africa last
December and it was scanned six times without protection. No
fogging whatsoever was visible after processing. This makes me
wonder about the effects of X-rays on film. I will continue my habit
of taking all my film with me in a FilmSafe bag, but I won't worry
anymore about the effects of X-rays. Next July I'll do the same
test again using an 800ISO film only then in my luggage which
I'll check in. This will go through at least six checks (Amsterdam,
Chicago and Los Angeles). I'll post the results on the list.
Arnoud
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