A couple of years ago I took a suitcase full of exposed, but unprocessed film (from print stock to Tri-X, including the Agfa stock previously mentioned) over the Atlantic to Europe as checked luggage where it crossed through roughly 8 x-rays before I processed it all at L'Abominable in Paris.
I'm no expert in fogging/image quality and truth be told I did shoot a reasonable amount of clouds and smog from forest fires, but the the images showed no obvious signs of X-ray fog. This includes the Agfa 200D which was shot in clear conditions. There was another issue with some of it, that I later realized was bromide drag, but that's something else altogether (it has to do with agitation). All this lead me to believe that the fear of passing film through X-rays is a bit exaggerated. But of course this is only my experience... Amanda -- https://vimeo.com/amandat http://www.irisfilmcollective.com ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Scott Dorsey <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Cc: Bcc: Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2017 13:01:34 -0500 Subject: Re: [Frameworks] 16mm questions The effect is cumulative. One pass might not hurt... ten likely will. Measure fog density and you'll know, but of course by then it's too late. --scott ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: nemes gyula <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2017 13:57:18 +0100 > Subject: [Frameworks] 16mm questions > Dear celluloid enthusiasts, > > I'm working on 16mm Bolex, travelling worldwide. > Can I ask you some advices? > > 1.Do you have any experiences in airport x-ray damages? Is x-ray effective > or not? Do lead-line bags protect the material or make even more problems > with security guards? > Airports say it's OK till 400 ISO, Kodak shows the damages caused by x-ray. > Do you know any courier without x-ray checking? > > 2.Do you know any 16mm material produced presently besides Kodak? > The only one I know is Foma, a bad quality reversal material for same > prize as Kodak. > > Any advices highly appreciated. > > Best, > > Gyula Nemes > Hungary > > -- > Nemes Gyula > Playtime > Absolut Film Studio > Budapest 1025 Pusztaszeri út 11-13. > +36 20 9856277 <+36%2020%20985%206277> > https://vimeo.com/user4774101 > www.zerofilm.hu > fb: Zero - Nemes Gyula filmje > #zero_film_official > >
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