it It's the check-in luggage scanners that are powerful, not the
carry-on. Carry-on seems to be okay for films below ISO 800. However,
when I shot film, I almost always carried all of it in a lead bag.
When it showed up as a shield on the scanner, the airport folks hand
checked it. Always worked for me.
Paul
On May 13, 2006, at 5:54 PM, Adam McKenty wrote:
Hi Folks,
I'm going to Egypt in a few days, and -- since I haven't been quite
convinced to switch to digital -- I have some questions about film and
such. First, what is the current situation with airport x-rays? I had
heard that any film below about 800 would be fine, but a NG guide I
recently looked at said today's carry-on baggage zappers are so
powerful they'll cook film of any speed. Other options are to have the
film hand inspected, or buy it when I get there. Does anyone have
first hand experience of this? Are most airports willing to
hand-inspect film? Does anyone have a favourite Cairene photography
store that sells 100 asa slide film?
Any other advice about film for a trip like this or general tips on
traveling with cameras would be welcome too.
Thanks,
Adam
