On 1/17/07, Norm Baugher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm taking a vacation to Italy next week. I'm taking a lot of film > (before it dies completely) and am actually checking baggage which I > really haven't done in the past. Do the baggage x-ray machines really > fog film? Film is medium format Plus-X. > Norm
The checked-baggage machines will fog the film. Take the film in your carry-on, and either use a lead-lined bag, or have them hand-search it (this is preferable, but I don't know how to say "please hand-search this bag" in Italian). It's best if the film is clearly recognizable as film, in a clear bag, for hand-searching. I used a ziplock bag on my last trip, inside of a black nylon bag to keep the light off of it. Take ziplock out of nylon bag at security, hand to security attendant. Put back in ASAP after checking. -Mat -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
