----- Original Message ----- From: "Shel Belinkoff" Subject: Re: Lens Fungus and Irradiated Mail - Is the Sky Falling?
> Has irradiation, of the type proposed to be used by the USPS, been shown > to cause problems with film? If so, what problems? Or is this another > "internet-sky-is-falling" worry based on assumption rather than fact or > even anecdotal evidence. What's being proposed is not X-rays, which can > sometimes cause problems, but something other. Good point. However, most any radiation can affect a film emulsion, and if the USPS is planning this as an anti terrorist measure to kill anthrax spores and the like, the amount of irradiation would be quite high. As a photographer, I would be quite concerned if I mailed film regularly. As a citizen, I would be quite concerned if the postal service didn't take some sort of action to ensure that opening a letter wasn't a death sentence. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
