I was also denied hand inspection thanksgiving weekend. My things were x-rayed repeatedly through the trip, multiple times at each location, and I am a little concerned...
Mike Y. >From: "Matamoros, Cesar A." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: Airport & Postal Scanners Fogging Film >Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 13:15:32 -0500 > >In a message dated 12/11/2001 11:45:03 AM US Eastern Standard Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > New scanning at airports can fog unprocessed film. > > > > The new USPS scanners, when put in effect will "fully expose undeveloped > > film as if it were exposed to sunlight." > > > > http://fujifilm.com/filmsafety/xray.pdf > > > > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >But, if you read the article, it is referring to baggage scanners. The last >line says to take film as carry-on and, whenever possible, ask for hand >inspection. Bottom line is, so what is really new? > >Ed M. > > >Ed, > > The new thing is that ever since September I have always been denied >hand inspection of film. The only ones they will inspect are when I am >carrying ASA 3200. Not like before when I could claim that it is within >the >guidelines to have it inspected by hand. > > Cesar Matamoros II > Panama City, Florida > in Baltimore, Maryland >- >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 . > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp - 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 .

