I second this advice. Have that printout handy. Also, it usually helps mentioning "professional": "Would you please do a hand check on the professional high-sensitivity film"? You can also insist that this professional film will be developed at higher ISO (they may not know the term "push").
While I haven't done this in the last ~5 years or so, - the practice at different airports varied: in some, they wouldn't bother checking the rolls with the paper boxes being intact while only check the loose canisters, - in some - on opposite - they would open all the sealed boxes but wouldn't look inside loose canisters. According to TSA's page, - now they prefer the film to be out of canisters (but in reality it still may vary), - in plastic ziplock bags. The nastiest resistance to the hand-check that I ever experienced was in Moscow (Sheremetyevo Airport) and in Zurich - back in 2000. In Moscow - the airline representative was called and helped me out. Nothing helped in Zurich (b..tards!). Igor Mon Jan 12 14:38:57 EST 2009 Matthew Hunt wrote: > Here is guidance from the TSA (the agency in charge of airport > security): > > http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/assistant/editorial_1035.shtm > > It sounds like you can still request a hand inspection, and in certain > cases (ISO of 800 or higher, push processing, more than 5 screenings) > they say you SHOULD request a hand inspection. > > Printing this web page and carrying it with you can't hurt (and I like > the idea of throwing some T-Max P3200 in the bag, just in case). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
