Hi, this time next week I'll be in India <g>. It has more or less always been impossible to get through Heathrow without having your film x-rayed, but fortunately I've never had any problems with it, even with ISO1600 film.
I used to carry everything through in ziploc bags, out of the film cans, but I've never felt comfortable about travelling for however many weeks with the leaders hanging out of the can - it doesn't feel safe even though I've had no problems. However this time I've discovered Eagle Creek half-cubes (http://www.eaglecreek.com/pack-it_system/40151.html). Each 1/2 cube will hold exactly 40 film tubs. There's a cut-away panel covered with mesh so you can see inside and they are much tougher than ziploc bags. Since the film is going to be x-rayed anyway there is no particular advantage to using plastic bags and not taking the film tubs, other than a slight increase in weight and bulk which imo is offset by the convenience and safety. --- Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sunday, February 03, 2002, 4:16:19 AM, you wrote: > Joe, > I also just came back from 3 weeks overseas, carrying 75 rolls of film. > Like you I requested hand inspection, and at O'Hare and Houston (twice) they > grudgingly granted it. > To make life easy, I always carry the film in a large clear plastic > ziplock bag without plastic canisters, so the film is readily visible. They > swabbed it for explosives, also, but the whole bag rather than individual > films. > I must say that I got very angry about the rudeness of the security > staff, I really felt that I was being treated like a criminal rather than a > customer. I believe it is possible to be professional without being > obnoxious. > Both at O'Hare and Houston I was told that the x-ray machines "wouldn't > affect" film under ASA1000; at Houston I lied and said I had some 1600 film > mixed in with the 400 and 800 which was actually in the bag. I'm thinking > of buying 4 rolls of cheap 1600 film to carry with me in future so I'll have > more leverage with these people. I was also told in Houston that from Feb > 20 or thereabouts the FAA was mandating that all film go through the > scanner. I don't know if this is true or not, but you heard it here first. - 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 .
