anoia surrounding airport security.
John
From: Scott Dorsey
To: frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com
Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 6:34:14 AM
Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Labs in Israel?
> I've had post office employees refuse to promise me "do not x-ray&qu
> I've had post office employees refuse to promise me "do not x-ray" carries a=
> ny weight, were they wrong?
The post office is not FedEx. The post office normally doesn't x-ray anything
but under special conditions they will use all sorts of machinery that is
hazardous to film. After the anth
I've had post office employees refuse to promise me "do not x-ray" carries any
weight, were they wrong? Do you really just need to write that on your packages?
Alex
On Jul 28, 2012, at 12:43 PM, Jason Stauffacher
wrote:
> Thanks a billion for that insight. -Jason
>
> On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at
*Thanks a billion for that insight. -Jason*
On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 8:49 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
> Fedex does not X-ray if you mark DO NOT X-RAY on the outside of the box.
>
> The TSA they will X-ray it no matter what it says on the box if nobody
> is looking.
> --scott
> __
Fedex does not X-ray if you mark DO NOT X-RAY on the outside of the box.
The TSA they will X-ray it no matter what it says on the box if nobody
is looking.
--scott
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*I really don't like the TSA in the states. Hate them. The world is
taking up the model of TSA. As example, I was travelling thru India, and
felt like the TSA was there, the airlines were asking me all these
questions about my personal travels IN INDIA and this was way past 9-11,
like in 2008.
> And yes, if you put it in the lead bags, the normal response is to get a
> hand inspection which you could have just asked for in the first place.
> Sadly the hand inspection often involves opening up cans that are marked
> OPEN ONLY IN DARKROOM. You don't need an inspection like that.
>
While
I FedEx everything back home, or FedEx directly to the lab. Within the US
I'll often just send FedEx Ground since it's kept cool and the extra day or
two isn't a problem. Outside the US I will usually use whatever the cheapest
way is (which is not normally very cheap).
Flying with film has becom
Usually I just waited and processed back at the states. While I've seen
some 16mm by other people be effected by the X-ray, my super 8 (tri-x and
ekta) has looked fine when carry on. And Turkish airports use huge scary
looking X-rays, and you go through em twice (once at entrance, one more
time be
So if you film internationally, super 8, do you FedEx it home and process
at home???
On Wednesday, July 25, 2012, Ekrem Serdar wrote:
> No super 8 processing in Turkey - the guys who sell Super 8, send it off
> to Germany.
> I remember someone on here mentioning that X-ray bags just freaks em out
No super 8 processing in Turkey - the guys who sell Super 8, send it off to
Germany.
I remember someone on here mentioning that X-ray bags just freaks em out
and they just yank up the cancer. Just make sure it's carry on as passenger
X-rays tend to be weaker (as this list has pointed out in previou
Ebay sells X-ray proof bags. No need to process.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FILM-SHIELD-Sima-Brand-X-RAY-BAG-2-for-Air-Travelers-/380457208557?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5895044aed#ht_2745wt_966
On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 6:00 PM, 40 Frames wrote:
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 3:47 PM, Diana Arc
On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 3:47 PM, Diana Arce wrote:
> Hi Frameworkers,
>
> I'm traveling to Israel but I am thinking about bringing a Super 8 camera
> to Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and I think it would be best to process the film
> there. Any tips?
>
>
>
No lab in Israel that I am aware of Egypt,
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