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From: clewis@mnetor.UUCP (Chris Lewis)
Newsgroups: net.rec.photo
Subject: Re: Does checked baggage get x-rayed and if so what kind?
Message-ID: <1908@mnetor.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 30-Aug-85 08:16:32 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 30 08:16:32 1985
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In article <962@teklds.UUCP> byronr@teklds.UUCP (Byron Rendar) writes:
>I will be taking a trip overseas (Thailand, Nepal, etc) and will be taking
>a bunch of film with me.  Is it safe to put some of it in baggage that is
>checked (to avoid the problem of having 80 or so rolls hand inspected)
>or are high energy x-rays used such that even Film Shield won't protect
>the film?

With some of the more recent airline incidents, many Airport authorities are
starting to X-ray everything.  So, don't put film in your checked baggage -
even if you are using a Film Shield, it is likely to look suspicious 
[ "Hey Charlie, there's this big amorphous lump in this one - maybe a 
couple of grenades!" ] and they'll open your baggage for a hand inspection 
anyways!

Lately my wife and I have been using 35mm film that comes in
transparent plastic canisters (unlike the black and grey Kodak ones)
(Canadian chain store (Black's) repackaging of FujiChrome/Colour), we
then put 'em in a baggie, and carry that inside hand luggage.  When we
hit the checkpoint, out comes the baggie and we ask to have it
transferred around the machines.  Since it is all clear plastic and you
can see the rolls of film, they don't have to open it.

Then again, sometimes even that isn't enough.  San Francisco airport
INSISTED on us carrying it thru the metal detector.  (Yeah, it
shouldn't do nothin, but we'd rather not anyways)
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Chris Lewis,
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