ChrisP
Grain Lover
Alright,
I understand that high speed film can fog from the scanners used when getting on a plane, (due to the x-rays?).
My question is what speed film do I have to worry about? Does lower speed film pushed have the same effect (I assume it does), or would hp5+ pushed to 1600 be safer than neopan 1600? And is all film affected by this? (is my velvia safe?).
Also does anyone have experience with hand checking film? Are most airports cool with this? Is my girlfriend going to hate me for bringing film on trips and trying to explain to someone who only speaks broken english that I need them to hand check my film? And what about Americans (no offense but you guys are kind of airport Nazi's). Would they send me straight to jail just for suggesting they hand check it?
Does it matter whether the film is in my carry on or in my checked luggage? (I assume it doesn't), or is one scanner safer than the other?
And what about importing high speed film from other countries? Does it have to go threw scanners? I can save a few bucks getting stuff from the US but I'm kind of worried that shipping high speed (hp5+ that will be pushed and ilford 3200) will have to go through some kind of scanners and will get all fogged up before it makes it to Canada.
Thanks in advance,
Chris
I understand that high speed film can fog from the scanners used when getting on a plane, (due to the x-rays?).
My question is what speed film do I have to worry about? Does lower speed film pushed have the same effect (I assume it does), or would hp5+ pushed to 1600 be safer than neopan 1600? And is all film affected by this? (is my velvia safe?).
Also does anyone have experience with hand checking film? Are most airports cool with this? Is my girlfriend going to hate me for bringing film on trips and trying to explain to someone who only speaks broken english that I need them to hand check my film? And what about Americans (no offense but you guys are kind of airport Nazi's). Would they send me straight to jail just for suggesting they hand check it?
Does it matter whether the film is in my carry on or in my checked luggage? (I assume it doesn't), or is one scanner safer than the other?
And what about importing high speed film from other countries? Does it have to go threw scanners? I can save a few bucks getting stuff from the US but I'm kind of worried that shipping high speed (hp5+ that will be pushed and ilford 3200) will have to go through some kind of scanners and will get all fogged up before it makes it to Canada.
Thanks in advance,
Chris