I am also unable to fathom that. It will certainly clobber
the mail-order develop and printing services, who rely on the mail to
receive the exposed film and send back negs and prints via USPS. Costs
would go way up if they had to used UPS or FedEx for that.
Hersch
At 01:22 PM 11/21/2001, you wrote:
Hi Hersch,
Well this whole conversation has been interesting, it does sound like
you
are damned if you do and dammed if you don't. Maybe when things
become
standardized, there will be an answer to how to transport our film. I
still
don't understand how processed film could be damaged. I just called
my
professional lab and they said the notice to not send processed or
unprocessed film through the US mail came from the post office
itself.
John in OKC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hersch Nitikman" <hersch@silcom.com>
To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 2:05 PM
Subject: Re: filmscanners: X-ray scanners/etc
| No, the lead lined bags are not good enough any longer for
checked
luggage.
| Many airports (and they won't say which) are now equipped with much
more
| powerful X-Rays than they used to use. They WILL damage film,
especially
| high speed film. The only safe way to take unprocessed film by air is
in
| personal carry-on bags, where they will be hand inspected. If you
can,
| depending on your schedules, you are probably safest with locally
purchased
| and processed film, if staying a few days in or near a major urban
center.
| The processing is probably no more unreliable than what you have at
home.
| "Perfection eludes us". <G>
| Hersch
|
| At 10:15 AM 11/21/2001, you wrote:
| >Jack,
<BIG SNIP>
