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Cameras and Airports How is the best way to take your Digital (flash cards) and film cameras through todays airports safely?
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Jon Close |
As far as I know, the carry-on and checked baggage X-ray machines have no effect on electronic storage media. Digital cameras, flash cards, computers, CD-R/RW, etc. are ok. For film cameras you should carry-on only. The checked baggage x-rays will fog all speeds of film, and I think there is higher likelyhood of camera and lenses being lost/stolen/damaged in checked baggage. You can request that carry-on film be hand inspected, but your as likely to be refused as accomodated. Either way, the carry-on scanners are safe for several passes of up to 800 speed film.
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Sreedevi Swaminathan |
On Kodak's website, it explains how carry-on scanners affect even slower speeds. It puts up examples, and then it also has a link to the page from the FAA's regulation book where it states in section 108, article 17, paragraph 5e that they have to grant us a physical inspection if we so request. But I suggest bringing along a changing bag, because they don't need to be equipped with anything, and they will open a packet of 4x5 film. I think those special handling gloves are good too. I've had a lot of problems at airports and I travel a lot- most foreign countries are pretty cool, but I've had too many problems here in the states- this info is useful to have handy when they say no to a hand inspection. here's the link to kodak's website
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