db1 Posted March 4, 2003 Share Posted March 4, 2003 I will be in LA traveling from NY and will need to get my film home. What is the safest way for me to get 100 speed film back to NY without it getting fogged? I am will to ship it, but who should I use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryan_andregg Posted March 4, 2003 Share Posted March 4, 2003 You can still mail it without ill effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0002a Posted March 4, 2003 Share Posted March 4, 2003 I can't say whether or not a package will be x-rayed if it goes by air (such as FedEx or possibly US Mail). But I am reasonably certain that if you ship it UPS ground it will not be x-rayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjm Posted March 4, 2003 Share Posted March 4, 2003 <p>You can just carry it with you. Airport carry-on X-ray machines will not fog your film. But do NOT put the film in checked baggage. <p>See: <a href=http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/tib/tib5201.shtml> Baggage X-ray Scanning Effects on Film</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steevens_alconcel Posted March 5, 2003 Share Posted March 5, 2003 If the speeds are not in excess of 1600 iso, I suggest you carry it on the plane. Other than that, I can vouch for having no problems mailing film. I've mailed rolls of HIE and EIR (Infrared Films) without problem through 1st class mail and priority mail. If you need to be safer when shipping, spend a little extra and upgrade to Fedex or UPS. This is only recommended, however, if you're shipping a bunch of stuff, because the base price is kind of expensive in comparison to USPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryan_weiss Posted March 5, 2003 Share Posted March 5, 2003 I travel through airports with 25-100 speed film in my carry on bags 2 weeks out of every month. Never had a problem with the X-Rays. I put one roll in checked baggage as a test and it came out with lines etched throughout the roll from the X-Ray machine. Shipping via us mail is also OK. If it wasn't all the mail order processing labs would be out of business. I send my color films to a mail order lab all the time by the post office with no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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