Travelling with bulk rolled HP5 in plastic cans...

[i want my photo.net histor]

Guys,

 

I've just got into bulk loading HP5 and am using plastic cans to

load the rolls.

 

My question is, does doing this make them more susceptible to Xrays

when travelling as they are not in a metal can?

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks,

 

Rav.

[vinny_walsh]

nope. actually if their are no metal parts at all you should just keep them in your pockets

and walk right through the screening machine.

[anupam]

Is that better or worse than what they put the carry on luggage? I mean do they put humans thru a lesser intensity xray? :-)

[frank.schifano]

The screening machine that humans walk through at airport check in points is not an x-ray machine. It is a stationary metal detector that relies upon the disturbance of a magnetic field to sound the alarm. It has no effect on film. The carry-on baggage scanners do use x-ray to "see through" packages. If you notice the openings on either end and indeed the whole machine are well shielded to protect the operators from excessive x-ray exposure. Reports indicate that these machines use far lower levels of x-ray than the scanners used on checked baggage.

 

Some reports say that you can pass slow to moderately fast films through the carry-on baggage scanner at least once or twice without damage. Film passed through the checked baggage scanners will almost surely be toast. Film wound into all plastic cassettes should not set off any warning alarms, though if you are carrying a substantial number of rolls they would cause a suspicious bulge in your pocket. Best to keep them in transparent containers and ask (politely) for a hand check.

[juergenf]

Frank,

 

"Some reports say that you can pass slow to moderately fast films through the carry-on baggage scanner at least once or twice without damage." that is true, I did that last year on a Brussels-Milan return flight. The film was Tri-X and it went through the carry-on baggage scanner twice, no problems at all.

[ljupco_ristovski]

I also use HP5 rolled in plastic cans. On my last trip by plane, I carried them in my pockets and walked trough the screening machine.

No problems at all.

Hope this helps.

Ljupco