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From: *- DORIS FANG -* <sfsttj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 19, 1999 9:49 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Avoiding X-Rays
>
>
> On Fri, 19 Mar 1999, John Hudson wrote:
>
> > A much easer option is to buy one of those lead lined film carrying
bags. I
> > have one which measures about 10" by 12", carries 24 or more cannisters
and
> > is rated for at least 1000 ISO. If in doubt I would double bag my films
and
> > include them with my cargo hold luggage. I would not accept for one
second
> > any assertion that FedEx does not x ray in or out of country shipments!
>
> Lead bags are useless with the new CTX series machines. One of the
> designers of these machines was on another list I frequent, and he
> distinctly told of how scanner personnel are instructed to simply dial up
> much more power until they can see through your bags, thereby exposing
> your film to far more radiation. This has been repeated in several
> publications, corroborating the story. You may not accept FedEx's word,
> unlike National Geographic (and scores of other pros using it daily
> without problems) but the lead bags are useless.
>
> Amazed,
> *= Doris Fang =*
...also, can you please refer to the previous postings which dealt with
this issue.
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