John;
Maybe because Fed-Ex flies their own planes?
Why don't you call 'em for yourself and let's move on?
George
John Hudson wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> 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.
> >
> I assume that airport x-ray scanning in the US is subject to federal
> regulation. If this is so why should it be presumed that FedEx could avoid
> scanning its cargo whereas cargo travelling on commercial passenger services
> would be scanned. If scanning is a routine to ensure airline and air
> transportation safety, regardless of whether the plane carries passengers or
> not, what franchise does FedEx have to avoid what is or is said to be a
> safety feature of commercial passenger air transportation?
>
> jh
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