Re: [OM] camera on my travels

[Jan Sturm (GMX)]

Checks for any residue from plastics explosives (they are smelly - at 
least to the right sensors)
Jan

Timpe, Jim wrote:
> It's the new test procedure to look for escapees from the Wyoming 
> plant.  That's Oly's top secret Z-tip that they're swabbing your stuff 
> with. 
>  
> Helicopters, I hear helicopters I tell you...
>     -----Original Message-----
>     *From:* John Hudson*Subject:* [OM] camera on my travels
>
>     On my recent cross Canada trip I had my camera gear swabbed by the
>     airport security people after it had be through the x-ray machine.
>     Unlike on previous trips the people showed no interest in having me
>     remove the lens or in looking through the view finder. All they
>     wanted to do was dab the camera case and camera body itself with a
>     small piece of white cloth attached to the end of 12" wooden rod.
>      
>     Any ideas whether this is a cleaning service for dirty cameras or
>     whether something more sinister is being probed for by the guardians
>     of our airline security system?
>      
>     John Hudson
>      


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