Importing film

[Tobychrome]

Hey, I'm planning on importing some super 8 film from bh photo to New Zealand and I was wondering how I could get it here without it being destroyed by X-ray scanners?

 

[Nuff]

I import film to Australia all the time and I didn't have any issues. Even delta 3200 which I ordered from KEH and freestyle. I would assume NZ uses the same type of scanners as Australia and all packages here go through xrays.

 

[analoguey]

You can also import from Thailand, HK, China or Japan, if you want to reduce the number of hops there.
I live in India, and prefer getting film from Asia.

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[Curt]

I get film from Germany and I live in Washington State, U.S.. I never even gave it a thought!

 

[madgardener]

I routinely order from Thailand, and I live in Pennsylvania. I have never had any problems. Usually the packages are well marked so the inspection people know. Whether or not they still scan it I don't know.

 

[ME Super]

I've also ordered from Germany and had no problems. I'm in Central Illinois.

 

[Murray Kelly]

Europe and the USA. Never a problem.

 

[Tobychrome]

Then it should be alright, I think I was thinking of when you take I in your baggage and you need X-ray proof bags to put it in.

 

[Nuff]

Then it should be alright, I think I was thinking of when you take I in your baggage and you need X-ray proof bags to put it in.

You should NEVER put film into checked in luggage. Always take it as carry on. The Xrays for checked luggage will destroy your film even in the xray proof bags.

 

[Dr Croubie]

You should NEVER put film into checked in luggage. Always take it as carry on. The Xrays for checked luggage will destroy your film even in the xray proof bags.

Definitely, checked baggage gets a much higher dose than carry-on.

I got an "airport x-ray proof bag" by Hama for something like $5, put all my film in that in my carry-on last time I went somewhere. They picked up "something not right" and put my bag back through 3 times on various angles to try to see what it was before they asked me to open it (I was standing there watching). Once I took it out and opened it they let me off with it (better than last time I had to open all my 120 Delta 3200 to get it passed around and not xrayed), but the TX in my camera went through the xray 3-times unprotected (no ill effects that I can see, but the Bessa is mostly metal).
After a bit of googling it looks like those bags don't protect against everything, but a) it's better than nothing, and b) it's a bit easier to convince dumbshits running the xrayer that it's film when it's in something official-looking like that.

 

[Tobychrome]

Some people just don't understand do they, and to think they are the ones running our borders and the countrys