I've had film x-rayed over 10 times....no issues at all. None.
That's how these poor folks from air traffic control get their camera equipment.At the end of the day,they all get together and take their pick from the day's takings.Hi
A question to those of you who have travelled abroad with a V-System Hasselblad....
I am due to fly out to Italy from the UK in May. I have already read much about X-Ray'ing film, but eventually concluded that a) it was best to just take some Fuji Pro 400H which is below the ISO800 'danger range' and I have decided to just let it go through, having heard much do's and don't about whether to ask for it to be hand checked. Apparantly European airport machines are generally OK, and if it's 800 or lower, there's no notable issue. And yes, I have tried contacting the airports already about arranging for hand scans....nobody ever replies to me.
Anyway, my question is about the Hasselblad itself. I assume that if it is in my bag with the lenses, despite the fact that it is is metal, it will probably just go through without any major issues? Or will it set off a hundred alarm bells? I'm having worries that some guard is going to say "what's this?" and "you can't take that through" just because it's some weird metal thing that nobody has ever seen.
Do those of you who travel on planes with a Blad have any advice or tips on the subject? Is it fine to take it through as part of your hand luggage? Have you done so, and was it all OK, or did you have issues?
Thanks
Don't make a ducking motion when they ask you to cock the camera and trip the shutter;they don't think it's funny.By way of an update to all those who contributed, I thought I'd share my experience for the benefit of others.
My trip to Italy was conducted this past weekend just. On the way out from the UK and back from Italy, I packed the film in my wife;s hand luggage and my Hasselblad and Nikon F5 in my own hand luggage. I didn't even try and ask for a hand check on the way out because the airport was heaving, we only just caught our flight as it was, and the airport staff didn't look happy with anyone! So I shudder to think what they would have thought if I'd had asked them to inspect 40 rolls of film! So it got X-Rayed on the way out, once. My hand luggage, that contained the Hasselblad did, as many predicted, get pulled over for hand inspection after the X-ray. But it was OK once they had rummaged through it.
On the way back, I did the same. So the bag with the film got X-rayed again, just the once. My hand luggage containing th Blad got X-rayed twice! And then pulled over for a hand check! Same thing applied...after a quick check he just said "Ok, Bye".
The lesson I learned from this was to put your film in one hand luggage and your equipment in another. Because its your kit that will cause the multiple X-raying by the looks of it! I'm hoping that the film will be OK as many of you have suggested, because the fastest film I had was ISO400 (Fuji Pro 400H), which apparently is generally OK (anything less than or equal to ISO800).
Anyway, so the film has been posted off today...I will wait eagerly for the results. As always, thanks to all those who gave me advice on the matter of foreign travel with Hasselblad gear!
That's how these poor folks from air traffic control get their camera equipment.At the end of the day,they all get together and take their pick from the day's takings.
she absolutely did not have the faintest clue what it was.
It would be interesting to know how much an unwanted life the x-r ay screening will be able to kill in the deep corners of photo gears.
Cheers.
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