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Just an update after my trip to/from the States.
I hadn't even realised that there were new scanners or that they could affect film, but after asking for advice in another thread about film - I was warned about them and advised to ask for hand inspection.
This is what I found.
In both Heathrow on the way out and Newark airport on the way back, the advice was that the scanners would only affect film rated at '900' and above.
In Heathrow, there were no signs, so you'd have to be aware ahead of time.
In Newark, there were signs saying that only >800 would be affected, but that if you felt more comfortable, you could ask for a hand inspection for all film.
Newark is quite small airport and wasn't super-busy. Maybe this affected it, but they were really happy to help.
I had several rolls of ASA400, plus one roll of ASA800.
In Heathrow, they were nice about it, but basically refused to take the ASA400 for a hand-inspection. But did agree to do it for the ASA800.
In Newark, they were not only happy to hand-inspect it all, we also had a chat about what I'd shot and he did ask if I'd left any in my camera too as he didn't want that going through.
Haven't got anything back yet, but that's the latest from last weekend.
I hadn't even realised that there were new scanners or that they could affect film, but after asking for advice in another thread about film - I was warned about them and advised to ask for hand inspection.
This is what I found.
In both Heathrow on the way out and Newark airport on the way back, the advice was that the scanners would only affect film rated at '900' and above.
In Heathrow, there were no signs, so you'd have to be aware ahead of time.
In Newark, there were signs saying that only >800 would be affected, but that if you felt more comfortable, you could ask for a hand inspection for all film.
Newark is quite small airport and wasn't super-busy. Maybe this affected it, but they were really happy to help.
I had several rolls of ASA400, plus one roll of ASA800.
In Heathrow, they were nice about it, but basically refused to take the ASA400 for a hand-inspection. But did agree to do it for the ASA800.
In Newark, they were not only happy to hand-inspect it all, we also had a chat about what I'd shot and he did ask if I'd left any in my camera too as he didn't want that going through.
Haven't got anything back yet, but that's the latest from last weekend.
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