Taking 35mm film through the airport

dizzzy · 28 Jan 18, 02:08 PM

My daughter would like to take her 35mm film and camera with her when we go to Orlando. We know that the X-ray machines can damage the film and have read that if you put it in a small clear plastic bag similar to liquids that you can request a manual check.

Has anyone on here done this before and if so were the security staff ok with it?

braby · 28 Jan 18, 03:47 PM

I used to shoot film years ago and have never had any issues with security screening as long as it wasn't high speed film I was using, may sure any film is in your hand luggage as the x-ray scaners for hand luggage are not as powerfull as hold bag screening scanners.
The airport I work at does not allow manual searches of sensitive objects, if it doesn't go through the scanner it doesn't go airside, of course this is for staff, it may be different for passengers may be different.
Have you tried contacting the airports concerned on Facebook or twitter, they should be able to give you an answer.

dizzzy · 28 Jan 18, 04:36 PM

Originally Posted by braby

I used to shoot film years ago and have never had any issues with security screening as long as it wasn't high speed film I was using, may sure any film is in your hand luggage as the x-ray scaners for hand luggage are not as powerfull as hold bag screening scanners.
The airport I work at does not allow manual searches of sensitive objects, if it doesn't go through the scanner it doesn't go airside, of course this is for staff, it may be different for passengers may be different.
Have you tried contacting the airports concerned on Facebook or twitter, they should be able to give you an answer.

Thanks for your reply, I haven't tried contacting the airports but will do. I think she was going to take some high speed films but she may need to reconsider now.

the_weird_one · 30 Jan 18, 02:37 PM

When I was shooting film I never had any issue with the hand luggage x-ray machines causing fogging on my films, and I shot everything from Fuji Velvia 100 to Kodak Ektachrome 200 or Kodak Gold 800 and even Ilford SFX 200 and Delta 3200.

I'd recommend keeping to film speeds lower than 400 but it shouldn't ever be an issue.

dizzzy · 31 Jan 18, 11:25 PM

Originally Posted by the_weird_one

When I was shooting film I never had any issue with the hand luggage x-ray machines causing fogging on my films, and I shot everything from Fuji Velvia 100 to Kodak Ektachrome 200 or Kodak Gold 800 and even Ilford SFX 200 and Delta 3200.

I'd recommend keeping to film speeds lower than 400 but it shouldn't ever be an issue.

Thanks that's good to hear that it didn't cause problems with your film. The main film she uses is Ilford 400 but she's got some faster speeds that she wanted to take but she might leave them now.

the_weird_one · 1 Feb 18, 07:15 AM

Originally Posted by dizzzy

Thanks that's good to hear that it didn't cause problems with your film. The main film she uses is Ilford 400 but she's got some faster speeds that she wanted to take but she might leave them now.

If she really wants some piece of mind then you can still get X-Ray pouches on Amazon amazon/Domke-711-1...M5XCX2KZFV4MKV

wanye · 1 Feb 18, 10:23 AM

i mostly took 400/800 film with me in the past and never had an issue with x-ray machines

dizzzy · 3 Feb 18, 09:13 PM

Originally Posted by the_weird_one

If she really wants some piece of mind then you can still get X-Ray pouches on Amazon amazon/Domke-711-1...M5XCX2KZFV4MKV

I'll have a look, thank you.

Originally Posted by wanye

i mostly took 400/800 film with me in the past and never had an issue with x-ray machines

That's good to know, she's taking 400 and 800 films. I think there was a couple of others which she was going to take but I can't remember what they are. She'll prob not bother with those though as they are out of date film which she's going to experiment with.

Guest · 3 Feb 18, 09:20 PM

A single scan will not damage film roll. However, if it is repeatedly scanned it will fog. As advised above you can get special storage bags but security reserve the right to open them and examine their contents.

Walmart sell roll film but I don't know if it would be the specifications she needs.

dizzzy · 4 Feb 18, 11:48 AM

Originally Posted by geoffa

A single scan will not damage film roll. However, if it is repeatedly scanned it will fog. As advised above you can get special storage bags but security reserve the right to open them and examine their contents.

Walmart sell roll film but I don't know if it would be the specifications she needs.

Thanks, that's good to know. Don't think I'll tell my daughter that they sell film at Walmart's it may cost me a small fortune lol.

3 Feb 18, 09:20 PM	#9
	3 Feb 18, 09:20 PM Guest Guest
Guest Guest	A single scan will not damage film roll. However, if it is repeatedly scanned it will fog. As advised above you can get special storage bags but security reserve the right to open them and examine their contents. Walmart sell roll film but I don't know if it would be the specifications she needs. Edited at 09:23 PM.

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