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Old August 14th, 2006, 06:48 AM posted to rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.africa,rec.travel.asia,rec.travel.air,rec.travel.australia+nz
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Default Film Cameras in Checked Luggage

On Mon, 14 Aug 2006 08:03:43 +1000, "David Bennetts"
wrote:


"sharkbait999" wrote in message
news:yVIDg.11259$hH1.2317@trnddc08...
Larry wrote:

If you are travelling by air with a film camera, don't forget that now
all airlines require cameras to be in checked luggage, not carried on
board.


I think your blanket statement is not founded on fact, For example, the
AA website places a restriction on electronic devices carried on only on
UK to US flights - nowhere else. What airlines support your claim.
Further, I would further add that a "film" camera is no more an electronic
device than a wallet once you remove the batteries.

rg


The last part of your statement is rubbish. Add batteries to a camera and
it's workable, and furthermore by modifying the flash device built into
most cameras it becomes an effective detonator. Just the item airport
security are trying to take out of the hands of potential terrorists. Try
using a wallet as a detonator.



Based on current TSA/British insanity, they wouldn't know a detonator
if it bit them on the ass. They seem to be of the almost religious
opinion that there is no other way to make something go boom than with
electronic detonators.

Wonder how they set all that stuff off in WWII without cell phones and
electronics and digital watches?

Amongst their fury against all things electrical, are they requiring
every quartz crystal watch to be left behind also? Power source is
the same as for a digital watch.

Of course, you can make a dandy spark with a bit of nylon cloth or
other staticy things.

Jim P.
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Old August 14th, 2006, 08:58 AM posted to rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.africa,rec.travel.asia,rec.travel.air,rec.travel.australia+nz
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In message . com, Larry
in Berkeley writes
If you are travelling by air with a film camera, don't forget that now
all airlines require cameras to be in checked luggage, not carried on
board. It is absolutely essential to have the film (and the camera
containing film) in a lead pouch. Otherwise, many strong x-rays used
for checked luggage will fry all your film.

Camera stores have or can get the lead pouches.

On my last trip, I had some instant coffee in a plastic container with
a small silver-plated spoon. One of the x-ray machines was so strong
that it melted and solidified all the coffee! Not exactly film safe!

Larry in Berkeley, California

Go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/news and you will see the latest news re
what can now be carried as hand luggage onto aircraft, this is being
phased in today for flights from UK. The threat of an attack has been
down graded from "critical" to "severe" and a small bag may be taken
into the cabin.
Pat
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Old August 14th, 2006, 10:05 AM posted to rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.africa,rec.travel.asia,rec.travel.air,rec.travel.australia+nz
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Following up to sharkbait999

Further, I
would further add that a "film" camera is no more an electronic device than
a wallet once you remove the batteries.


one or two old cameras maybe, but they have had electronics other
than for image recording for a long time.
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Old August 14th, 2006, 10:36 AM posted to rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.africa,rec.travel.asia,rec.travel.air,rec.travel.australia+nz
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Ken wrote:
On 13 Aug 2006 09:26:48 -0700, "Larry in Berkeley"
wrote:


On my last trip, I had some instant coffee in a plastic container with
a small silver-plated spoon. One of the x-ray machines was so strong
that it melted and solidified all the coffee! Not exactly film safe!

How do you know the x-ray machine did this?


If it was the x-ray machine, maybe it was one defective one. I can
hardly believe they're all that unsafe. I've traveled with my cameras
in carryon, but my exposed film and camcorder tape in checked luggage
as there was quite a lot of it, and 35 mm 400 speed film and 8 mm
camcorder tape made the trip just fine.

Cori

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Old August 14th, 2006, 10:42 AM posted to rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.africa,rec.travel.asia,rec.travel.air,rec.travel.australia+nz
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"James Robinson" wrote in message
. ..
"Larry in Berkeley" wrote:

If you are travelling by air with a film camera, don't forget that now
all airlines require cameras to be in checked luggage, not carried on
board.


You can still carry cameras aboard on flights originating in the USA. The
only place in the world that restricts you are flights originating in the
UK.


As of today this restriction has been removed.

There will apparently be a few days whilst the airports
discourage it, but HMG have officially now allowed them again.

tim



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Old August 14th, 2006, 11:37 AM posted to rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.africa,rec.travel.asia,rec.travel.air,rec.travel.australia+nz
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"tim" wrote:

"James Robinson" wrote:

"Larry in Berkeley" wrote:

If you are travelling by air with a film camera, don't forget that
now all airlines require cameras to be in checked luggage, not
carried on board.


You can still carry cameras aboard on flights originating in the USA.
The only place in the world that restricts you are flights
originating in the UK.


As of today this restriction has been removed.

There will apparently be a few days whilst the airports
discourage it, but HMG have officially now allowed them again.


Actually, it becomes effective tomorrow (Tuesday AM) at Heathrow and
Gatwick, according to the BBC. The BAA has yet to update their web site:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4789593.stm
 




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