What about a portable hard drive ? Is it sensitive to any of the security devices ? I intend to use it in my next travel. The Idea is to use only one CF card ( 512 Mb ) and transfer the images at the end of the day to a SmartDisk FlashTrax hard drive. Do I have to be careful of something ? Pini _______________________ Pini Vollach http://www.pinimage.com -----Original Message----- From: owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Richard Martin Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 2:00 AM To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students Subject: RE: : Re: airlines & hand checks --- Pini Vollach <pinimage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > : Re: airlines & hand checksI was used to ask for hand check > for my ~30 > films at all airports. > Usually it was not a problem in most cases. > This days I do not succeed to convince them to do it. > Everywhere they demand putting the films into the X-Ray > machine unless the > film is ISO1600 and above. > I don't have experience with CF cards but I assume it will be > the same. > For this reason I intend to go completely digital. > > Pini In US airports you are entitled to a hand check if you ask. My practice is to identify myself as a professional photographer when I reach the security point and ask. I always get it. My film is out of those plastic containers and loose in a clear Ziploc bag so that the cartridges can be easily seen. The bag is handed around the x-ray scanner and handed by a security person to another one who checks it for exposive residue(or whatever)with a swab that is then inserted into a machine. I usually have my press card around my neck but I've never had a security person scrutinize that. Good thing. The photo is getting a bit old (or maybe it's me that's getting old). Airports outside the US are another story. On those occasions when I have an assignment overseas I usually Fedex my film to my destination and Fedex it back. Fedex doesn't x-ray (at least the last time I asked them) and the film always flies on Fedex planes. Nowadays I mostly shoot digital and use film as back-up. It used to be the reverse. I've never had any problems with the Compact Flash, XD, and Smart Media cards going through the carry-on scanners. So far. Richard ===== Richard Martin specializes in Cityscape and Waterscape stock photography. E-mail: marphoto@xxxxxxxxx Web: http://www.marphoto.com Web: http://www.poetographycreations.com
