Guys, This may already have been mentioned but people with electronic medical implants are not supposed to go through the portal scanners. They must get a pat-down check. Medical implants are programable via an exteror device that doesn't require physical contact. The portal body scanners could effect storage devices too. AZ > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: RE: : Re: airlines & hand checks > From: "Pini Vollach" <pinimage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Fri, July 23, 2004 9:11 am > To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" > <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > 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
