Recently, Lemuel Johnson <lemuel@nono.ibm.com> posted:

Interesting... what kind of machine did they use? Every time TSA has gone
so far as to remove my film from the foil wrappers, they swabbed them with
a pad of something or other, presumably to test for explosives. No
machines were involved.

I'd think that travelling with these quantities would warrant shipping
them ahead to wherever you're staying or buying locally.

That has been my experience, as well.

Neil

Not my experience flying last weekend.  However.  I travel with 120 film
removed from the boxes but still in the hermetically sealed foil
wrappers, all contained in clear plastic bags.  Last spring, the
security agent would look at the bag, squeeze a few rolls (to see if
they felt solid?) and pass me through.  This time they removed every
roll from the foil and ran *each and every one* through the machine in
the "hand-check" area.

If you are traveling with professional quantities of 120 film (50-100
rolls) you should allow an additional hour or so to clear security.

They were quite cooperative.

Lemuel Johnson

Also:

* Allow for lots of extra time, because when you ask for hand inspection of
your film, you will probably get hand inspection of all your luggage, and
perhaps your body, at no extra charge.

Recently, dmaclau@gmail.com <dmaclau@gmail.com> posted:

If you are travelling in the US, plan ahead so that your film doesn't have
to go through x-ray at all.

* Remove the film cartridges from their box and put the film in a clear
plastic baggie that you'll keep with your carry-on.

* Ask for hand inspection of the film.

It takes a few minutes, but if you do the above to reduce the hassle
factor for TSA, they are pretty cooperative.

Neil

I am about to travel by air to board a cruise ship.  I'm bringing a
dozen rolls of  120 Rollei R3 film rated at ISO of up to 6400.  Does
anyone have any experience or advice regarding airport baggage
scanners?  I think I had read somewhere that they were safe up to ISO
1000.  ??