>>3124903>>3124943I've dealt with all sorts of xrays and procedures. England is the worst. Period. Fuck them. Zero discussion. Xray or Trash, no matter the ISO.
Europe is hit or miss, although they have lower caps on their Xray machines, so the chance of a single pass damaging it is way lower.
The main issue I face is the cumulative effect of xray machines. I've had Portra 400 pass through US and Euro machines six times without streaking, highlight overexposure, or washouts. That being said, four passes through the hand baggage machine can damage it, less if they nuke it. I usually place it in a separate bin, and also fight for hand checks at any chance.
Take your cameras empty and explain the cumulative issue with Xray machines. "I work here, these machines won't damage your film" is the usual response. "This is my career. You understand protocol, and I understand that this does not cover multiple passes."
I'm in the process of making an emoji based laminated card that explains how multiple passes hurt the film, so I can use it worldwide. I'll post it tomorrow.
In the meantime, heres the first scan from my new V850 using SilverFast.
In Verdun, France there exist nine villages that "died for France" during World War I. The government decided after the war not to rebuild certain towns, due to the destruction wrought to the area, the high arsenic levels in the water table, the constant threat of unexploded ordnance (UXOs) and war remnants, and the amount of skeletal remains that were pushed up through the ground due to weather and ground movement. To this day, UXOs and other remnants of war are found, mainly during the yearly tilling of farmland, known locally as the "Iron Harvest". Fresh paint marks a bomb disposal site just outside the gate to a private road.
