xray damaged 120 film

holidayformat · 03-13-2017, 12:54 PM

a strange request but im looking for x-ray damaged unused 120 film.

anyone out there have any??

**gofour3** · 03-13-2017, 01:46 PM

It would be easier for you to buy a couple rolls of 120 film and leave it your checked luggage on your next flight.

It should get fried when your luggage is scanned by the big x-ray machines used for scanning checked luggage. The faster the film the more fogged it should get.

Phil.

Silent Street · 03-13-2017, 02:28 PM

That is the strangest question I have ever come across on any fora!

But Phil is right: you'll have struck paydirt if you go to play with your films after a couple of passes through the checked luggage Godzilla.

Post your results here to prove to the None Believers just what can and does happen. Walk-through X-ray, as in Customs is by comparison, harmless, though the cumulative effect is still a real risk for higher speed films (>800ISO).

hooverfocus · 03-13-2017, 05:41 PM

Not sure if he had the film pass through the checked bag scanner or just the regular one (though with Delta 3200 the latter might have been as effective), either way a former schoolmate of mine based a project of his on that very principle. You can have a look at a couple of pictures here Paris Aéroport - The airport as you have never seen it!... | Facebook

Silent Street · 03-13-2017, 07:03 PM

Originally posted by hooverfocus

Not sure if he had the film pass through the checked bag scanner or just the regular one (though with Delta 3200 the latter might have been as effective), either way a former schoolmate of mine based a project of his on that very principle. You can have a look at a couple of pictures here Paris Aéroport - The airport as you have never seen it!... | Facebook

Is that Charles De Gaulle??
Not being on Farcebook, all I could see was four representative pics.
Some time around April 2015 a post was made on a forum ... 500px??... of a roll of P3200 being bleached white after travelling through 5 airports in luggage.
I use P3200 in my Zero Image pinhole and that always comes with me as carry-on, and the film is not removed from its foil wrapper until at the destination.

**Alex645** · 03-13-2017, 08:46 PM

Originally posted by holidayformat

a strange request but im looking for x-ray damaged unused 120 film.

anyone out there have any??

Why? $, effect, curiosity?

hooverfocus · 03-14-2017, 04:47 AM

Originally posted by Silent Street

Is that Charles De Gaulle??
Not being on Farcebook, all I could see was four representative pics.
Some time around April 2015 a post was made on a forum ... 500px??... of a roll of P3200 being bleached white after travelling through 5 airports in luggage.
I use P3200 in my Zero Image pinhole and that always comes with me as carry-on, and the film is not removed from its foil wrapper until at the destination.

The pictures are marked public therefore they should be visible to anyone. Indeed, it's CDG! Last year they stuck a partnership with my (former) school so that 2nd year students could reimagine/reinvent the airport through photography. Some did quite interesting stuff, I've got to say!
I'm only slightly pissed that it wasn't my year

I had always wanted to do something at CDG, as I had to pass through it a lot going back and forth from Paris to home.

03-13-2017, 12:54 PM	#1
holidayformat New Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 3	xray damaged 120 film a strange request but im looking for x-ray damaged unused 120 film. anyone out there have any??

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Silent Street Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Castlemaine, Victoria, AUS Photos: Albums Posts: 1,151	That is the strangest question I have ever come across on any fora! But Phil is right: you'll have struck paydirt if you go to play with your films after a couple of passes through the checked luggage Godzilla. Post your results here to prove to the None Believers just what can and does happen. Walk-through X-ray, as in Customs is by comparison, harmless, though the cumulative effect is still a real risk for higher speed films (>800ISO). Last edited by Silent Street; 03-13-2017 at 06:58 PM.

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03-13-2017, 01:46 PM	#2
gofour3 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,092	It would be easier for you to buy a couple rolls of 120 film and leave it your checked luggage on your next flight. It should get fried when your luggage is scanned by the big x-ray machines used for scanning checked luggage. The faster the film the more fogged it should get. Phil.

03-13-2017, 05:41 PM	#4
hooverfocus Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 210	Not sure if he had the film pass through the checked bag scanner or just the regular one (though with Delta 3200 the latter might have been as effective), either way a former schoolmate of mine based a project of his on that very principle. You can have a look at a couple of pictures here Paris Aéroport - The airport as you have never seen it!... \| Facebook

03-13-2017, 07:03 PM	#5
Silent Street Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Castlemaine, Victoria, AUS Photos: Albums Posts: 1,151	Originally posted by hooverfocus Not sure if he had the film pass through the checked bag scanner or just the regular one (though with Delta 3200 the latter might have been as effective), either way a former schoolmate of mine based a project of his on that very principle. You can have a look at a couple of pictures here Paris Aéroport - The airport as you have never seen it!... \| Facebook Is that Charles De Gaulle?? Not being on Farcebook, all I could see was four representative pics. Some time around April 2015 a post was made on a forum ... 500px??... of a roll of P3200 being bleached white after travelling through 5 airports in luggage. I use P3200 in my Zero Image pinhole and that always comes with me as carry-on, and the film is not removed from its foil wrapper until at the destination.

03-13-2017, 08:46 PM	#6
Alex645 Site Supporter Join Date: May 2015 Location: Kaneohe, HI Photos: Albums Posts: 3,527	Originally posted by holidayformat a strange request but im looking for x-ray damaged unused 120 film. anyone out there have any?? Why? $, effect, curiosity?

03-14-2017, 04:47 AM	#7
hooverfocus Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 210	Originally posted by Silent Street Is that Charles De Gaulle?? Not being on Farcebook, all I could see was four representative pics. Some time around April 2015 a post was made on a forum ... 500px??... of a roll of P3200 being bleached white after travelling through 5 airports in luggage. I use P3200 in my Zero Image pinhole and that always comes with me as carry-on, and the film is not removed from its foil wrapper until at the destination. The pictures are marked public therefore they should be visible to anyone. Indeed, it's CDG! Last year they stuck a partnership with my (former) school so that 2nd year students could reimagine/reinvent the airport through photography. Some did quite interesting stuff, I've got to say! I'm only slightly pissed that it wasn't my year I had always wanted to do something at CDG, as I had to pass through it a lot going back and forth from Paris to home.