Anyone know what the x-ray things at the airport effect?

[bopeep9207]

Originally posted by zulaya
The issue for me is that I already purchased 3 of these waterproof one-time use cameras. I went up and checked them and all 3 are indeed 800 speed. These aren't in foil - at least the FujiFilm ones aren't because I can see through the box and see the plastic case on the cameras.

These cameras were going to be for one of those once in a lifetime things - I am pretty sure I won't ever capture my 8 year old daughters face swimming with dolphins in Discovery Cove again.

I will have a car, but I bought the cameras ahead of time to
1. Save money than having it sucked out of my in touristville
2. Save time so I wouldn't have to go shopping for them once I am at WDW.

I feel like my planning ahead is a punishment with regards to these cameras. I do plan to get them developed before we leave for home so I don't have to risk the pictures being all weird.

I have been a digital camera person for years now and if we weren't going to DC, I wouldn't have even bothered with these cameras.

Just put them in your carry on and ask to have them hand inspected. You will be fine.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

So the general consensus seems to be to have the film (exposed or not) hand checked. The question I have to answer now is do I want to bring 10 or 12 disposable cameras in my carry on both going and coming home? I guess I can make DH and DS carry some!

 

[bopeep9207]

Originally posted by jackskellingtonsgirl
So the general consensus seems to be to have the film (exposed or not) hand checked. The question I have to answer now is do I want to bring 10 or 12 disposable cameras in my carry on both going and coming home? I guess I can make DH and DS carry some!

Pretty much the general consensus. If you have time, you can always have them processed while you are there. There are many WalMarts, Targets and walgreens that can do it for you and the prices are not bad. The negatives will not be harmed once processed.

 

[zurgswife]

I don't know if anybody mentioned it but be careful with digital cards also...we lost quite a number of pictures when our card was wiped last christmas....

 

[bopeep9207]

Originally posted by zurgswife
I don't know if anybody mentioned it but be careful with digital cards also...we lost quite a number of pictures when our card was wiped last christmas....

How did it get wiped? Xrays/scanners have no effect on digital media.

 

[NotUrsula]

You know, disposable cameras don't weigh much. If you have already purchased them and you are worried about the difficulty of hand-checking them, perhaps you should just put them in a little box and UPS them to your resort a few days ahead.

The professional photographers I know all use mail houses to process their color film (the do the b/w stuff in their own darkrooms.) In 20 years, my sister has never had a wedding get lost in the mail. Still, if it is really important to you not to take any risk at all with film photos, have them processed at a lab in Orlando while you wait.

When I have seen film hand-checked post 9/11, it was a time-consuming process, but I've never seen anyone hand-check a disposable camera. The situations I saw were all w/ 35mm rolls. TSA opened the ziploc, laid out all of the rolls that were in it, and then began to check each one before putting it back in the bag.
They made sure that the spool wasn't loose, shook each roll, and then swabbed each one with the explosives pad. When they finished the whole thing, they then had to go and run all the swabs through the testing machine before they would give back the bag. In one instance that I watched, the agent was checking about 20 rolls. I was probably 30 people back from the machine when he started it, and DH got held back to be wanded. By the time he had gotten through that and gotten his shoes back on, the agent was waiting to use the explosives machine to check the swabs. I'd estimate that the elapsed time was about 20-25 minutes.

 

[seashoreCM]

Remove the film from the plastic canisters or foil wrap, remove the disposable cameras from the cardboard carton and foil wrap. You can put the bare film cartridges and cameras in a transparent bag.

If you let the film and stuff go through the machine, put them in a separate tray instead of the carry on, so the inspector can see it in his viewer without letting it sit under the x=rays so long.

You can try one of those x-ray protector bags they sell in photo stores, and enclose this inside your carry on suitcase. Most likely they will not inspect it more closely until after it comes out of the X-ray machine and then most likley they will hand check it there and you can move on quickly.

Note: The protector bag will not work in checked luggage.

Disney hints:
http://members.aol.com/ajaynejr/disney.htm

 

[CarolA]

You can try one of those x-ray protector bags they sell in photo stores, and enclose this inside your carry on suitcase. Most likely they will not inspect it more closely until after it comes out of the X-ray machine and then most likley they will hand check it there and you can move on quickly.

Make sure you get a GOOD bag. I had a friend who once asked the TSA why they didn't inspect the "black hole" that is suppose to show up when using these bags. The guy said there is no black hole. Turns out he could see the film. Her bag was worthless!