From: James Cole (email suppressed)
Date: Sat Jun 14 2008 - 09:12:56 PDT
I've shot and hand processed 4-5 year old, improperly stored 500T that had
been through at least 4, probably more x-ray machines. It looked grainer,
and a little bit uneven density wise, but it was still very usable. I'd
imagine you'll be fine.
On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 11:34 AM, Ekrem Serdar <email suppressed>
wrote:
> Thanks!
>
> Puts my cold heart to rest. Asking politely has never failed me in the U.S,
> and never before here either. Yet once the person says, despite all your
> protesting niceties, "Sir, we've been trained in this", something in me
> decides to stay quiet.
>
> cheers!
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 4:37 PM, Jay Hudson <email suppressed> wrote:
>
>> With two passes, it really shouldn't be a problem. The project I am
>> working on was shot in Romania. A few rolls made 3 passes and I could see
>> no difference. The managager at my local film lab says that 4 passes is the
>> limit for still film, but he wasn't sure about motion picture film. The
>> hold x-ray will ruin your film.
>>
>> My recomendation is to always ask for a hand check politely but
>> insistently. You may not be able to get one all of the time, but it is much
>> preferable to be safe.
>>
>> Caution: I have never done this wil push/pull processing. This could be
>> affected.
>>
>> --- On *Sat, 6/14/08, Ekrem Serdar <email suppressed>* wrote:
>>
>> From: Ekrem Serdar <email suppressed>
>> Subject: X-Rayed film
>> To: email suppressed
>> Date: Saturday, June 14, 2008, 7:53 AM
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I recently had to take two rolls of Tri-X and two rolls of Ektachrome
>> (both of the most recently available stock, super8) through *two* x-ray
>> machines while coming to Turkey, without anticipation and despite much
>> arguing. I understand the effect is cumulative; yet I was wondering if
>> anyone had any further experience with the matter. I don't mind if the film
>> looks a certain way because of it; yet am wondering if anything will come
>> out at all.
>>
>> I did ask what the level of the X-Ray was set at, if there was any sort
>> of specification they could give me regarding the power of the machine, so I
>> could ask around about it later, but they righteously just told me "Oh,
>> nothing will happen if it's under 800 ASA", which is only for still film...
>>
>> I assume something will come out, but just wanted to make sure. Any
>> experience? I read through the X-ray emails that have been posted before,
>> and also Kodak's webpage on the matter...
>>
>> cheers!
>>
>> --
>> -ekrem serdar
>>
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>
>
> --
> -ekrem serdar
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>
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