Tips for Airplane Travel with Film!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- Talking about traveling with film, sharing resources & info on film safety, and chatting about what I'm bringing on an upcoming trip to Barcelona and Croatia :)
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Great writeup! I have traveled with film many times but only once internationally, flew from Denver to Cardiff, didn't have a problem with either airport, though that was admittedly back in 2017. Having all your film out and ready to be wiped is definitely a big help for people, and if possible I try to find a guy who is older and will actually REMEMBER film. Always courteous, always with more time than you need, never had a problem. I think that TSA agents in the USA are required by law to give a hand check for film if requested, and it was my understanding that with the new CT scanners international airport security is supposed to also, sad that it's not a reality yet. I think bringing along at least one roll of high-speed film is a good idea just in case. I've taken a roll of Tri-X through two X-ray scans and couldn't say that I noticed much (if any) difference there but still not willing to risk it, I always ask (and get) a hand check. Most recently traveled from Colorado Springs to Chicago O'Hare and back.
Traveling to a new country with film is always overwhelming for me. I try to google if they do hand checks in the airports I’ll be going through and see what people are saying 😅 Another tip how to prepare (I’ve done it once) email airport customer service and inquire about film hand check. Print the response in case the agent will decline. By any means this will guarantee positive outcome but can increase the chances of hand check. I did this when going to Ireland, but they were super chill about film checking.
That's such a great idea!!! Then they can't say no haha yeah it's a bit nerve wracking not knowing for sure!
I took ProImage 100 on a trip through the Mississippi Delta in September of last year. It was HOT and the film was in our car a lot. No damage at all and some of my favorite travel photos. Love that film stock. Have a great trip!
Amazing!!! Bodes well for me haha thank you!
I’ve never had a problem getting a hand check in the US but in Europe they usually just yell at me. ☹️ Notable exceptions for Schiphol (with the CT scanners) and Keflavik (who also didn’t flinch at my metal hassy, which usually gets me pulled for extra screening). Headed to Spain soon and got one of those lead lined bags so we’ll see how that goes. 😂
Thanks for the link to Lina. Used to watch all her YT videos, but haven't seen much from Lina lately. Anyway, good information. Have a safe trip to Europe.
Thank you!! 😊
120 without it's foil wrapper won't show up on a metal detector. So keep it in your pockets.
I’m happy to hear that my hometown airport (Logan) is film-friendly. I highly recommend developing film locally before getting on the plane, whenever possible. Anyone visiting Tokyo will have no trouble getting any film developed and developed quickly. Have a great trip! FM2n has never let me down
Thank you!! 😊 yeah that's always the ideal to avoid further scans if possible!
Great video bottom line.... Traveling with film always makes me nervous, especially with TSA sometimes not being so friendly.
Never had problems getting film hand checked at Schiphol airport. I prefer to travel by car or train, then you don't have to worry about CT and X-ray. Also in the car you can just throw in whatever gear you want.
Have a nice holiday!
Yess car and train are so much better, take as much as you want and lower stress lol
I've traveled overseas many times with film and have never had any x-ray problems. Sometimes I'm honestly too lazy to pull the film out of my bag so I just run it through and hope for the best. I do have a lead bag, but I don't always use it for the sake of reducing weight. I often travel with nothing but a single 30L backpack for clothes, camera, film, etc. I've also done the film developing in Japan just to experience the process there. It was quick and easy, but it was about 2x or 3x the cost of developing in my home country of Korea. As for what I often take for cameras, I usually take point and shoots like my Lomo LCA or Olympus Mju. Cuts down on size and weight for my single backpack travels.
Great video, thanks! The key message for me came at the end regarding carrying your cameras on you rather than putting them in the carry-on. The biggest reason for me is that cameras easily tip my carry-on over the 7kg maximum. Wearing a jacket with huge pockets allows me to put my cameras and batteries on my person. I look like an idiot but it makes my carry-on baggage super light when I check in.
good choice for the EkTar, I have shot this in Autumns end, beginning Winter, in 6x6, one tip, WATCH out for cloudy days, this needs some good sun, my subjects where buildings, and they where a bit on the shadow side, just fyi, I shoot in EV 14 to 17 weather, as its 100 ASA, my problems always been glare, so this worked out, either 100 EkTar, or Gold 200 both great films.
PS: when I say 'good sun', I don't mean backlit, just a blue sky with some clouds; as eg. I shot some trees with Gold 200 in 6x12 format using a SINAR F2 and the sky was a washout, totally over exposed, so keep an eye on it, even if you use a mirrorless, just to use its metering system and histogram, for evaluative purposes.
Great video. I always carry ProImage100 and FP4 and ask for hand check. Worst case, it goes through the scanner but much less susceptible to damage anyway. I might carry a roll or two of Ultramax or Portra 800 so, again, worst case I will only lose those two high speed films. I also print out and stick a Delta 3200 or TMax 3200 label on all the film cannisters, just in case it might help. Despite a few "it is film safe" initial responses, I have yet to be refused a hand check so far. I also drop the exposed rolls for development and scans before my next flight when possible.
I've never been denied a hand check in North America (both Canada and the US), Europe on the other hand, I never count on. Japan and the Philippines are also film-friendly :)
por cierto ten mucho cuidado si viajas en Metro hay ultimamente mucho carteriasta son Rumanas pon el bolso con correa delante, no lo pongas al lado suelen cortar con un cuter y quitartelo todo ten mucho cuidado otra cosa el bario gotico es muy bueno para fotografiar tiene llugares antiguos de arquitectura, pero tampoco vayas muy sola no es muy seguro bueno un saludo.
Thank you for the tips! I'm traveling to Barcelona soon and will definitely stop by Carmencita and Dubble Film instead of traveling with my film.
Oh fun! Enjoy!!
No issues getting a hand check in Toronto Pearson (YYZ), NYC Laguardia (LGA), and Washington D.C. Ronald Regan (DCA). I did have to run my film through the scanner at the Empire State building in NYC. No plans to go to Europe right now, but I'm interested to hear your experience. I'm hoping the slight resurgence in film photography will help with the hand-check requests.
That's great! USA seems pretty OK for hand checks, how was the film result after the scanner?
Thanks for the update on this topic. Disappointing the situation with hand checks is so dire Do you know if services like DHL/FedEx will use older type x-ray scanners or CT scanners, if I ship exposed film to myself while abroad?
It's a good question!! I don't know at the moment!
Another tip, if you shoot with the Nikon, and it's batt.dies, having an external meter helps, and if it's something like a sekonik l-28 c2 it uses "solar cells", the measurement circuit also powers this meter(No batts required 😊), so no need to check any!!
Absolutely!
genial me ha gustado tu video como siempre que bueno que visites mi pais Barcelona es preciosa, un saludo desde BARCELONA ESPAÑA
Thank you!!
They always hand check my film in Prague. The only ever AirPort where they refused to hand check it was Lisbon. But I never bring more than four rolls and present it to them open and all put in a plastic bag… 😅
That's awesome they hand checks it though when you leave, haha good tactics!
I love that it seems like you're always traveling!! Great tips and insight. I'm always curious how to make traveling with film a better experience!
Haha I'm just always making content around traveling, it's majorly addictive!
I've got that same camera cube. Surprisingly good.
It's nice! And fits perfectly in a few places
X-Ray may very likely fry Portra 800. Especially if you rely on it for low light. But so far I’ve been pretty successful with getting hand checks.
I've never tried 800 but can imagine it's a lot riskier! Glad you've been lucky!
@@Eclectachrome I haven’t been lucky, I’ve been a persistent bitch. It also helped in the past that I’ve shot a lot of CineStill 800T. Usually when you say you have movie film and that it’s different they’ll do a hand check. With Portra 800 (which I’m using now) it’s been a bit more tricky but still fine. But the key is also to be super prepared. Like you said have the rolls ready and it also helps if you already have your electronics out and in the treys.
I've always had generally positive experiences while travelling. Although I haven't travelled significantly since CT scanners were introduced, I successfully had hand checks at Toronto Pearson, Schiphol Amsterdam, Newark Liberty, and Orlando International. The one place I was shot down was in Regina, Saskatchewan. I planned to visit 100 sites related to WW1 in 2018 and shoot 100 sheets of 4x5. I intended to send all the film to Europe and carry four pre-paid shipping boxes. Then, after shooting 25 sheets, I would send the lot back to the NA to avoid any major mess-ups in the field and potential problems with sheet film. I love Peak Design straps, I have five straps and lugs across all my favourite bodies.
Wow that's a lot of 4x5 but what a cool project! Did they come out okay? Glad you had hand checks before! And yess the strap has been nice!
@@Eclectachrome Sadly I never did that trip I got married the year before instead which has been a whole other amazing adventure!
@@AlexLuyckxPhoto definitely a better adventure!!
Great video, just in time for my trip to Turkey. I'm still trying to decide if I take my FE2 or F3 with the Nikon Zf or the Zf and my Olympus Stylus 120 point and shoot. Decisions, decisions
Ohhhh tough choices! But can't go wrong with any of those, enjoy your trip!!
@@Eclectachrome Thanks!
I ask for a hand check when I see they have CT scanners. Usually it isn't a problem (only experience in Europe here) except for Rome, where the security guy told me that the scanner said it was film safe (it was a non CT scanner). Having the films in a clear bag as you showed helps.
Have a great trip!
My Portra 400 went through Barcelona x-ray twice, and USA once; I think it turned out ok once I came home to develop it.
Cool! Did you have any protection layer or was it on its own?
I had like 2 exposures left that I didn’t finish, so it was still in the camera.
10:26 niiiiice! I have really been enjoying my FM2N 😸
So much hair touching, because you know the silky smoothness is extra today! 🙌
The canon Prima is amazing. I have the 5. It's so good in low light, even with low ISO film. Have a fun trip, Mol!
Hahaha of course! Oh nice 😊😊 thank youuuu!
Great video, Paris and London were kind and did handchecks for me. I also LOVE Pro image 100 such a fun film stock.
Great to hear! I'm excited to see the results with proimage 😊😊
Have an amazing and *SAFE* trip! Grab some high ISO film while you are there to take some evening/night shots when you are out on the town enjoying the night life!!!
Thank you!!!
Nice tips! I struggled to get a hand check in Malaga recently but luckily had my Domke bag to save the day!
Awesome!!!!
I have shot Pro Image 100, and it is… good. I think I prefer other films.
Haha 😊😊 what's your preference?
@@Eclectachrome not to be lame, but I have been tending to enjoy portra stocks. 😅😹
@@andykphoto that's not lame haha its a great film!
Of course, if I had a Time Machine I’d go back and invest in velvia, provia, and PACK FILM… and a chest freezer 😅😹 and my dearly beloved but now passed Kodak HIE. I have three rolls left.
@@Eclectachrome yeah, but I hate to join crowds 😹😸
Have a great trip (can't wait to see the photos) and thanks for the travel tips!
Thanks for watching!
Great video. I so much relate. I traveled to Italy to see my family. I only brought two 110 film cameras: the new Lomomatic 110 and a Minolta Weathermatic 110 😊 plus I had a Polaroid Spirit 600 at my parents house. Film was CT scanned on the way there, but it was inside a lead bag and the Polaroids came out ok, and they are 640 ISO. I expect the 110 film to be ok as well once it's developed 🙂
Oh cool!!! And awesome the Polaroids were okay!!
@@Eclectachrome yes, indeed. Inside a lead bag no problem at all 🙂👍🏻
@@gianlusc awesome!
Haven't had an opportunity to fly in years, but I have collected a bunch of the old Sima FilmShield lead-lined film protection 'bags' from back in the day -- they at least would help....
Great to have though for if you do fly in the future!
@@Eclectachrome -- Ahh, I also use them for storing my expired film in my freezer -- since part of what fogs expired film is general background radiation, I figure that these (old) lead-lined bags should reduce that exposure for my expired films....
@@aengusmacnaughton1375 ohhh good idea!
I always carry Portra 160 and 100ISO BW film and they never suffer any perceivable damage. But I'd prefer not to have them go trough scanners if possible of course.