How can I pass through airport security without them X-Raying all of my camera film?
If this is just regular color negative or transparency film with a rated speed of 100 ISO, just leave it in your carry on bag and let it be x-rayed. 100 ISO is too slow to be harmed by the machines used to scan carry-on bags. I’ve put slow film through the machines dozens of times with no effect. I’ve decided that demanding a hand-search isn’t at all worth the hassle, especially with airport security the way it is these days. As an experiment, after reading so many people on web photo forums worrying about airport x-rays, I left an 800 ISO rated film in my camera bag for five trans-Atlantic trips. No effect after processing. Note that this only applies to carry-on. Checked bags get a higher dose and there’s a very real possibility your film will be damaged in a checked bag.
