Hi all,

I've read through all the advisories regarding how film should not be carryed in checked luggage, but i was wondering ( this may seem really stupid) does that apply to photo paper, too? I'm just wondering because I'm thinking of bringing a couple of boxes back home to Hong Kong, b/c it's a lot cheaper over here, but i dont' have room in my carryon (b/c of all those rolls of film :)

thanks in advance, ken

-- Ken Kwok (kkwok@gostanford.com), November 27, 2001

Answers

B&W photo paper is coated with a silver emulsion just as film is. It may be damaged if the "box" that it is in is deemed suspicious by the x-ray operator. The first scan is low powered but any subsequent scans are very high powered and will toast film and paper.

-- John Collier (jbcollier@powersurfr.com), November 27, 2001.

"The first scan is low powered but any subsequent scans are very high powered and will toast film and paper."

Though I would guess that paper is less likely to be damaged, since it is slower (i.e., less sensitive to light) than film. But I would probably just buy my paper at home, too.

-- Douglas Kinnear (douglas.kinnear@colostate.edu), November 27, 2001.