Nominal rating of Kodak/Ilford B&W 3200 film

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Kodak T-max 3200 (TMZ) has a nominal rating of 1000ASA and i've read similar c1600ASA for Ilford Delta 3200. My question is related to x-ray machines for Eurostar services. The staff there say that these machines will not damage film upto 3200ASA. Would these films, rated by their manufacturers as 3200ASA, pass through undamaged? Thanks in advance Andrew

-- Andrew Buckley (da_buckley@yahoo.com), December 20, 2001

Answers

Check out Ken Rockwells nikon site. He has many useful articles on photography & a recent one on X ray machines. Rule of thumb according to Kens Rockwell is that the machines for hand luggage do not pose a problem (

-- Melvin (bramley@nanaimo.ark.com), December 20, 2001.

Check out Ken Rockwells nikon site. He has many useful articles on photography & a recent one on X ray machines. Rule of thumb according to Ken Rockwell is that the machines for hand luggage do not pose a problem (he put slide film through 10 times with no ill effect) The machines for luggage that goes to the cargo hold is zapped at a much higher rate & WILL be ruined.

-- Melvin (bramley@nanaimo.ark.com), December 20, 2001.

I think that the nominal speed of those two films is rather 800ISO for the Tmax and 1000 for the Delta. This doesn't mean that they shall not get fogged in the Xray machines they use in airports...

-- George Papantoniou (papanton@hol.gr), December 21, 2001.

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