[Konvas] Shipping Film Overeas via US Postal Service

[Steve Zimmerman]

I've seen the first link, but the PDF link is great!  I'll be talking to my local Post office today.

Thanks so much,
Steve Zimmerman

--- On Tue, 6/2/09, Henry Titchen <cinefan at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Henry Titchen <cinefan at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Konvas] Shipping Film Overeas via US Postal Service
> To: "Konvas Discussion List" <cinema at konvas.org>
> Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2009, 6:45 AM
> Hi 
> 
> I came in late on this thread so apologies if I'm
> doubling up.
> 
> Have you seen this Kodak advice?
> 
> http://motion.kodak.com/US/en/motion/Support/Technical_Information/Transportation/index.htm
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> 
> There is also a "do not x-ray" label that can be
> downloaded from Kodak.
> http://motion.kodak.com/US/en/motion/Support/Technical_Information/Transportation/xrays_h340.htm
> 
> 
> Hope this helps someone.
> 
> Henry.
> 
> On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 8:32 PM, 
> <Speedbirdmgh at aol.com>
> wrote:
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> "I was planning
> on marking the package "Do Not X-Ray".  Is this 
> safe?"
>  
> You will probably find
> that they will be inclined to X-ray it even 
> more.  It will be the carrier/airline in the US who will
> x-ray it so make a 
> few phone calls direct to the carriers cargo dept and get a
> name.
>  
> A year ago I lost
> 10,000 feet of film from Canada when the lab strip 
> tested it and told me it was fogged!  But during testing
> we found that not 
> all of it was fogged so depends how the cans are stacked
> on the pallet and 
> with what other type of cargo. Some say that wrapping it in
> cooking foil may 
> help some. Since then I have bought more film from the same
> source and it turned 
> out fine since they put a notice on the packaging to say 
> " Beware Film - 
> For hospital use".
>  
> I was advised that film above 800 ASA would be fine.
> Kodak's spin on this 
> is different.
>  
> Rita
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