Digital BW, The Print

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This article was also written in the latest Shutterbug Mag. It will 
also burn up your film according to the Shutterbug article

Vinny




In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "tomoc" <tomoc@y...> wrote:
> Thanks, Doug. I heard this a while back...but I have not yet heard 
of 
> anyone actually having a problem from it...wonder if it's really 
true?
> 
> In the meantime, I won't be mailing any flash cards, though <g>.
> 
> Tom O'Connell
> 
> TomOC@y...
> www.thomasoconnell.com
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Doug Fisher" 
> <dougfisher@e...> wrote:
> > For those who have gone fully digital and use compact flash cards 
> in their
> > cameras, the following article from the Northern Virginia Photo 
> Society
> > newsletter might be of interest.
> > 
> > • CompactFlash cards won't survive irradiation: The
> > CompactFlash Association says that semiconductors
> > used in electronic systems, including CompactFlash
> > and CF I/O cards, will be irreparably damaged if subjected
> > to the irradiation process the U.S. Postal Service
> > put in place in Oct 2001 to sanitize the mail. Such
> > damage will not only cause loss of data stored on the
> > cards, but also the cards will no longer be operable.
> > Irradiation will also damage pharmaceuticals, contact
> > lenses, and photographic films. While e-beam irradiation
> > systems for the mail will damage CompactFlash
> > cards, the x-ray scanners at airports will not.