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Re: [Digital BW] Digest Number 685

2002-05-03 by Bruce

on 5/2/2002 5:15 PM, DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com at
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com wrote:

> Message: 25
> Date: Fri, 03 May 2002 00:13:47 -0000
> From: "mkravit" <mjkaia@...>
> Subject: Shipping B/W Film
> 
> I am getting to leave for a shooting trip to Nevada in about 10
> days.  I do not want to carry large quantities of 4x5 Readyload
> and polaroid film through security so I contated FedEx.
> 
> Contrary to what some people have repoted FedEx DOES NOT x-
> ray film. In fact, I asked if the package should be labeled as to it's
> contents to make sure it would not be x-rayed and the
> representative told me that if Stephen Spielberg trusts them so
> could I.
> 
> Mike
Just to scare you... A film I was working on in November sent a 2nd unit to
DC to film.  The film was shipped back to LA for processing and was badly
fogged.  I do not know if they used Fedex, probably not, but I guess John
Frankenhiemer is just not Steven Speilberg when it comes to x-rays.
 
-Bruce

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