Response to effect of airport x-ray on Tri-X 400

I've never had any problems getting 120 film hand inspected here in the US. Overseas, it can be next to impossible to get *anything* hand inspected. This week I conducted an experiment with an eye towards future international travel using a 120 camera. On a domestic business trip, I removed the metallized foil wrappers from five 120 rolls, including E-6 and black and white, and placed them in my pockets. To reduce chances of anything else setting off the metal detectors, all keys, coins, pens, and my watch and metal belt buckle were put in the carryon case for x-ray. Result: at least with the sensitivity settings on two detectors I walked through in widely separated cities, no alarms rang. Whether these outcomes can be safely extrapolated to magnetometers in other countries remains to be seen, but I'll certainly give it a try at the next opportunity.

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