I have an old one which isn't particularly heavy and a new one which I
believe had a rating of XPF30(?) which is probably twice as heavy as the
older one. I just put all of my film in the old bag and then put that
bag in the new bag. Judging by the fact that they always hand search my
film, and once made the comment that it looked black, they probably
can't see anything. If I didn't already have the old bag I would
probably get two of the new XPF30(?) bags. Even the older bag was
heavier than some of those that were available at the time I bought it.
I'm really guessing from memory but the old one probably weighs about
the same as a small lens so roughly 200g, I think the new one might be
twice as heavy. A quick look at B&H doesn't have any that look exactly
like mine. The only ratings I saw on B&H were either XPF8 or XPF20. I
could be wrong and my new one might have been 20 but 30 is the number I
vaguely remember. It cost $30 but the local store tends to have high
prices for new gear.
-jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: "tOM Trottier" <Tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 10:01 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Warning: flying into (and out of) the UK
> Are these the lead foil "film shield" kind that weigh 200g, or do they
weigh
> more?
>
> They would also be good to avoid the extra cosmic rays at altitude.
>
> tOM
>
> On Tuesday, May 13, 2003 at 8:48
> Jeff Keller <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > The lead bags are heavy. They stay in the car or hotel room except
when
> > going through the airport.
>
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