Wed May 19, 2004 8:32 pm
Generally the security check devices for carry-on luggage won't impact film or digital cameras. (Except as usually noted at the check points in the US, higher iso films may be impacted.) I'd be a little more hesitant to think that nothing in the process could damage magnetic media, but we don't get reports of that and when you consider the massive numbers of computers with various kinds of magnetic and other media, "walk-man" type devices, etc., and all the people flying all the time, it just doesn't seem to be a problem.
However, baggage that is checked can easily be exposed to more powerful x-ray surveillance.
As to the lead baggies? There is something disconnected about the logic that you can "protect" the film with them. An unidentifiable blob should result in further investigation, not simply passing it on to the aircraft passenger. That should get you a "hand-check" but might just get it opened and passed through again.
But as a general scenario, 100/200 iso film isn't impacted.