Marcus305

It is my understanding that some of the major attractions / museums in Italy require you to pass through security upon entering. Is it similar to airline screening where you have to put your belongings on a conveyer belt and subject them to x-ray scans, or do the security checkpoints consist solely of a metal detector that you need to walk through?

I am asking because I am concerned about having to repeatedly subject my high-speed film (ISO 800 or 1000) to scans that may ruin my pictures. I will eventually convert to the digital age, but not before my trip.

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murphy89

Hi Marcus,

I remembered a good thread on this topic - you can find it here:
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34769516

I was worried about the risk too but there wasn't much I could do to avoid repeated x-rays on my last trip. In three months my film went through countless security checks - some at sites, at luggage storage and of course on all of my flights (11 in total). I kept my film in a lead bag and nobody ever took the film out - but then someone mentioned that they turn up the x-ray to see into the lead bag....so who knows. I used 800 film and didn't have any fogging in my pictures. I agree with you though - my next trip I will be entering the digital age - if only so I don't have to carry all of that film around

Cheers,

Murphy

nessundorma

You'll encounter many security pass throughs and x-rays in Italy. Most of the time I simply hand my camera and extra rolls of film to the guard and ask that they not be put through the x-ray scan. Possibly because I look exactly like the middle-aged American tourist I am, I've never had a problem getting an eyeball inspection as opposed to a x-ray screening.

HowardR

It is my understanding that the xray machines at the sites are far less strong than those utilized at airports, and thus, the damage from repeated passthroughs is vitually nonexistant.