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Can we take C-41 chemical to plane?


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Definitely not in your cabin baggage (you cannot get liquids past the security check). In checked baggage it is probably also prohibited (you are usually not allowed to have toxic, corrosive or oxidizing substances in your baggage), but I suggest you contact your airline (or all airlines you plan to travel with) for details, there might even be some way to apply for a special permit.

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Definitely not in your cabin baggage (you cannot get liquids past the security check). In checked baggage it is probably also prohibited (you are usually not allowed to have toxic, corrosive or oxidizing substances in your baggage), but I suggest you contact your airline (or all airlines you plan to travel with) for details, there might even be some way to apply for a special permit.

I meant checked baggage not in hand bag. On website, they state that not allow "axit", toxic ... so I should not try :)

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In ancient times some photojournalists would travel with C41 chemicals to process their film on location, often in their hotel room, scan and upload the images.

"In ancient times"...scan? ...upload? ... to what?

Scanning and uploading came after my time, so I guess I'm more than ancient...

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"In ancient times"...scan? ...upload? ... to what?

Scanning and uploading came after my time, so I guess I'm more than ancient...

 

Wirephoto technology, which was analog scanning of b/w prints, dates back quite a way. And it seems that digital film color scanning and transmission started in 1989 at the AP. I don't know how long these Leafax machines were used as scanning and computer technology improved pretty quickly.

 

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History of AP Photos

 

I don't know how this looks to you but it looks pretty ancient to me. Considering that cell phones can shoot a photo or video and immediately upload it, I would expect similar technology to be included in some pro cameras before long in order to eliminate the need for a computer.

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Wirephoto technology, which was analog scanning of b/w prints, dates back quite a way. And it seems that digital film color scanning and transmission started in 1989 at the AP. I don't know how long these Leafax machines were used as scanning and computer technology improved pretty quickly.

 

I don't know how this looks to you but it looks pretty ancient to me. Considering that cell phones can shoot a photo or video and immediately upload it, I would expect similar technology to be included in some pro cameras before long in order to eliminate the need for a computer.

 

Technology looks about right for 1989. Here's a picture of a portable industrial field test system I developed in 1989. This was the 1991 version. (Today's looks very different.)

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That's far from ancient to me.Most of my photography was before that...

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