TSA

This is not a rant on the invasion of privacy by TSA, I actually had a very easy time coming down to the States this holiday (we will see what it is like at the Philly airport on my way back up to Canada), but TSA were total jerks about hand checking my film. NO one was in line behind me and I was not in too much of a rush. They could have gone through my film by hand with no problem. My major worry was that I had a film pack in one of my Polaroid cameras which they also refused to hand check. So it went through the x-ray conveyer belt along with my carry-on while giving me their speech about as long the film is below an asa/ iso 800 the film will be fine. Not true. The last three shots of film taken after going through the x-ray have all turned up to be almost black. The film is a new Impossible silver shade pack (asa/iso 150). I have already played with this film, so I understand how sensitive the film is in general while shooting and I am not seeing the same characteristics that I was encountering before, which is just turning black. I have not finished the pack yet, so there still is hope for at least one more pic to turn out... but on my way back up, I will not have any film in the camera (hopefully, my current location has not been too inspiring) and will buy a roll of asa/iso 800 film to make them have to search through my film! I shake my fists at you TSA, shaking my fists!

This is what TSA has to say: http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/assistant/editorial_1035.shtm -- They should include a sensitivity for instant film.
This is handy info for all film, not just instant: http://vimeo.com/17138051