DIY X-Ray Camera Less Dangerous Than You Think

December 18th, 2009 admin

A small, often forgotten, but significant advantage of digital cameras is that they can be fed through countless airport X-ray machines and the pictures feel no ill effects. Try that with a film camera (or even the bag of film you plan to use on your vacation) and things quickly start to get cloudy. Literally. That’s because X-rays expose film just…


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