Analog film photography and cameras

The question is do I put it in hand luggage or hold?

Well.. Domke says FilmGuard is not intended for use in checked luggage, which is exposed to much higher doses of x-rays. So it's always a good idea to first store film in FilmGuard bags and then pack them in your carry-on luggage, rather than checked luggage.

I figured if I had / would have had one of these in my hand luggage they would have made me open it anyway, force feeding the contents through their fucking scanner, as they "can't see what's inside it otherwise", thus defeating the whole purpose of the bag.
There are nice / less paranoid security people as well, but my recent experiences have been very strict.
Like I said - good luck!

Just ordered 5 rolls of Kodak Gold 200.

Out of curiosity - how much is it were you are?
I just been to said drugstore this noon and checked - it's still €7.95 for a 3 pack of 36 here..

I really struggle using Silverfast. It seems so unintuitive, slow and frustrating to use

Yes, it totally sucks ass!
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A mystery, how this has become the widespread professional / semi-professional scanning software.
And look at how expensive it is, it's ridiculous.
But what are you going to do.
I have never really got along with VueScan either, and my scanner doesn't even have a native software.
I'm really jealous you have something like FilmDev, which seems affordable and high quality.
The options we have in Germany are €10 a roll for dev and shit scans, €20 for dev and okay scans, and a fortune for proper scans.
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it seems to offer no advantage over Epson Scan either.

..well, to be fair I think it does; like the multi sampling, ICE is good with proper settings, making custom presets for films is great (albeit mega fiddly), etc.
It is capable, it's just completely horrible to use.
For about a year I tagged my photos on tumblr #fuckingsilverfast

Oh, and as for the book, I got the first proof copy the other day. Really happy with how it looks and feels, proper chuffed!

Nice!
I really have to do a book some day.
At least a fucking zine..