Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 8/11/00 9:15 am, Axel Schwieker at axel@baer.rwth-aachen.de wrote: >>> DIY yields better results, it is cheaper and more fun. >> >> DIY film development may yield better results, it certainly is cheaper, but >> in no way, shape, or form, can it be considered "fun". Unless your idea of >> "fun" includes watching paint dry, grass grow, and washing up. > > Walking to the commercial lab, argueing with the persons until they get > the job done correctly or receiving some badly developed film isn't > exactly my idea of fun either. It's delayed gratification. I find developing negs about as much fun as riding my bicycle somewhere... sometimes it's quite pleasant and relaxing and sometimes you just want to get there and sometimes it's raining and the wind is against you. Or cooking would be another analogy. But the results are the point. - -- Johnny Deadman http://www.pinkheadedbug.com