Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John: You need a secret checking account. In mid-2005 I watched as a doctor friend of mine bought an EOS-1Ds Mark II. Later I asked how his wife would react to his expensive purchase. He said that she wouldn't know as all his cameras look alike to her and besides, he has a "secret bank account". Jim John Collier wrote: > By the gods, if this is the start of another whiskey thread, I am going > to shot myself. > > :-) > > It is nice to be back and see that the usual are still drinking xtol > and trying to develop film in Glenfiddich. I do have a serious question > though. I like projected slides as they are stunning to look at and my > photos need all the help they can get. If I can't get much awe at least > I can shock. Anyway, while there have been advances galore in digital > capture, have there been any advances in digital projection or in the > digital production of slides? > > Frankly my wife doesn't mind me buying gear; it is the film and > processing that has her seeing Kodak reds and Fuji greens. > > John Collier