[Leica] M7, M8, Film, Digital, same lenses

[abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge)]

Which makes me wonder what the cost of one of those units that would
be tossed out would be and how expensive they would be to operate?

Does anyone know? If these mini-labs are being taken out they have to
go SOMEWHERE. Are they being sold to private owners? Recycled? Land
fill?

I figure someone out there knows the answers...

ab

On 11/29/06, Eric Korenman <faneuil@gmail.com> wrote:
> I also pay $2 a roll to my local CVS for film 'develop - no cut'
> Then I read an article that most CVS and similar stores plan to remove film
> processing equipment in the next 1 to 2 years.
> Enjoy it while it lasts... Cheap processing, scratched film, a confused
> teenager who keeps asking "so..you really don't want prints??"
>
> Eric
>
>
>
>
> On 11/27/06, Adam Bridge <abridge@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > That's interesting because I notice that the in-store mini-lab at our
> > local Longs does a good business. When I shoot TCN they are able to
> > process the film for me, sleeve it, NOT cut it, and I pay them $2 /
> > roll which seems decent to me.
> >
> > In Sacramento there's still a good B&W lab and at least one color lab
> > that seem worthwhile.
> >
> > So I feel fortunate.
> >
> > Adam
> >
> > On 11/27/06, Don Dory <don.dory@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Tina,
> > > I'm sorry that your film got screwed.  I suspect that their chemistry
> > was
> > > way out of control.  They aren't doing much film either and the clerks
> > don't
> > > typically understand an action line on the control chart, just that the
> > > manager was yelling at them to get the machine up as a customer wanted 
> > > a
> > one
> > > hour.
> > >
> > > If you shoot film, try E-6 down here in Atlanta.  They are a very clean
> > dip
> > > and dunk lab for color and hand process B&W although in FG7
> > >
> > > Don
> > > don.dory@gmail.com
> > >
> > >
> > > On 11/27/06, Tina Manley <images@infoave.net> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > LUG:
> > > >
> > > > One of the totally unintended consequences of buying the M8 is that I
> > > > have returned to using film.  I always carry at least two cameras and
> > > > since I've bought the M8, my second camera of choice is the M7.  I
> > > > can carry the same lenses and not worry about two systems.  I had,
> > > > however, forgotten about my frustrations with film.  I planned on
> > > > taking mostly photos of family at Thanksgiving inside houses, so I
> > > > carried lots of 400 ISO TMax and 800 ISO Fuji film.  I didn't plan on
> > > > coming back through the mountains of NC and photographing waterfalls
> > > > in the brilliant sunshine of a warm November day.  The 800 speed was
> > > > much too high for most of what I was shooting.  I was standing under
> > > > the Dry Fall waterfall when I ran out of film and had to open the
> > > > camera and reload, trying to shield the camera from the water.  When
> > > > I got it reloaded, it refused to take photos.  I had to replace the
> > > > batteries. When I got home, I took the film by Walgreens.  They
> > > > developed the color negatives within an hour but the B&W will take
> > > > two weeks.  I would have brought it home and put it in my Jobo but
> > > > the chemicals have expired and I would have to order more small
> > > > quantities that would probably expire before I take more film
> > > > photos.  I picked up the color prints and film from Walgreens and
> > > > mounted the color negatives in slide mounts to scan in my Nikon
> > > > LS5000.  I intended to compare photos taken with the M7 and film
> > > > using the 35/2.0 Asph lens and the exact same photos taken with the
> > > > M8 using the 28/2.8 Asph lens.  I had lots of examples - people,
> > > > waterfalls, statues - in many different lighting situations.  I
> > > > cannot get a single acceptable scan of the color negative film.  The
> > > > waterfalls are a brilliant purple or blue.  If I use the white
> > > > balance on the waterfall, the rest of the photo is dark and
> > > > murky.  I'm still working on it but don't have high hopes that I'll
> > > > be able to compare anything. The digital photos are already with my
> > > > stock agency.  I want another M8.
> > > >
> > > > Tina
> > > >
> > > > Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA
> > > > http://www.tinamanley.com
> > > >
> > > >
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