Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I got an E-3 for event stuff where the bits are free. Film is for the other situation where I care more about tonality, portability or other -ility that the E3 does n't do On 5/28/09, Thein Onn Ming <mingthein at gmail.com> wrote: > There was a point where I was going through about $200 in film and > developing a week. And I still had a day job. After that I pretty > much gave up shooting film. > > On May 29, 2009, at 8:47 AM, George Lottermoser wrote: > >> Richard, >> >> $6 a roll doesn't include processing or scanning. >> >> Many, many wonderful reasons exist to expose, develop and enlarge >> or scan film. >> Cost (in terms of $'s and time) per frame is not one of them; for >> serious shooters. >> >> Roughly speaking film and processing costs $15 (not including time) >> for: >> 1 - 8x10 in >> 2 - 5x7 in >> 4 - 4x5 in >> 10 - 6x7 cm >> 12 - 6x6 cm >> 36 - 24 x 36 mm >> >> 4,000 frames per year = average 11 frames per day (which is not >> much shooting - just ask Tina) >> so your 6x7 replacement sensors will cost you $5475 not including >> camera or lenses. >> >> ;~) >> >> Regards, >> George Lottermoser >> george at imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com/blog >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >> >> On May 28, 2009, at 7:22 PM, Richard Man wrote: >> >>> I went to Keeble & Schucat to pick up some 60mm X 70mm replaceable >>> senors. >>> They come in 10 to a pack of $6. Much cheaper than a D3X in my book. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > THEIN Onn Ming > *photohorologer ming at www.mingthein.com > www.flickr.com/mingthein > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Sent from Gmail for mobile | mobile.google.com // richard m: richard @imagecraft.com // w: http://www.rfman.com // b: http://rfman.wordpress.com