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Subject: [Leica] The final gasp of MF film?
From: stasys1 at cox.net (Stasys Petravicius)
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:16:17 -0800
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Tina- I think you are the hardest working photographer on the LUG. Best, 
Stasys
On Feb 16, 2012, at 6:19 AM, Tina Manley wrote:

> I have a separate computer set up with my Nikon LS5000 which is scanning
> film every waking hour that I'm here.  So far, I have scanned 33,617 of my
> slides and negatives from Honduras.  I only have about 450,000 to go.  Then
> I get to start on Guatemala.  I'm using Silverfast and scanning everything
> twice at different exposures to get every bit of information I can out of
> the slides and negatives.  It's all 35mm, no medium or large format, and I
> am pleased with the results with SF and the Nikon scanner.
> 
> Tina
> 
> On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 2:05 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
> wrote:
> 
>> I don't miss roll film.
>> I do miss sheet film. And will do more of it.
>> I am doubtful I'll have trouble buying some.
>> There will be at least one small company possibly in Croatia making some 
>> in
>> small amounts. But I'll be shooting with it very reservedly. Almost every
>> time the shudder goes off people will end up seeing it. As I'll be
>> uploading
>> it. Printing it even.
>> 
>> I'll even process it myself it tanks or trays or let a pro lab do it.
>> Maybe it will be C-41 process Color neg. which might get in the end a
>> monochrome treatment. As if I had shot black and white.
>> 
>> --
>> Mark R.
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/winterdays/
>> 
>> 
>>> From: Lottermoser George <imagist3 at mac.com>
>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:30:54 -0600
>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] The final gasp of MF film?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Feb 15, 2012, at 6:28 PM, Dante Stella wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Considering that most large format film has ceased production, medium
>> is the
>>>> new large.
>>> 
>>> yup - that's why included the smiley.
>>> 
>>> I haven't even looked for sheet film in over 5 years.
>>> Still have some in the freezer.
>>> Don't know if it will ever see "the light."
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> George Lottermoser
>>> george at imagist.com
>>> http://www.imagist.com
>>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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> 
> 
> -- 
> Tina Manley, ASMP
> www.tinamanley.com
> 
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