Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/27

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Subject: RE: [Leica] The cost of consumables
From: "Paul Klingaman" <pklingaman@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 20:47:46 GMT

Ouch, bummer.  What about a Jobo in the garage?


>From: Paul Chefurka <Paul_Chefurka@pmc-sierra.com>
>Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>To: "'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us'" 
><leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>Subject: RE: [Leica] The cost of consumables
>Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 12:58:56 -0700
>
> > From: Robert G. Stevens
> >
> > One thing I have done to decrease my cost is to use bulk
> > rolled film.
>[snip]
> > I also develop my own
>
>Yup, shooting bulk-load chrome and souping it yourself is the way to go 
>from
>a cost perspective.
>
>Unfortunately, I want to shoot colour neg, and I can't soup it at home.  
>Not
>because it's not possible, but that I'm not allowed to.  My wife was a 
>(very
>good) custom colour printer for many years.  She got a bleeding ulcer from
>the stress, chemical jaundice from poor ventilation and a permanent bad
>attitude from the clients.  Now the smell of acetic acid in salad dressing
>gives her Vietnam-sized flashbacks, so I'm under orders to never ever under
>any circumstances bring photo processing chemicals into the house :-/
>
>Paul Chefurka

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