Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]RP Johnson wrote: > I confess that I am as guilty of this as many others, in that I lug (nice > touch, eh?) large quantities of film to Europe when I travel there. Perhaps > I never really questioned this since the common wisdom is that US travelers > should take unexposed film to Europe and exposed, but undeveloped film, back > to the US. > > But why? Often the problem is supply and comfort and security. I live in a city of 3 million and there isn't a store in town where I can be assured of walking in and walking out with 120 rolls of one kind of film. I always have to order in advance. (It just took a week to get 2 100 foot rolls of E100-and that is Kodak's new delivery speed). And I can test a roll or two if necessary. And I don't have to waste half a day somewhere finding film. Two weeks ago I had to do some portraits and I had to call 5 stores to find 10 rolls of E100s with the same lot number. I know I should order 1,000 rolls at a time and have a dedicated refrigerator, but..... donal - -- Donal Philby San Diego www.donalphilby.com