Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/22

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Subject: Re: [Leica] re: frugal plug
From: John Straus <Mail@SlideOne.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2001 23:20:44 -0600

on 12/22/01 10:46 PM, S Dimitrov at sld@earthlink.net wrote:

> Unfortunately, getting the best film is as relevant as what it is
> inside. That exhibit I was talking about in another post is a strong
> case in point. At the time that those images were taken in 1983, I was
> buying Freestyle generic 120, ASA 125 film, which went into a Rollei
> SL66 (I still have it). The film cost .89 cents a roll or so, which
> meant I bought a lot of it. Those seascapes at the Susan Shaumberg
> Gallery are blown up as big as it gets at 8x8. The film, past that size,
> changes its characteristic. For whatever reason, it prints flatter with
> a marked reduction in resolution. I changed papers, enlarging lenses,
> and tried different light sources, all to no avail.
> Now I buy the best film possible. The only regrets I may get now come
> from my mistakes and not the materials.

When I try to blame the film it just looks back at me and says...It's not my
fault...then I know it's me...

JS
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John 
Chicago, IL 
http://SlideOne.com
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