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

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Subject: Re: [Leica] re: frugal plug
From: Marc Attinasi <marc@attinasi.org>
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2001 21:24:41 -0800
References: <B84AB8E9.6849%Mail@SlideOne.com>

John Straus wrote:

>
>I wasn't asking for sympathy or how to conserve film usage. Film IS the
>cheap part, processing is not.
>
Aside from B&W, which I process myself for next to nothing, I shoot 
mostly slides. I find the Fuji mailers for $3.75 are a real bargain 
although very slow, and locally at Costco I can get Kodak E6 processing 
for $4.25 and get them back in 3 days.  Bulk load the film and you save 
a lot, if you shoot a lot anyway. For prints, I use Costco 24-hour and 
they rarely scratch my film beyond usability, usually have good 
chemicals and paper, and charge half what the pro shops do. When I shoot 
something I cannot risk (rarely for me), I send it out to the pros and 
shovel over the cash.

>>  sell your leica, buy a pentax k-1000 and five years worth of film and
>>processing.... just tell everybody you took your photos with a leica.
>>
>
>That's the best advice so far...but I prefer the ME Super...
>
Sorry, that makes no sense. Shooting _more_ film thorough a camera you 
like less is just stupid, it's like drinking a case of Bud instead of a 
pint of Sierra Nevada - it'll just make you sick and yearning for real 
flavor. Shoot _less_ film through a camera you like more and you will 
get _more_ good shots. I'd rather shoot a roll a month through my M6 
than a roll a day through my Stylus.

Don't let PAW mess you up, just shoot the cameras and film you like when 
you like, and post the pictures for us to see!

Cheers,
- - marc

 
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