Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 *** Marc Attinasi *** * mailto: marc@attinasi.org * * http://www.attinasi.org * - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html