Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Darkroom
From: John Collier <jbcollier@shaw.ca>
Date: Fri, 02 May 2003 08:20:30 -0600

I can't help with what is close to you but most mom and pop outfits now 
take "cards" to make prints. I probably have a choice of 15 or 20 such 
places within 20 minutes of me.

John Collier

On Thursday, May 1, 2003, at 08:35 PM, Austin Franklin wrote:

> Hum.  Perhaps, B.D., you could point me to the nearest (to me) "plenty 
> of"
> place where I could do that?
>
> ;-)
>
>
>> There are also plenty of places now, Austin, where you can simply drop
>> off your card and come back and pick up the prints, same as film. ;-)
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Austin
>> Franklin
>> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 7:32 PM
>> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>> Subject: RE: [Leica] Darkroom
>>
>>
>> B.D.,
>>
>> Yes, that is "sort of" do-able...but...read what you wrote...look at 
>> the
>> images (read spend time standing, or if they are nice enough to 
>> provide
>> you with a chair), pick the ones you want (again, more time), and make
>> "general" adjustments (again, more more time) etc.  Also, if someone
>> else is waiting, and you are going to take 10 minutes to fuss about,
>> you're going to get some sighs...or YOU may be the one waiting...
>>
>> Now, you can also take the images, put them on your computer, do what
>> you want, and only put the images you want to print, adjustments made,
>> on the "card", and print all...but you STILL spent the time to do 
>> that.
>>
>> Bottom line, is digital typically DOES take quite a bit more time than
>> simply dropping off your film, and picking up your double prints, and
>> filing your film away.
>>
>> Austin
>
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