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

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Darkroom
From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 10:35:13 -0400

Hi John,

I do believe my number of choices within 20 minutes of me is zero.

Austin


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of John
> Collier
> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 10:21 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Darkroom
> 
> 
> 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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