Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Austin - Yah, but pretty much all you have within 15-20 minutes of you are raccoons an a couple of nice neighbors on the otherside of the woods. :-) The reality for some such as yourself, living as you do in the exurbs - if not "the country" - is that you have no choices in terms of 60 minute processing either. - -----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: Friday, May 02, 2003 10:35 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] Darkroom 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 > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html