Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]WANTED TO TAKE EXCEPTION WITH A FEW THINGS MENTIONED ABOUT BULK LOADING. I'M CURSED BY LAZINESS AND CHEAPNESS BUT THE CHEAPNESS GENERALLY TAKES PRECEDENCE AND I ROLL MY OWN. Friday, July 18, 2003, at 02:17 PM, bdcolen wrote: > Tri-X is about $22 for 100 feet of USAW - plenty good... I HAVEN'T SEEN TRI-X FOR $22 PER 100FT. SINCE 1980 Now - if you do your own processing, obviously you can reuse the carts > -> if not...> IF NOT??? IF YOU'RE SHOOTING B&W AND NOT PROCESSING YOUR OWN THEN YOU'RE ASKING FOR TROUBLE. > BUT - there will come a time when you will discover scratches on a bulk > loaded cart.... KODAK SCRATCHED ABOUT 12 ROLLS OF KODACHROME TO DEATH FOR ME A LONG TIME BACK. THEY SENT A NICE "LETTER OF APOLOGY" AND FRESH FILM. THEY WOULDN'T SEND ME BACK TO PARIS WHERE I'D BEEN SHOOTING. WANT SCRATCHES? SEND YOUR FILM OUT.> A fifty-roll pack of imported Tri-X (I never buy anything else) > B. D. IMPORTED FROM ROCHESTER? YEP, KNEW THEM YANKEES WERE DOGGONE FOREIGNERS. Walt aka frogeyesfred - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html