Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/22

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Subject: [Leica] For what it's worth
From: "Walt Johnson" <walt@waltjohnson.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 11:11:50 -0400

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







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