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

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Subject: Re: [Leica] For what it's worth
From: Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au>
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 08:01:54 +1000

why are you shouting? ;-)

On Wednesday, Jul 23, 2003, at 01:11 Australia/Melbourne, Walt Johnson 
wrote:

> 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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Alastair

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