Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > Alastair - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html