Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Using film...
From: "Bill Harting" <wharting@adelphia.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 18:47:49 -0400
References: <BCEKKGNGDPMOIPMEJONBEEDACIAA.phong@doan-ltd.com> <002301c36118$9cd4b180$faca1643@albyny.adelphia.net> <3F396A7D.FAD32FE2@transbay.net>

Yes, it was Gary. But I'm not ready to die yet and I think I can stave it
off by keeping my developing up to date. I can't imagine what my darkroom
would look like with a trash pail full of film that needed development:
HC110 dilution Z???

bh
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From: "tripspud" <tripspud@transbay.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 6:30 PM
Subject: [Leica] Using film...


> Hi Bill!
>
>       I loaded 70 rolls of APX100 for my Reno daytrip to photograph
> the classic cars and used about half, all still to be developed.  I
> think shooting a LOT of film has advantages.  Look at Robert
> Frank, Gary W. or HCB.  They shot LOTS.  And wasn't it
> Gary Winogrand who didn't get around to processing some of
> it?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rich Lahrson
> Berkeley, California
> tripspud@transbay.net
>
>
>
>
>
> Bill Harting wrote:
>
> > Phong wrote: > Bulk loading only partially solves a small part of the
> > equation:
> > > money. (And thanks,...
> >
> > Don't mention it. I am not really trying to advocate bulk loading (it's
just
> > what I do), nor advocate firing away in the hope that out of all those
> > images something will be good. I bulk load, I guess -- I haven't really
> > analyzed it -- to help make the cost of each image somewhat less. Really
not
> > an overpowering argument. Maybe just part of the skills I originally
learned
> > when I was introduced to photography.
> >
> > Sunday I took 15 shots on my bulk-loaded 35-frame TX (old), and
processed
> > and contact printed today, and made one print (two copies). I identified
a
> > couple of others I will print for no artistic reason other than to show
the
> > subjects.
> >
> > So my picture taking is chopped into 35-frame segments, same as my
filing
> > system, and in a sense my time is, too. Should I load another roll
(answer
> > is always yes) even if I'll take only a few frames? But I feel free to
burn
> > that film if I want to, I'll just load more.
> >
> > The goal, I think, is to take pictures as freely as I wish, and part of
that
> > decision is money, which really is the same as time, these days.
> >
> > bill h
> >
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In reply to: Message from "Phong" <phong@doan-ltd.com> (RE: [Leica] PWIFLIs--Dinner with Parents)
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Message from tripspud <tripspud@transbay.net> ([Leica] Using film...)