Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: North American Blackout
From: tripspud <tripspud@transbay.net>
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 12:21:16 -0700
References: <6E01B958-D01C-11D7-88BA-003065D6E648@umich.edu>

Hi Dante!

      Of course photography is older than electricity in homes!.  It's are
dependence on it that's different.  Of course there's no going back.

Cheers,

Rich Lahrson
Berkeley, California
tripspud@transbay.net

Dante Stella wrote:

> It's interesting that you mention battery-operated cameras.  When you
> lose both electricity and water, the only thing that is capable of
> going on producing new output  is a Polaroid.  Digital cameras are
> completely useless; even the most mechanical M cannot produce output,
> since you can't develop film without huge volumes of water, something
> which goes bye-bye in tandem with the electricity (since pumps don't
> operate).
>
> Makes you think a little.
>
> On Saturday, August 16, 2003, at 02:23  PM, Seth Rosner wrote:
>
> > Now we see why there are those who prefer not to rely solely on Leicas
> > that
> > function on electricity. ;-)
> > And why when we moved to our present home five years ago, I went to
> > Sears
> > and plunked down the equivalent of a mint M3 for a generator to guard
> > against blizzards and ice storms that stop power delivery for hours or
> > days.
> > I ran it Thursday for the second time and so did not have to pitch
> > rotted
> > food.
> >
> > Incidentally, I have not seen on the LUG a message I posted yesterday
> > about
> > the LHSA annual meeting. Has anyone received it? If not  :-(   I'll try
> > again.
> >
> > Seth            LaK 9
> >
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