Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Kodak Focus
From: "Slobodan Dimitrov" <s.dimitrov@charter.net>
Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2003 10:36:06 -0700

I was asked to shoot with a 4x5 these past three weeks. Lo and behold, the
same photo editor, a die hard film user, asked this week to do a special
section piece digitally. The times they are a changing.
But, I'll be damned if I'll cough up $20 large for a digi back for my
Rollei.
Slobodan Dimitrov


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>From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc@sonc.com>
>To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Kodak Focus
>Date: Wed, Oct 1, 2003, 10:02 AM
>

> The Natchitoches Times has been digital for several years.
> The NSU Potpourri, our campus yearbook,  was  one of the first in the nation
> to go all digital, photography, pre-press, the whole shebang. Been that way
> for several years.
>
> Lots of the smaller rural newspapers went digital long before the big ones
> did.
>
> As to the criticim of people touting digital on a  Leica List.  I shoot
> both.  I have my M6 in my camera bag at my feet.  I carry two cameras with
> me, just about everywhere. One is my M6 and the other is my Lika Leica.  And
> guess what?  I shoot pictures with both.
>
> Within easy reach, meaning I do not have to leave my chair, I can put my
> hand on a loaded Leica IIIf, a loaded Leica m6, and a LC5 with a full charge
> of batteries and a clean SD card.  I am capable of shooting 180 shots
> without reloading.
>
> SonC
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "bdcolen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 11:30 AM
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Kodak Focus
>
>
>> And, jeffery,most newspapers have shut down, or are in the process of
>> shutting down, their film darkrooms. Even as small a paper as the
>> Lawrence (MA) Eagle Tribune has gone 100% digital.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jeffery
>> Smith
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 11:54 AM
>> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>> Subject: RE: [Leica] Kodak Focus
>>
>>
>> BD said:
>>
>> >although you will find it more and more difficult to get it
>> >commercially
>> processed.
>>
>> Will? Several major labs in New Orleans have already closed down, and I
>> suspect that more will as wedding photography is going pretty digital
>> these days. I started my move to digital when I had to rely on just 2
>> places in town to do my 6x6 stuff.
>>
>> JLS
>>
>>
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