Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/14

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Subject: [Leica] Re: A priceless comment
From: Seth Rosner <sethrosner@direcway.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 11:18:02 -0400
References: <1688305957-1463792638-1066140382@boing.topica.com>

Richard Knoppow of the pure-silver list knowingly wrote:

>  >   I really like old fashioned, conventional, wet, chemical,
> > metal on plastic image, photography that results in a solid, tangible,
> physical object.  Digital leaves me with the
> suspicion that one day the spell will wear off and we will
> realize that there really isn't anything there.

It gets me in the gut; also the notion that at some point I might be without
electric power to run the drat machines. Of course, in that event, there
wouldn't be the means to heat the required wetness materials, enlighten the
enlargers and a host of other evolutions important to the wet darkroom.

Ah well.

Seth            LaK 9

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