Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/05

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Subject: [Leica] 50th Anniversary of Tri-X
From: walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)
Date: Mon Sep 5 14:07:18 2005
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>With all of the hullabaloo about digital, that 50th birthday for Tri-X 
>stands 
>for something enduring.
>On every digital list I hear complaints about cameras breaking down: weird 
>LCD viewfinder colors;
>cameras that won't start up. Battery problems. Cards that won't read. 
>Lenses 
>that refuse to focus. I never ran into a bad roll of Tri-X or a dead film 
>Leica or Nikon. 
>
>Bob
>
>
>Still have about 20 unprocessed rolls of Tri-X in my office drawer as well 
>as 30 raw ones. It's about the only thing Kodak makes that's worth using 
>anymore. (maybe D-76 and HC110 too)
>  
>

Regarding the age of Boston, who cares.....All I'd like to see is fewer 
Yankees down here in God's country.


Walt


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