Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted, even when I agree with you about the stupidity of bureaucratic norms, Nick is right about the money. You stated that it would have cost you a 100,000 Lire for each shooting day. Depending on the year, and given that was not during the late Forties or early Fifties, that amount was equivalent to USD 250 in the 1960's to a mere USD 70-80 when the Euro was put into circulation (and there was a time when an USD was about 2000 Lire, and so 100,000 lire were just USD 50) Best, Ed Albesi El 16/07/2006, a las 11:48, Ted Grant escribi?: Nick Roberts offered: Subject: Re: [Leica] Professional Tourist > Hmmm Ted, I'm not going to comment on the ethics, but your maths > are way, way out - 10-20 rolls would've been nearer $50 at the rate > you quoted, nothing like $100,000.<<, Hi Nick, I think you must have misunderstood the math or I didn't make it clear. The charge was "per frame exposed" or each time the camera went "click," accept during the loading a roll sequence. And they were going to have one of their staff with us until we were finished the shoot doing the count. 30 rolls X 36 exp. equals 1080 exposures times $100.oo per frame equals...... $108,000. oo according to mine in Rome and now here at home. ;-) The bottom line of the money making event? Over the years I believe a half dozen images have been sold, $150.oo each or there about, certainly none hire. A few used in my Leica Seminar presentations and some amateur slide presentations. So anyone out there who thinks we were wrong in our ethics at getting some frames and beat the local folks for $100,000.oo because we played tourist when we were a professional crew with interpreter might like to think again. ted _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information