Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/26

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Subject: [Leica] Spouse sees Kodak reds and Fuji greens
From: Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)
Date: Wed Jul 26 19:46:25 2006
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John:

You need a secret checking account.

In mid-2005 I watched as a doctor friend of mine bought an EOS-1Ds Mark 
II.  Later I asked how his wife would react to his expensive purchase. 
He said that she wouldn't know as all his cameras look alike to her and 
besides, he has a "secret bank account".

Jim

John Collier wrote:

> By the gods, if this is the start of another whiskey thread, I am  going 
> to shot myself.
> 
> :-)
> 
> It is nice to be back and see that the usual are still drinking xtol  
> and trying to develop film in Glenfiddich. I do have a serious  question 
> though. I like projected slides as they are stunning to look  at and my 
> photos need all the help they can get. If I can't get much  awe at least 
> I can shock. Anyway, while there have been advances  galore in digital 
> capture, have there been any advances in digital  projection or in the 
> digital production of slides?
> 
> Frankly my wife doesn't mind me buying gear; it is the film and  
> processing that has her seeing Kodak reds and Fuji greens.
> 
> John Collier



In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at optonline.net (Lawrence Zeitlin) ([Leica] Re: Contact cleaner)
Message from jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] Re: Contact cleaner)
Message from Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway) ([Leica] Re: Contact cleaner)
Message from jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier) ([Leica] Contact your cleaners, they have shrunk your underwear again)