Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/25

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Subject: [Leica] I may buy another film camera...
From: bd at bdcolenphoto.com (B. D. Colen)
Date: Sat Nov 25 18:43:12 2006

Thanks, Don.


On 11/25/06 8:11 PM, "Don Dory" <don.dory@gmail.com> wrote:

> B.D.
> Sherry is still in business.  Don't fax or email, call, 845-496-8834
> 
> Don
> don.dory@gmail.com
> 
> 
> On 11/25/06, B. D. Colen <bd@bdcolenphoto.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Speaking of another film camera...has anyone done any business with Sherry
>> Krauter in the past year - Golden Touch? Is she still in business, and do
>> you have her latest email/phone? My son has not been kind to my M6 and 35
>> 1.4. :-(
>> 
>> 
>> On 11/25/06 6:21 PM, "Justin Viiret" <jviiret@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi there,
>>> 
>>> On 26/11/2006, at 6:02 AM, Philippe Orlent wrote:
>>> 
>>>> That's why I bought a Fuji GS645 (after a remark about it from
>>>> Sonny) from KEH last week. They rated it 8+, so in fact it's
>>>> virtually new.
>>>> It gets pretty hard to find 120 film though. Kodak Portra 160VC is
>>>> the only thing I found closeby. I was hoping to find Fuji Reala
>>>> 100, but might have been too much to ask.
>>> 
>>> I've just bought one of these, too (for while my M3's overseas, being
>>> repaired), and I'm enjoying it immensely -- I love shooting in
>>> portrait orientation "by default", the negs look great (no scanner
>>> for 120 yet, but I'm thinking about it!) and it's an easy camera to
>>> like. I've fumbled a roll while unloading it once, but I'm sure I'll
>>> get used to it.
>>> 
>>> Most of the pro labs left in Sydney still sell 120, though I haven't
>>> been able to find Neopan 400 over the counter yet. Perhaps ebay's the
>>> way to go -- at least in Australia, I can get rollfilm cheaper than
>>> store prices from a couple of enterprising local sellers...
>>> 
>>> jv
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Justin Viiret <justin@sprawl.com.au> :: http://jv.sprawl.com.au/
>>> Jack of some trades.
>>> Sydney, Australia
>>> Mobile: +61 412 222 585
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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