Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina Yes, mine looked as if the Kodak Kat tried to eat it. The only thing I use of their's is Tri-x , D-76 and UC400. Early Ektachrome kept me shooting b&w for years. There is no doubt if I still did assignments I'd have to go digital. From what I've seen my choice wouldn't include the higher end digitals. As mentioned before, AA batteries, a non-interchangeable zoom and fairly weather resistant. Size would be another factor since carrying Ms spoils you for those canon-sized Canons and Nikons. :-) Walt p.s. Did you live in S.C. around the time Hugo came by? Tina Manley wrote: > At 09:45 PM 12/9/2006, you wrote: > >> Eric >> >> That's the biggest reason I shot b&w and do my own film. I've had pro >> labs, newspaper labs and drug stores chew up film. Years back I went >> to Europe and shot a hell of a lot of Kodachrome. Kodak was still >> doing it then and they screwed up 6 rolls for me. I got replacement >> film and a letter telling me this hardly ever happens. I wrote them >> and said my trip to Paris hardly ever happened either. Maybe digital >> is the answer....Do a little after the shoot chimping and hurry home >> to burn a CD. I still think the M8 is flawed but maybe a mid range >> Canon? ;-) >> >> Walt > > > Walt - I had the same experience with Kodak after they switched to > QualChrome or whatever it was called. I came back from a trip to > Bolivia and over 30% of the Kodachrome film was ruined with purple > blotches, misplaced cuts, and total screw ups. I also got replacement > film and a letter. I quit using Kodachrome after that. Digital is > the answer and you don't have to wait until you get home. I'm away > from home now and I have a small separate hard drive to burn all of my > photos to or I could burn them on a CD right here. I never erase a > memory card until I have it stored in at least two places. The M8 is > fine, when you learn to use it, and that's all I have with me on this > trip :-) > > Tina > > Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA > http://www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >