Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sounds like "work for hire" has finally gotten its just desserts;^) Ric On Feb 24, 2007, at 11:00 PM, Don Dory wrote: > Mark, > You will get a kick out of a sub cult of pro's down here in > Atlanta. They > shoot film and have an old fashioned contact sheet made. Hand the > film and > the contact sheet to the buyer and take a check. The buyer gets to > pay for > the scans, and if she/he complains the photog directs he/she to the > contact > sheet and says it's your problem in the scan, it is there in the > image. > Very much a growing business at E-6 labs here in Atlanta. > > Don > don.dory@gmail.com > > On 2/24/07, Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> wrote: >> >> On 2/24/07 3:26 PM, "Christopher Williams" >> <leicachris@worldnet.att.net> >> typed: >> >> > I put $10,000 down on the H3d but then I could not figure out >> where the >> film >> > went so I got my deposit back minus 50% >> > >> > Seeing how Contax 645 AF kits are going for under $2000 new/like >> new, >> I'd say >> > that's "affordable". They were $4000 new. >> > >> > Chris >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Kyle Cassidy" >> > Subject: [Leica] now the the bottom's fallen out of the film market >> whattoys >> > will you buy? >> > >> > >> > looking at the price of hassy bodies lately, and film equipment in >> general, i >> > find myself thinking "wow, i could get that >> > rodenstock/contax/whatnot that i always wanted!" >> > >> > what's percolated to your "affordable" range these days that >> didn't used >> to >> > live there? >> > >> > kc >> > >> > >> All kinds of large format gear. Large format Glass. Which were >> always a >> lot >> cheaper than Hassy stuff. >> >> I think you could shoot 5x7 or 8x10 sheetfilm. >> Scan it in a 99 dollar scanner. >> And get better results than a $40,000 Fuji Hassy. >> >> Digital contact prints. >> >> >> >> Mark Rabiner >> New York, NY >> >> markrabiner.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information