Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 3/3/07 7:40 PM, "John Collier" <jbcollier@shaw.ca> typed: > I would phone first to make sure they carry stock. Why not even pay > for it in advance and have them hold it for you. There may be a run > on the stuff what with all the Leica loons coming to town. > > I always request a hand inspection of my film in the US and Canada > and have not been refused yet. They try to dissuade you, especially > with slow film, but I just explain how many different times my film > will pass through screening and they relent. > > John Collier > > I told a guy or two what I think is really the case which is these tests were made for safety with 4x6's snaps or 5x7 "blow ups" and that I make prints very much several times larger than that and at THOSE SIZES you can see how the film has been hurt by the rays whatever they are. They go for it. It has the air of truth to it. Probably becuae it is the truth. Mark Rabiner 8A/109s New York, NY markrabiner.com