Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/31

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Subject: [Leica] M8 Discussion
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Fri Aug 31 19:18:29 2007

Dang, you must drive one hell of alot of miles for a oil change every month.

I drive 99 Audi A6 and change oil every 3 months.  ;-)  I sure hope this 
does not start an Oil Change thread.  ;-)

gene

-------------- Original message from Lottermoser George <imagist3@mac.com>: 
-------------- 


> Nothing really compares to looking at original film with a fine loupe! 
> When I was 14 years old I began mopping floors for a commercial photo 
> studio every Saturday. 
> Their portfolio consisted of a collection of 8x10 Ektachromes 
> displayed on various light boxes throughout the studio; along side 
> 16x20 and larger prints pulled from 4x5 and 120 film. They only used 
> 35mm for slide show projects. Taking a loupe to those big chromes 
> hooked, lined and sunk me for the rest of my life. 
> 
> I drive a '93 Saturn - 30 mpg + monthly oil change 
> 
> Regards, 
> George Lottermoser 
> george@imagist.com 
> 
> 
> 
> On Aug 31, 2007, at 1:18 PM, amr3@uwm.edu wrote: 
> 
> > I enjoy looking at my Kodachrome 
> > slides primarily with a loupe, or projected, as a second choice, 
> > rather than on 
> > a computer screen or print. It's fun to wander among the fabulous 
> > details and 
> > never see square pixels, no matter the magnification. And if I 
> > can't get time 
> > to make prints from B&W, in the mean time seeing the negative is 
> > pleasure 
> > enough. 
> > 
> > [My car is a '90 Geo Prizm, not a '50's model] 
> 
> 
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