Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What size IR filter? Christopher Williams wrote: > Yes, if you find a good lab - STICK WITH 'EM! And hope they don't go > out of business. There's a great lab I get some stuff done at in New > Orleans and they are not even considered the "professional" print lab. > > I did hear that Panasonic is going to announce a touch style phone > with a Leica ASPH-Vario-Zoom-Tele-Nocti 4.2-10.4 f1.0/2.8 at > Photokina. Adapters for Nikon only F mount lenses will be available > with the phone. > > Chris > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walt Johnson" > Subject: Re: [Leica] Re:walt - all kidding aside > > >> Believe it or not, I found a Walgreen's lab manager who does >> excellent work. Very meticulous and dedicated. A few years back we >> had some hurricanes. (unusual for Florida) I dropped off half the >> film at a local pro lab and gave the rest to WG. She did a better job >> and didn't even cut some of the negs in two as the pro place did. >> >> BTW, when is Leica coming out with a cell/camera phone? Hope it takes >> a 135 Tele. :-) >> >> Christopher Williams wrote: >>> Walt, you most likely keep your Nikkor tanks clean unlike what >>> Walgreens probably does now. Nortisu,Agfa, and Fuji commercial C-41 >>> machines have to have anywhere from 10-40 rolls of film per day run >>> through them depending on the machine's size. If not properly >>> cleaned and maintained build up starts to set in and can lead to bad >>> chemistry,film scratches, fungus on negatives. I doubt these places >>> see that many rolls of film per day anymore unless is a tourist spot >>> with lots of disposable cameras being developed. >>> >>> Hold on, Walt you're smack in the middle of tourist spots! :) >>> >>> Not sure if we'll be replaced by security cameras but it's starting >>> to look like we're being replaced by cellphones! Maybe I should add >>> an ultra cheap cellphone photo package to my wedding packages! >>> >>> $325 - 240x320 Size images from you wedding, high quality from our >>> professional 1.3 Megapixel Art Image Cell Phones. 2"x3" print album >>> available for an additional $200. >>> >>> >>> Chris >>> NOLA > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >