Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You're in a relatively unique position split between full time working staff photographer and off hours lover of making fine personal photographs while you may only shoot 10 rolls a year as a lover of making personal photographs when you combine both roles you expose far more than 10 rolls per year none of which has anything to do your personal choices of equipment or the economic choices of your employer both of which I totally respect Fond regards, George george@imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Sep 27, 2008, at 12:35 AM, Alan Magayne-Roshak wrote: > > From: Lottermoser George <imagist3@mac.com> : > >> On Sep 25, 2008, at 12:13 PM, red735i@earthlink.net wrote: >>> $5K > >> $5K = roughly 350 rolls of film (with processing - not including scan >> time) > >> Fond regards, >> George > ___________________________________________________________________ > At the rate I'm shooting these days, those 350 rolls would last 35 > years, > and only a portion of the images would need to be scanned. I make > prints from > the best of the B&W frames, and color slides are done as soon as > processed. > I pay as I go with film; I don't need (nor have) a $5K+ lump. > Actually, I'd have to spend > more than that to have a way of archiving the digital images. > > I'd like to use an M8 at work, but at that price, I don't NEED one > for me. > > Alan > > Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer > UPAA POY 1978 > University Information Technology Services > University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information