Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There was a point where I was going through about $200 in film and developing a week. And I still had a day job. After that I pretty much gave up shooting film. On May 29, 2009, at 8:47 AM, George Lottermoser wrote: > Richard, > > $6 a roll doesn't include processing or scanning. > > Many, many wonderful reasons exist to expose, develop and enlarge > or scan film. > Cost (in terms of $'s and time) per frame is not one of them; for > serious shooters. > > Roughly speaking film and processing costs $15 (not including time) > for: > 1 - 8x10 in > 2 - 5x7 in > 4 - 4x5 in > 10 - 6x7 cm > 12 - 6x6 cm > 36 - 24 x 36 mm > > 4,000 frames per year = average 11 frames per day (which is not > much shooting - just ask Tina) > so your 6x7 replacement sensors will cost you $5475 not including > camera or lenses. > > ;~) > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > On May 28, 2009, at 7:22 PM, Richard Man wrote: > >> I went to Keeble & Schucat to pick up some 60mm X 70mm replaceable >> senors. >> They come in 10 to a pack of $6. Much cheaper than a D3X in my book. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information THEIN Onn Ming *photohorologer ming at www.mingthein.com www.flickr.com/mingthein