Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/07/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If the group decided to send just film, I'm happy to participate. I guess in each area one person could coordinate to ensure that the sequence was efficient. I'd be confident that we could circulate one roll past 3 AUSLUG members in say two weeks for example. Taking note that the in-country journeys there would be about 2000 miles in the most efficient direction. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 24 July 2010 05:44, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com> wrote: > too much waste? > > worried about skipping every other frame of 35 mm film > resulting in 18 instead of 36 exposures per roll > so instead spend $15 - $30 per shipping and insuring of camera > x 15 to 30 participants. > > I remain extremely puzzled. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > On Jul 23, 2010, at 2:29 PM, Philip Forrest wrote: > > > We wouldn't have a way to accurately index the film for rewinding then > > winding on. There would be too much risk of double exposure as well. > > I'd feel comfortable doing that if we were all shooting Hexar AF or > > Hexar RF cameras since they optically detect the sprocket holes, but > > with a film M there would be way too much waste. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >