[Leica] The Passing of E-6 by Thomas Sowell

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

I agree making prints from slides is a pain. Takes way too long. You burn
instead of dodge and visa versa. And I never liked the look of the direct
positive processes. And making 4x5 internegs is a pain.

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Mark William Rabiner
Photography
mark at rabinergroup.com


> From: Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 00:42:04 -0700
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] The Passing of E-6 by Thomas Sowell
> 
> Well, let's go back about sixty-five years. My first introduction to
> slides. My new wife, a friend, and I took a car trip from Chicago to
> the west. He had borrowed a Leica (F, I think???) and two lenses: 50
> and 135. We were in several national parks on the way to Los Angeles
> and San Franciaco. I had never seen mountains before; the experience
> was profound.
> 
> After our return, we took turns owning the box of slides. The name of
> the game was to round up a captive audience, set up projector and
> screen, and have a slide show. The magic of Kodachrome caused us to
> relive the experience, at least for a year or so.
> 
> That's why people loved slides. Obviously if you want prints, neg
> film is clearly the way to go. I figured that out for myself after a
> year of making prints from slides.
> 
> Herb