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Subject: [Leica] Proposal: Large Print Exchange
From: mak at teleport.com (Mark Kronquist)
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:34:05 -0700
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Why not make 10 and share them ala the 8 x 10's? Sign them...
On Mar 23, 2012, at 8:10 PM, Richard Man wrote:

> How often do you hear people say, the proof making a print and an 8x10
> print is pretty small to see anything?
> 
> Wouldn't you like a see a big print from (M9, D700, X100, 4x5 etc.)?
> 
> How about this proposal: in this group, everyone makes one large print, at
> least 13x19, may be 17x22. Darkroom printer may use 16x20 etc.
> 
> Feel free to watermark on the edge and heck, write in giant letters on the
> back that says, "Property of XYZ. I will send my puppies to nip at you if
> you steal it.' Heck, tear off a corner if you are paranoid. Whatever.
> 
> Everyone sends the copy to the Coordinator.
> 
> The Coordinator gathers all the prints and after a week, forward it to the
> first person in line, 2 weeks later, it gets send to the next person and so
> on and back to the Coordinator. The last person keeps their own print.
> 
> The Coordinator then sends the prints back to each person.
> 
> So the cost is one mailing to the Coordinator, one mailing to the next
> person in line, and one mailing back to the sender, and the purchase of a
> mailing tube. This should be less than $40. We will equalize the cost so
> the oversea will not get penalized.
> 
> In fact, the Coordinator may pre-purchase postage and make labels for all
> the trips and include it with the package.
> 
> Of course there is a chance that the prints may get lost, so may be tearing
> off the corner and marking it on the back is appropriate.
> 
> Any takers?
> 
> -- 
> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
> 
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