Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/06/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gerry, watch the commercial shjops. Some of the scanninhg is atrocious. Make sure that whoever you get to do the processing is good. There's not only Silverprint, but also Ilford - or whoever they are this week! Of couse, as they say, other developers are available. Drop me a mail off-group. Peter On 18/06/17 07:49, Gerry Walden wrote: > Nathan > > Thanks for your comments. My intention is to have all film processing done > commercially as I really don?t want to know. I will then scan myself and > do my own post-processing. There may be an intermediate step in that the > lab I am looking at will scan to disk at various resolutions and it is > possible I will have a low resolution disk made to act a bit like a > contact sheet to cut negative handling/damage down to a minimum. > > I know Silverprint of old, and since they have moved out of London they > are only some 50km from me (if only I could drive) but for the costs > involved I am trying the commercial route first. > > Gerry > > >> On 18 Jun 2017, at 05:54, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: >> >> I complete understand your decision, Gerry, and I look forward to seeing >> the results. Are you going to scan the negatives (that is what I do when >> I shoot film) or will you go analogue all the way? >> >> Certainly, being in the UK you have access to the great shop Silverprint, >> where you can get everything your heart desires (no pun intended?) >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> >> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >> <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> >> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator >> <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> On 18 Jun 2017, at 01:23, Gerry Walden <gwpics at me.com> wrote: >>> >>> Some I know will think I am totally mad, others think that I have lost >>> my marbles, but I have come to a decision. >>> >>> As most of you know I have been quite seriously ill following a cardiac >>> arrest and the fitting of an ICD. This has made me contemplate what I do >>> from here on in, and to look back at my life. I have come to the >>> following conclusions: >>> >>> 1. I am doing no more ?commercial? work and only shooting for myself >>> from now on; >>> >>> 2. The work I enjoy most and I think I am best at is my b&w work. >>> >>> I have never been able really and honestly to get my head around >>> shooting digital b&w, so I have decided to return to shooting film from >>> henceforth. I am, of course, retaining my M9 but from now on virtually >>> 100% of my work I envisage shooting on the M7. >>> >>> That?s it! >>> >>> Gerry >>> >>> Gerry Walden LRPS >>> www.gwpics.com >>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or >>> +44 (0)797 287 7932 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >