Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>It's interesting that you mention battery-operated cameras. When >you lose both electricity and water, the only thing that is capable >of going on producing new output is a Polaroid. Digital cameras >are completely useless; even the most mechanical M cannot produce >output, since you can't develop film without huge volumes of water, >something which goes bye-bye in tandem with the electricity (since >pumps don't operate). Huh? It takes about a gallon of water to develop film if you use it sparingly. My old-old darkroom in Maine didn't have a water supply so I had to drag it in in old soda pop bottles. The biggest water usage is the rinse, but even that you can do in about 2 liters if you're careful. Karen - -- Karen Nakamura http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html