[Leica] Re:walt - all kidding aside

[leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams)]

Walt, you most likely keep your Nikkor tanks clean unlike what Walgreens 
probably does now. Nortisu,Agfa, and Fuji commercial C-41 
machines have to have anywhere from 10-40 rolls of film per day run through 
them depending on the machine's size. If not properly 
cleaned and maintained build up starts to set in and can lead to bad 
chemistry,film scratches, fungus on negatives. I doubt these 
places see that many rolls of film per day anymore unless is a tourist spot 
with lots of disposable cameras being developed.

Hold on, Walt you're smack in the middle of tourist spots! :)

Not sure if we'll be replaced by security cameras but it's starting to look 
like we're being replaced by cellphones! Maybe I should 
add an ultra cheap cellphone photo package to my wedding packages!

$325 - 240x320 Size images from you wedding, high quality from our 
professional 1.3 Megapixel Art Image Cell Phones. 2"x3" print 
album available for an additional $200.


Chris
NOLA




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Walt Johnson" <walt@waltjohnson.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 9:14 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] walt - all kidding aside


> Daniel
>
> From time to time I load c-41 for the ease of processing (at Walgreens) 
> Unfortunately, I've yet to be convinced Walgreen's 
> machines are as consistent as my Nikkor Tanks.  I may be suffering from 
> the "look backward" affliction. This is the same disease 
> which keeps folks salivating about 50 year-old lenses.
>
> In any case, the digital age is here. What I've noticed about it is the 
> push for excessive shooting and over cataloging. The hunt 
> for the image (by shooters) seems to have been replaced by  massive 
> categorizing(by editors) I wonder when photographers will be 
> totally replaced by security cameras mounted just about everywhere? I can 
> imagine effete intellectuals sipping latte and pulling 
> the days news up on demand. Banks of screens telling all. Winston, that 
> time is coming and you will love /*BIG BROTHER*/..
>
> Until then, Daniel, try some Kodak Ultra 400. It behaves more like b&w 
> film than any other color I've tried. Whatever you do, 
> don't feel bad about not craving the smell of hypo. I just count myself 
> lucky my fingernail didn't turn black. :-)
>
> Walt