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Subject: [Leica] Re: walt - all kidding aside
From: walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)
Date: Wed Jan 23 13:44:12 2008
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What size IR filter?

Christopher Williams wrote:
> Yes, if you find a good lab - STICK WITH 'EM! And hope they don't go 
> out of business. There's a great lab I get some stuff done at in New 
> Orleans and they are not even considered the "professional" print lab.
>
> I did hear that Panasonic is going to announce a touch style phone 
> with a Leica ASPH-Vario-Zoom-Tele-Nocti 4.2-10.4 f1.0/2.8 at 
> Photokina. Adapters for Nikon only F mount lenses will be available 
> with the phone.
>
> Chris
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walt Johnson"
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re:walt - all kidding aside
>
>
>> Believe it or not, I found a Walgreen's lab manager who does 
>> excellent work. Very meticulous and dedicated. A few years back we 
>> had some hurricanes. (unusual for Florida) I dropped off half the 
>> film at a local pro lab and gave the rest to WG. She did a better job 
>> and didn't even cut some of the negs in two as the pro place did.
>>
>> BTW, when is Leica coming out with a cell/camera phone? Hope it takes 
>> a 135 Tele. :-)
>>
>> Christopher Williams wrote:
>>> 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
>
>
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