[Leica] Why the mad rush to use Canon or Nikon bodies?

[thurmanphoto at gmail.com (Wendy Thurman)]

Marty-

Thanks for the clarifications; I knew I was on unsteady ground
knowledge-wise.

Wendy

On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 5:49 PM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> wrote:

> > in a doorway with his hand on the door frame.  His nails are black;
> possibly
> > as a result of repeated exposure to pyrogallic acid.
>
> That's from amidol exposure.  It gets into your nails and then
> oxidises in the air, turning them black.
>
> > I experimented with it
> > as a developer for sheet films some years ago but it's difficult to work
> > with and very toxic.
>
> Pyrogallol is no more toxic than hydroquinone which is in many
> commercially available print developers.
>
> > I've never gotten rid of the stuff- don't know how I would.
>
> There are registered hazardous waste receivers who will dispose of it
> for you, but it will probably be expensive.  The best thing to do
> would be to advertise to photographers who may want it.  Someone would
> be sure to come and pick it up.
>
> M
>
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