[Leica] Hot news! There is life in film yet.

[lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll)]

Ted mon ami and Grandpa!

Just two words to comment you I've really enjoyed what you say and  
that you will be very proud of this, he is in your way, he will turns  
21 on May 24 and you.... on May 27

Sincerely congratulations for this!

cheers
Lluis


El 17/05/2011, a las 0:28, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> escribi?:

> Lawrence Zeitlin OFFERED:
> Subject: [Leica] Hot news! There is life in film yet.
>
>
>> Teen agers are discovering the joy of film photography. No Leicas  
>> but plenty
>> of Holgas, Canons. and Minoltas. According to the CNET article film  
>> camera
>> sales are rising.
>> http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20062810-93.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&tag=nl.e703
>
> Hi Larry,
> I don't know about film cameras rising in sales? Simply because my  
> grandson who is about to graduate from a photography school here in  
> Victoria, has been using an M6 shooting film during the past 10  
> months besides his digital cameras. Lots of film left over from my  
> ancient days of film. :-) B&W, slide E6 & colour neg! Near cleaned  
> it out by now!
>
> This is something he has done on his own. WHY?
>
> When I asked him, he responded with? " Well you shot thousands of  
> rolls of film and souped them so I thought it would be a good idea  
> if I learned! Just in case!" He has shot lots of rolls of film,  
> loves it! WHY? "Well I have negatives to look at on the light table  
> later! And that's cool!" :-)  Youth? You have to love some of them  
> as they look at the future as a place to kick ass and be successful!  
> He will be! He's got the right attitude! :-)
>
> And on 24 May he turns 21 years young and is absolutely gung ho  
> about photography, photojournalism and shooting video! And is a  
> natural writer, physically going to be a good looking young guy in  
> front of a TV video camera as a broadcaster if that comes to be.  
> There isn't going to be any holding him as he says .... " I want to  
> be as great as you are grandpa! But I'm aiming at being better!"  
> Then he smiles and winks at me! :-)
>
> The school no longer teaches anything about film, nor processing!  
> However when you have a grandson who came out of the womb into a  
> world of photography and film for the past 21 years? Damn right he's  
> going to know how to soup and shoot film, digital and stand in front  
> of a camera! And sound and look intelligent!
>
> No concerns about this young fellow's future as he's going to do  
> just fine! "OR I'M GOING TO KICK HIS ASS ALL OVER THE PLACE!" ;-)  
> And he knows that! :-)
>
> cheers,
> Grandpa ted :-)
>
>
>
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