Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/05/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well Ted, that's the difference. I am on track to shoot about 100 rolls of tri-x this year, on top of the digital ones. So it's not that much burden at all. If I were to shoot in the qty you were, for sure I'll be digital only :-) but again, it really is different strokes for different folks On May 19, 2011 3:06 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Dan Khong OFFERED: > Subject: [Leica] Hot news! There is life in film yet. > > >> Souping B&W film is not that time consuming. With Kodak HC-110 (Dilution >> B), >> I see the images in 8 minutes. With XP2, it's even easier. I leave the >> roll >> at the lab before lunch; I get my negs, CD with 36-38 high resolution >> images >> after lunch.<<<< > > Hi Dan, > > And at what level of assignments do you shoot? > > I'm sure you might have a slightly different opion about film when returning > from a 6 week assignment and 1200 rolls of Tri-x to soup, contact and edit! > Then make the selected 8X10's! :-) And bigger! :-) No I'm not kidding as it > used to be a regular aprt of my daily day to day life. > > Or even a one day shoot where you've shot 65 rolls documenting a major ship > building operation? > > I wouldn't want you to asume I'm complaing, however it does make for a > slightly different perspective..... film to digital. > > And I did that for several decades about North America and the world. Damn > it was great fun and aventure though! :-) > > cheers, > Dr. ted > tedgrantphoto.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information