Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As I sit here reading the LUG e-mail, the ABC news is on. I'm surprised that they had time for anything other than the el-schmucko story, but they did. The story is that about 20 miles from here (Scotts Valley CA,) an 8th grader counterfeited one dollar bills, using a scanner, computer, and color printer. It was all low end equipment from the local discount computer store. He was passing them in the cafeteria and snack bar. It worked for a while. I just picked-up some prints from my M2 & 35mm Summicron, shot on Kodak 400CN C41 B&W film. I shot it at 200. I'm impressed. All indoor natural window side light. I think I'll shoot some more. Jim At 09:21 PM 1/23/98 -0500, Harrison McClary wrote: > >Last week I did a photo shoot at American Bank note, the place that >prints the Mickey Money and was surprised to learn that there as many, if >not more, security features to foil counterfeiters built in to the Mickey >Money $5.00 bills than there are in the US $5.00 bill. This company also >prints money for India and several other nations, very interesting stuff. > >Of course I made all of the photos of the Mickey money, India Rupees, and >Russian tobacco stamps with a Leica R6 and 50 'cron. Couldn't find a >Kodak funsaver to shoot it with. :) > >Harrison McClary >http://people.delphi.com/hmphoto >