Re: [Leica] Bergger BRF 200 First Impressions

["Mike Durling" <durling@widomaker.com>]

In the case of this film the "Brick" was ten rolls, shrink-wrapped together.

As for "fetish" that may have been too strong a word!

Mike D

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From: <Teresa299@aol.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 2:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Bergger BRF 200 First Impressions


>
> In a message dated 7/26/01 5:42:33 PM, durling@widomaker.com writes:
>
> >I recently got a brick of Bergger BRF 200 film.  (I seem to have
developed
> >a
> >
> >fetish for exotic European films lately!)
>
>
> Okay, so here's a dumb OT question....what is a "brick" of film?  Is that
one
> roll?  Three rolls to a brick?   Why do they call it a brick?  Shape of
the
> box?   And is brick Leica cool speak or do all shooters in the know use
the
> term?
>
> Hopefully someone can answer my Q without having to resort in discussions
of
> DPI, interpolation, and the like.
>
> Now if I had any real guts I'd ask the Durling guy about his fetish part
of
> his post! ; )
>
>
> Kim
>
> <---who has hired the services of two ex-Herb Ritts assistants in
> anticipation for help in mounting and holding my M6 with a HEAVY Nocti
lens
> attached.
>