Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/20

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Hotel room film processing
From: Rei Shinozuka <shino@ubspainewebber.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 16:39:25 -0400 (EDT)

i think i'd be mostly interested in processing film in hotels so as to
avoid x-raying exposed film, rather than actually printing anything.

does anyone on this list actually regularly do this?  

- -rei


> From: "B.Entus" <brutus@mda.ca>
> 
> 
> >
> > > ... Next to this hotel room processing doesn't sound so extreme,
> > > though traveling with the chemicals would be very inconvenient.
> 
> >if you can get distilled water, couldn't you carry power and
> >mix up what you needed?
> >- -rei
> 
> Quite right, and in many places tap water would even be adequate.
> 
> I should have qualified my statement- it would be inconvenient
> for some types of travel- for example if I had to keep light
> (the only way I have ever travelled with Leica gear), or was moving
> day to day. Also, at home I favor liquid kits, for convenience, and
> attempt to use them to capacity before disposal.
> 
> Following another part of this thread, the compact (not "portable")
> Durst enlargers (eg. M30, no longer made) would pack up fairly well,
> especially if a table clamp was used to replace the baseboard.  
> 
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