Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/21

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Subject: [Leica] So who's obsolete now?
From: durling at cox.net (Mike Durling)
Date: Thu Dec 21 15:14:48 2006
References: <64B87349-1515-47A8-8981-6319AA98D642@ameritech.net>

I don't usually enter contests, but it'd be fun to have a roll of VP to 
play with so...

I'll go high and guess 22 days and 24 faces.

Mike D

Dante Stella wrote:
> 
> Ok, since Dr. Fischer of Geneva is one of my favorite books, I will give 
> you this contest.
> 
> While cleaning up the basement I ran across three exposed rolls of Kodak 
> Disk film.  Based on the manufacturing code, the film was made sometime 
> between October 1984 and November 1986.  These are presumably from my 
> Disc 4000 camera (abandoned in 1986 for the erstwhile Autoreflex T my 
> father gave me).  On Monday, December 18, I sent these via first-class 
> mail (from Detroit, USA) to Dwayne's Photo (Parsons, KS, USA) to be 
> processed and printed.  Film is C-41a.
> 
> The contest is guessing the correct number of frames with visible human 
> faces (rather than muddy brown... mud) (maximum is 3 rolls x 15 shots = 
> 45)  and the number of days from mailing before the prints are 
> received.  Closest guess wins (both parts are given equal weight).  If 
> two or more entries tie, the winner will be the first entry.
> 
> The prize is (1) roll of Kodak Verichrome Pan 120, last run ever made 
> (1/2004), sealed in the box, currently in my freezer, and still good.
> 
> So who's going to step up to the plate?
> 
> Dante
> 
> 
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In reply to: Message from dstella1 at ameritech.net (Dante Stella) ([Leica] So who's obsolete now?)