Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/21

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Subject: [Leica] Found a Photographic Family Treasure!
From: montoid at earthlink.net (Montie Talbert)
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:21:32 -0400 (GMT-04:00)

I know, it's really wild, I'm Like a little kid in a 
big, awesome sandbox!

If they started producing 4x5 Kodachrome again, I'd have
to get back into color...any Cambos on gleebay?  ;-)

Montie 


Kyle Cassidy wrote:

>>how fabulous! what a find.


>On Sep 20, 2010, at 6:17 PM, Montie Talbert wrote:

> The retro photo bug bite was still itching last night 
> so I dug deeper and found a shoebox full of 4x5 Kodachromes
> and B&W Negs from around 1948-53 shot by my Dad (also a Pro)
> probably with a Speed Graphic.  Total surprise!  
> 
> The Kodachromes (although a bit scratched as some were not
> sleeved) look just as rich as they must have 60 years ago!!
> 
> So, I'm speed editing thru them now, then off to Larsen Digital
> for some 4000 DPI scans and a little restro work on a couple
> and I will post some ASAP.......Can't Wait!
> 
> So the LUG comes thru again, I knew about the prints, but not 
> the Negs and Positives!  Way Cool! ;-)
> 
> Montie



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