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

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Subject: [Leica] Found a Photographic Family Treasure!
From: dmorton at gmail.com (David Morton)
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:26:47 +0100
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You're familiar with http://www.shorpy.com/image/tid/179 ?

On 21 September 2010 21:21, Montie Talbert <montoid at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 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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