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Subject: [Leica] Do you currently OWN a Leica?
From: topoxforddoc at btinternet.com (Charlie Chan)
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2010 17:38:03 +0000
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Mark,

I came back to regular dark room use 3-4 years ago. For some time, I didn't 
use it much with the kids being smaller. Now I love being down in my cellar 
darkroom. I'm still using film in my Ms - can't quite give in yet to a 
digital M!

Best wishes,

Charlie Chan
Cheltenham, UK

topoxforddoc at btinternet.com
www.cancer-surgeon.co.uk
www.charlie-chan.co.uk



On 26 Nov 2010, at 17:28, Mark Pope wrote:

> I dismantled and sold most of my darkroom equipment last year and put the 
> money towards a second M8 body, so sort of on-topic I guess :-)
> I must admit to missing the darkroom a whole lot less than I thought, so a 
> couple of months ago, I even sold my large format equipment and developing 
> tank.
> 
> The good news is that we have our garage back.  TBH, I can't think of any 
> bad news, especially at this time of year when the temperature in the 
> darkroom would be around 5 degrees C (40ish F).
> 
> 
> Mark Pope,
> Swindon, Wilts
> UK
> 
> Homepage               http://www.monomagic.co.uk
> Blog                   http://www.monomagic.co.uk/blog
> Picture a week (2010)  
> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2010
> Picture a week (2009)  
> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2009
>               (2008)  http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2008
> 
> 
> On 26/11/10 08:02, afirkin at afirkin.com wrote:
>>> still have the darkroom
>>> complete with V35 (red dot), Durst 138, Durst 184
>>> and all related equipment
>>> currently stacked full of stored items
>>> unrelated to original purpose.
>>> 
>>> ;~(
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> George Lottermoser
>> Pretty much ditto here: sold my JOBO ATL3, well "gave it away" for a
>> couple of prints to a chap who needed it more than I at the moment.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> 
>> Alastair
>> 
>> 
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