Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Me too but not just for convenience. For results. Which stems from all parts of the work flo. - - from my iRabs. Mark Rabiner http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > From: Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:25:55 -0400 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Salgado Again DXO software > > I used to carry 300 rolls of film in my camera backpack, all loaded in lead > bags - heavy!! They don't get any lighter after you use them up either. I > carried mine up and down many mountains and wore out one pair of knees. > You also have to do your best to keep the film cool and dry and un-xrayed > and be paranoid about somebody stealing it all along with all of your work. > I would never go back to carrying film when I can carry a tiny card > instead. > > Tina > > On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 10:29 AM, Richard Man > <richard at richardmanphoto.com>wrote: > >> He was traveling with 50+ lbs of film, with an assistant carrying them of >> course :-) >> >> On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 10:19 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at >> earthlink.net >>> wrote: >> >>> Certainly a good reason.... but X-Rays is not the full story.... >>> >>> SDHC cards can have 32GB capacities. That is roughly 2,000 M9 images. >> 600 >>> rolls of film. At one ounce per roll, that is 600 ounces or 40 pounds. >>> >>> That would not even clear the weight issues with airline travel these >>> days.... >>> >>> Maybe it was the camera industry that pushed for weight reductions on >>> airlines..... >>> >>> Frank Filippone >>> Red735i at earthlink.net >>> >>> >>> I've read that he switched to digital because carrying large amounts of >>> film >>> on airline flights without it getting ruined by X-Rays had basically >> become >>> impossible. >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information