Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Don.? It was simple to use, but required a scanner adapter to digitize it.? Walmart did a good job with the processing until they gave up scanning film. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 5/3/2018 3:27 PM, Don Dory via LUG wrote: > Nice images from the past Jim. APS was a good system for small prints. It > was the first of the cartridge formats to disappear as processing it was > pretty critical to not being out very coarse grain. > > On Thu, May 3, 2018, 1:08 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > wrote: > >> There was a period when I was very busy at work, and sought a simple >> solution to snapshots. I picked up a Kodak APS camera at a pawn shop, >> and tried that system. When the original camera failed, I contacted >> Kodak and they sent me a brand new one, free! >> >> Here are a few images from that period, that might be of interest to >> aircraft fanatics. >> >> The local Beechcraft Museum has some one-of-a-kind airplanes. This is a >> replica of the Travel Air R. >> >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20071024-Travel+Air+R+Replica.JPG.html >> >> This is a Lockheed P-38 Lightning. As I recall, it crash-landed while >> returning to Texas. >> >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20071024-Lockheed+P-38+Lightning.JPG.html >> >> This is Grumman TBF Avenger. My uncle was a gunner on one of these, and >> was killed during a Kamakazi attack on the carrier Franklin in the South >> Pacific. >> >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20071024-Grumman+TBM-3E+Avenger+01.JPG.html >> >> Nose Art was widely used to personalize aircraft during WWII. This B-25 >> Mitchell was no exception. >> >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20071024-USAF+B-25+Mitchell.JPG.html >> >> The Kodak APS system worked well, as long as there were labs to handle >> the cartridges. I gather that the APS sensor size is a descendant of >> this design. >> >> -- >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >