On 14 Oct 2004 at 20:45, Shel Belinkoff wrote:

> <LOL>  So, until digital arrived, how did those without access to labs or
> darkrooms get their film processed and printed?  Have all the labs and
> darkrooms gone away now that pixels have grabbed a strong toehold in the
> marketplace?  

You may be blessed with great cheap labs that actually did what you asked and 
didn't stuff your films, some of us weren't/aren't, and yes since the ingress 
of digital cameras labs are fewer number and often more costly.

> On Sunday I shot 110 frames on film in about four hours.  Add to that about 90
> digital exposures .... so that works out to about 50exposures per hour, or more
> than one a minute when you figure that time was needed to reload film, change
> the memory card, and eat a slice of pizza.  If you count shmoozing with a couple
> of friends that works out to about one exposure every 37 seconds while I was in
> "shooting mode."  Ohhhh .... I see what you mean about being "chuffed."  ;>))

Good, we understand each other :-)


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