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John & Ann Shaw wrote: >I've carried two (and sometimes more) cameras on most of my trips. I find that I usually shoot with only one. And yeah, I've lost a few along the way, but mostly due to operator error. Have had one or another fail on me once in a while, it surely is somewhat comforting to know you can just pick up the other and get on with it. Last December my two week trip to Wyoming would have been ruined without a second camera body, but here is something more important: When I got to Cheyenne, I had two rolls from one camera and one from another processed. I discovered that the F4 that I brought with me was scratching the film. I won't get into the details here (they are on my web site - parts of that page used to be the SPORRS Pixel Page) http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/pixel/index.html , but had I not discovered this then, I would have brought home several more rolls of scratched and ruined film because I would have kept shooting with the bad camera for another week and a half. I did fix the shots digitally (see link above for how - the shot I use as an example was one of the first frames I shot on that roll before I left for Wyoming), but the film is still ruined. I'm glad I minimized the loss. BTW, Rainbow Photo in Cheyenne, WY has always given me good E-6 results with Fuji products. If I'm going to be out of town for a week or two shooting irreplaceable shots, I always have a test roll or two processed locally to make sure I am not having equipment problems, plus it's great to see some images while you are still there so you can shoot again if you don't like what you got the first time Dave Cohen Photographer, Member ASMP Action Photographic Webmaster [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/home/ ======================================================= -> SPORRS: 'Serious Photographers Of Railroad Related Subjects' -> Web Site: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs/ -> Message © 1998 SPORRS® - All Rights Reserved =======================================================
