Thank you Ralph. I really appreciate your comment. Jeffrey --- DarkroomMagic <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > To use the words from an Anastasia song freely: > I'm sick and tired of people being sick and tired. > > I like this mailing list. It's fun to see the > questions and the answers. Not > every subject interests me (making paper emulsions > to name one), but I just > skip over them. That's easy enough. Other subject > have been discussed > before. So what? New people on the list may ask old > questions. Many times > they have a new twist or generate new answers. Even > the most experienced can > learn from the least experienced by listening to > their questions. Everything > else is pure arrogance. > > As far as I'm concerned. Feel free to ask and answer > as long as everyone is > being polite and has respect for each other. Drag it > out as long as it stays > on the subject of silver-based photography. If you > get tired of it, skip 'em > and go on to the next or create your own. Don't ever > let someone shut you up > or intimidate you as long as you adhere to the > rules. If they are bored or > not interested, they may chose leave. That would be > nothing but polite. > > > > > > Regards > > > > Ralph W. Lambrecht > > > > > On 10/7/04 1:15 AM, "Ryuji Suzuki" > <rs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Q: How many light meters does it take to end this > discussion? > > > > A: At least 4. The two meters (spot and non-spot) > Ralph recommends, > > one meter I recommend (spot and non-spot in one), > and at least > > another meter to calibrate against. The test > takes forever because > > everyone disputes each other to argue their > system is > > better. Forget about it. > > > > Q: How many light meter does it take to shoot a > model? > > > > A: One, as long as it's the right one. No comment > necessary. > > > > Ok, one more. > > > > Q: How many new Nikon SLR does it take to end the > "film is not dead" thread? > > > > A: Two. One is for you to keep, and one is to sell > to make money to > > buy options. It's very hard to sell a film > camera compared to > > years ago. But companies like Nikon and Canon are > selling their > > cameras partly owing to their reputation built by > 35mm SLR's. They > > need not sell more counts of new cameras than any > of their previous > > flagships, in that sense. > > > > I love shooting films. But I think I've seen > enough "film is dead" or > > otherwise. The truth will be known only after it > is indeed dead. > > > > -- > > Ryuji Suzuki > > "Keep a good head and always carry a light > camera." > > > ============================================================================== > > =============================== > > To unsubscribe from this list, go to > www.freelists.org and logon to your > > account (the same e-mail address and password you > set-up when you subscribed,) > > and unsubscribe from there. > > ============================================================================================================= > To unsubscribe from this list, go to > www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the > same e-mail address and password you set-up when you > subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there. > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo ============================================================================================================= To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.