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Re: [OM] Freezer Film!

Subject: Re: [OM] Freezer Film!
From: Paul Van Tuyl <olympusguy@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 08:59:35 -0500
What can you say, it takes all kinds to make a world! I'll never change the 
minds
of these guys that have been doing it their way for eons! They say, Paul, you
don't believe everything you hear do you? Well, at least we got some lively
discussion about freezing film!! Paul.

Denton Taylor wrote:

> >>It is a common practice given the unreasonable cost of would be fresh
> film! I have one guy in particular that says he gets better color
> saturation with expired film! After all nothing magic happens at
> midnight of the last day of the month of the expiration date. >>
>
> On the contrary, I find the cost of film to be extremely reasonable. It's
> trhe cost of an OM3Ti that I resent! <g>.
>
> I would think a pro wedding photog who will have a full medium format
> system, with backup, and lighting, will be carrying $5000 worth of equipment.
>
> If he buys 20 rolls of VPS160 120 new from B&H, it costs him $66. Let's say
> he can cut that cost in half. So he saves $33 on a job he may make as much
> as a thousand dollars in profit.
>
> So he puts the whole job, which cannot be reshot, at risk for $33.
>
> I don't get the economics _or_ the ethics of someone who would do this.
> Thanks for telling me this, though. When it's time for my daughter to walk
> the aisle, it's one more thing I'll be sure to look out for...
>
> Regards,
>
> Denton Taylor
> _______________________________
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