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Subject: Re: [OM] OM trip report - The Sunshine State -
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:26:45 -0400
I see amy can't type either.  Who's she?  :-)

Chuck Norcutt


On 9/27/2010 11:17 PM, Bill Pearce wrote:
> That's "population OR" and "a DIP and dunk" I amy be able to take good
> photos, but I can't type for a crap. Couldn't play the piano either.
>
> Bill pearce
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Pearce [mailto:bs.pearce@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 10:10 PM
> To: 'Olympus Camera Discussion'
> Subject: Re: [OM] OM trip report - The Sunshine State -
>
> Is that 100,000 the total poulation ot just that not in a coma? Our MSA is
> about a half million, and we used to have three or four good pro labs here
> to support our economy based on making things rather than based on changing
> adult diapers, and now we are down to one. The have a did and dunk line for
> E6, C41, and BW(Xtol), but are just making runs three days a week. Still, I
> know the owner, and if they fouldn't make money, he would scrap the lines
> now. Enough stereotyping about Florida for now.
>
> Bill Pearce
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 8:42 PM
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] OM trip report - The Sunshine State -
>
> The population of the county is about 100,000.  There is no place to even
> buy a camera other than the large discount stores such as Best Buy, Walmart
> and Target.  The only places I knew of that processed film in any form were
> Walmart and Target and perhaps a couple of drug stores but there may be
> places I don't know of.  Wait!  I just looked in the Yellow Pages and see
> there's a place about 5 miles away advertising "photo finishing".  I'll have
> to check them out.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 9/27/2010 4:43 PM, Bill Pearce wrote:
>> I just drive about three quarters of a mile to my local lab. You don't
>> have one of those? I haven't used a minilab in years.
>>
>> Bill Pearce
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 1:48 PM
>> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
>> Subject: Re: [OM] OM trip report - The Sunshine State -
>>
>> Well, apparently film still works.  :-)
>>
>> You've got some very nice shots there even if you're not happy with
>> the scans.  I recognize some of the coastal scenes but most of what's
>> there I've not seen.
>>
>> I Walmart is out of the film processing business I'm not sure where I
>> could have it done around here.  Maybe no where.  I almost went out
>> with an OM and some film yesterday.  I'll have to check on where I can
>> get it processed if I do.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>> On 9/26/2010 10:42 PM, Martin Walters wrote:
>>> At the end of August, my wife and I spent two weeks in California.
>>> Started and finished in San Francisco, with travel along the coast
>>> (Highway 1), around LA to San Diego, and then quick stops at Sequoia
>>> and Yosemite National Parks.
>>>
>>> Lots to see and not enough time, as it turned out. Weather was pretty
>>> good, except at times in San Francisco and parts of the coast. Still,
>>> not as hot as we expected.
>>>
>>> Some photos can be seen here:
>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/14675507@N08/collections/721576250414929
>>> 3
>>> 8/
>>>
>>> Photos are low-res scans from a lab here - half the pixels that I was
>>> getting from Costco. Unfortunately, Costco (especially) and WalMart
>>> no longer do films. I've played a little with some, but should really
>>> rescan on the Coolscan.
>>>
>>> Film is Portra, mostly 400NC, with a couple of 400VC.
>>>
>>> Only saw one really interesting Camera store - Dexters in Ventura.
>>> Lots and lots of old cameras, not for sale apparently, and the
>>> biggest stock of Portra I've seen in a long while (including sheet film).
>>>
>>>
>>> Martin
>>>
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