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Re: [OM] film longevity

Subject: Re: [OM] film longevity
From: Acer V <siddim01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 17:20:28 -0800 (PST)
On Tue, 21 Mar 2000, Giles wrote:
>
>This does not sound terribly practical.  If you are bracketing each way 
>then say that is three exposures.  Then you need another three for the 
>archival copy.  That is 6 shots for your one keeper.  I am not questioning 
>the cost of the film, just the practicality of this and the discipline 
>required.  We can all see the family happily standing around while we 
>shoot 6 of everything can't we ?

True. I was thinking more along the lines of tricky exposure for
bracketing (exposure), and shooting once more for those shots taht you
knew are spot-on.

>A problem I would have is that I often don't know what is a great shot 
>in advance of getting the film processed.

Yupp-o, and often that shot you take on second thought turns out better
than the one you spend 15 minutes composing.... Been there, done that.

>It might be more practical to have your greatest shots duplicated once a 
>year.

Or scanned :)

/Acer V
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