The price may be fair, just that I ain;t going to pay for it!!! :-)
Lets see, my most expensive photos books, in order: HCB's Decisive
Moment (lousy condition, at least it has a spine :-) ), Dong Hong
Qoi's book, Nachtway's Inferno, and the recently purchased Roy
Decaravan, and only two of those are over $200.
I will probably wait for Ed2, thanks for the info.
On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 2:45 AM, Piers Hemy <piers@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> $200 is not as high as it has been, Richard - one copy was offered on Amazon
> for $999 just a few months back. So what constitutes a "fair price" might be
> open to debate :-)
>
> >From his postings on APUG, it seems likely that Ralph Lambrecht (the author)
> has exhausted his supply but it would be well worth following up direct, as
> suggested by Frank Filippone on the other list.
>
> Edition 2 is supposed to be out in Spring 2010, but my "sources in the UK
> book trade" suggest that it will be in June. I guess the US edition could
> be several months after that. This is what Ralph says about it in postings
> on APUG:
> "if I were you, wait for edition2. It will be worth the wait. The last six
> years have been filled with intensive studies, research and testing."
> "The book has grown by almost 75% in content ... (estimated weight 3.1 kg
> [6.5 pounds])."
> "I can give you the short answer of 'lots of changes and lots of new
> content'. Ed1 had 304 pages, Ed2 will have well over 500 pages. This edition
> will be a hard-cover book due to volume, but its size and layout will not
> change. Ed2 will have over 1,000 illustrations and photographs, and we cover
> some obvious omissions of Ed1 (mounting, framing, print presentation) and
> added lots of new content..."
>
> Piers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Man [mailto:richard.lists@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 04 November 2009 18:37
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: [OM] "Way Beyond Monochrome," anyone has a copy?
>
> As I am moving back into printing B&W in the darkroom (and having a grand
> old time), I came across references to this book, especially when it comes
> to split grade printing (yes, I know it's a controversial subject by
> itself).
>
> I remember used to seeing the book in the local bookstores, but now since it
> is out of print, the few copies on the internet have prices like $200!!!
> Nutz!!!
>
> If you have a copy lying around gathering dust and you will never print in
> the darkroom again, please consider selling it to me at a fair price. I
> promise I will not resell it for a profit.
>
> Thank you.
>
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