Re: Lots o' film

[P3D Ronald J Beck <rbeck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In photo-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Dr T said:
> Yeah... 1953... the good old days... But in 1997 the average  
> photographer shoots more film which is also cheaper than ever... My 
> shooting was not a normal weekend production.  It was a 3 day  
> weekend and I was on vacation in Chicago.  This was one of only two 
> vacations that I am taking this year.  My 13 rolls result in about 
> 260 stereo pairs but I bet I paid less than the photographer in 1953 
> to shoot his 100 pairs.  The Fuji Sensia 100 that I use cost me about 
> $3.60 per roll. Total cost for film and processing is less than one 
> night at the Westin Hotel that we were staying.  

> This coming Sunday I am leaving for my second and longer vacation,  
> for two and a half weeks to Greece.  Will you be shocked if I take  
> 40 rolls of film with me?   Again, buying, processing and mounting  
> this film is only a fraction of one airplane ticket.  After the  
> vacation is over, all I'll have left will be the memories and the  
> pictures.

Well said!  I've explained this many many times to friends and relatives 
who are amazed at the amount of film I purchase for a trip.  During my 
scuba diving (i.e. single w/ no family!) days, it wouldn't be unusual to 
shoot 20 rolls of film for a  5-6 day trip.  And, all 36 exposure as the 
minute you shoot your last shot underwater the sharks appear :-)  In fact, 
I even carried a (shudder) Kodak disc camera as a backup/spare.

Of course there is that time I got 43 shots from a roll of 36.  That is 
until I found out what I forgot to load into the camera! :-(  I still 
remember the great setups I had and the fantastic fish I saw during that 
dive.  Sure wish I could show them to someone!

So, the rest of you take a lesson from the master.  Film is infinitely 
cheaper than another ticket back because you ran out.  And, shoot often.  
I have 16 pictures that I took in a 20 minute period of my son playing in 
a water fountain at Walt Disney World.  Two of them are excellent and are 
ready for framing to sit on my desk.

Regards,
Ron



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