Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Processing in hotel rooms
From: "Christopher Williams" <LeicaChris@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 21:24:55 -0500
References: <000401c14179$03cb7c00$88101840@dimarcojr.pressroom.com>

The US Army would set up portable darkrooms in the Pacific while fighting
the Japanese. I talked to one veteran who took his Leica with him who told
me he processed his film in his helmet! He has some great photos of France,
Germany and the Pacific.

Chris Williams

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From: "Sal DiMarco,Jr." <sdmp007@pressroom.com>
To: "LUG >for posts" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 5:57 PM
Subject: [Leica] Re: Processing in hotel rooms


> Fellow Lug Nuts,
>     What is the big deal about processing on the road?
>     When I was with the Philadelphia Evening & Sunday Bulletin, we had a
> complete portable darkroom w/ a home made film dryer and enlarger (Durst-
> very small) all in a large Halliburton case.
>     A second case held a transmitter which you hooked up to a telephone.
>     Today, with mini-labs, digital cameras, lap-tops, etc. all the fun is
> gone from portable jobs.
> Happy Snaps,
> Sal DiMarco, Jr.
> Philadelphia, PA
>
> PS-- It's an old story but when Winston Churchill died, LIFE magazine
> refitted a jet airliner in a flying darkroom and editing lounge. If memory
> serves me they processed over 200 rolls of transparency film at 33,000
feet
> traveling at 660 mph. Now that was a portable darkroom!!!
>
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