----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Walkden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Dan Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 3:45 AM Subject: Re: How much film do you need?
> at home on a regular basis I like to have at least 5 rolls each Tri-X, > Scala and Kodachrome 64, all of which I buy in 20s from 7dayshop.com. > This has replaced the low-on-fags panic I used to get when I still > smoked, over 10 years ago. I tend not to stock up on colour print film, > but just pick it up as and when I need it. Hahaha! Love that term..won't mention which, seems, just odd ;-) I get that panic, with smokes, with novels (always need a second one in case I finish one at 1am) and to make this on-topic, I have a wack of Velvia and Provia 100F and 400F in the fridge, and here in a drawer, a huge glut of film I really need to clear out. Looks like a ton of Superia and Reala in various speeds, Delta 400s Delta 3200s, FP4s, and enough batteries to power a small city for a day. > When I go away on a photo trip I plan my film budget by reckoning an > average of about 5 rolls per shooting day, with 10 rolls for the first > 2 or 3 days to get the over-shooting out of my system. Then I add 1 > roll per non-shooting day, and a few for luck. This seems to work > quite well. I don't get nervous about film. Sometimes I bring way to much, sometimes I don't bring enough. If I have way too much, I shoot too much and pay a fortune later. If I don't have enough, I tend to be careful and use it wisely. This seems the best and cheapest way. Brad
