Taking this offlist!
On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 9:15 AM, Tina Manley <images@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Ken -
>
> I have a Jobo ATL-1000 sitting unused in my darkroom. It worked flawlessly
> for years and is totally automatic. I have all of the tanks and reels. I
> think it processes 8 to 16 rolls at a time. I used it for B&W and E-6. It
> requires hot and cold water hook-ups. You are welcome to it if you can
> figure out how to get it from here to there. I know I'll never go back to
> film.
>
> Tina
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 10:01 AM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> The Zone-10 darkroom is going live this weekend! (cheers, balloons,
>> whistles)
>>
>> We've got a couple customer rolls to process, along with a few dozen
>> of my own rolls. Next weekend, we've got contact sheets to make for
>> several hundred customer negs. So, we're off to a decent start.
>>
>> Both daughters are stepping up to the plate and taking an active roll
>> in this. DD#1 is working on back-office and marketing issues and DD#2
>> is helping with darkroom construction. We've got a lot of work to do,
>> but we made the decision to get this thing launched now and do what we
>> can until we need the big enlarger. With the business coming in, the
>> last thing we want to do is wait any longer.
>>
>> It looks like we're going to contract with at least one large camera
>> store for their outsourced B&W, which is running up to a half-dozen
>> rolls per week. Not much, but we don't NEED much. If we can average
>> six customer rolls a week with contact prints, and a half-dozen
>> enlargements, we're actually going to be hitting our revenue targets
>> for Year #1. Oh, and a couple rolls scanned.
>>
>> Which is probably a realistic target. Who knows for sure. I believe it
>> is important to get into digital contact negatives as quickly as
>> possible, as that will be another revenue source.
>>
>> The biggest issue that we're going to be dealing with is rightsizing
>> the business. I know there is enough business out there to keep us
>> busy, but we're wanting to find the time/demand balance which won't
>> negatively affect the family. There isn't enough business to run this
>> as a full-time commercial operation. There most certainly isn't enough
>> business to leverage anything. We're cash-flowing this thing only.
>>
>> I was asked if we're going to be offering E-6. I WOULD offer it in a
>> heart-beat, but I don't have a processor. I will NOT buy a processor.
>> The ROI just isn't there. But if a lab were to donate one to the
>> cause, I'd do it. Cost per roll is OK if I only have to cover my time
>> and materials, however, it would be impossible to cover the cost of
>> the equipment.
>>
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>> Ken Norton
>> ken@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> http://www.zone-10.com
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