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Re: [OM] Houston, we have liftoff

Subject: Re: [OM] Houston, we have liftoff
From: Charles Geilfuss <charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:39:19 -0400
  Tina, you may see a Jeep coming through the farm gates any minute now.

Charlie


On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 10:32 AM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Ken Norton
> >> ken@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >> http://www.zone-10.com
> >> --
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> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > Tina Manley, ASMP
> > www.tinamanley.com
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>
>
> --
> Ken Norton
> ken@xxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.zone-10.com
> --
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