SECRETARY'S NOTES
The C.R.C. Developing Kit should be ready for sale by the time you read this letter. The price of the Kit has yet to be fixed as things like boxes and bottles have to be taken into account as well as the chemicals used in its manufacture. At the moment Ron Knowles and Tony Chuter have prototype kits which are being tested. Hopefully the tests will be successful and with all that is needed to produce the kits now available, we will soon be able to supply a very sound batch of chemicals.
At this stage I would like to point out that the kit is being packed and marketed by Kevin Craske one of the Club`s Technical officers, who is perhaps better known as T.F.M. Photographic, 17. Providence Place, Briston, Melton Constable, Norfolk. NR24 2HZ. Please make enquiries to TFM not to myself as the kit is a quite separate venture to the Club sales of film and chemicals. The processing kit is based on the CRC Handbook E7/E6 formula.
There has been a request for a space in the Newsletter for members` advertisements. This is something that could benefit us all as the dealers are very mean with part exchange dealings. I recently heard of an offer of £20 for a Nikon 1.7 / 50mm Lens that was in mint condition. It was not accepted I am pleased to say.
There must be a lot of members who have for various reasons given up weighing and mixing. If they have a balance or any other equipment which would help new members to start off, the newsletter is a perfect vehicle to advertise what is available.
What a beautiful summer we have had this year from a photographic point of view. Most of us must have exposed a lot more film than usual. A letter from Mac Spencer of Area 20 requested more film recently as in Switzerland he had got into the habit of screwing on the motor drive and pressing the button on the `continuous` mode. He was capturing children in action. Having used my own camera at Silverstone in a like manner I can vouch for Mac`s remark that it eats film at a frightening rate.
Postage ---- Please when you order chemicals put in a reasonable amount for postage and packing. Not many people realise how much it costs to pack a parcel. here is a breakdown:- If I have run out of boxes I have to buy one from the Post Office, 60p upwards. Bottles 20 - 30p each (the dearest are the small ones). Sometimes I have to provide three. Then comes the postage itself which of course includes the box and packaging material. Average price for posting a chemical parcel is £1.20p. When you add that lot up it comes to much more than you would imagine.Ron Croad.