Question for Simon re. Factory Visit 2008

[edthened]

Och ay, a wood like tae be counted in tae pleese !!!!

 

[Martin Aislabie]

I would like to come if there is space.
This would be the first time for me
Thanks
Martin

 

[bogeyes]

Count me in, I have not attended any of the previous tours.

 

[andybarton]

I would also be very interested in a factory visit.

FYI, Keith Cocker above has kindly placed a link to this thread on the Leica Users Forum

 

[ITD]

I'm interested. Not been before.

 

[keffs]

I am interested and have not been before.

Steve

 

[Ronald Moravec]

How about a virtual tour for those who live in Chicago?

 

[Dave Miller]

How about a virtual tour for those who live in Chicago?

Could be difficult since quite a bit of it is done in the dark. I suppose you could sit looking at a black computer screen while Simon tells you about it.

 

[kraker]

Could be difficult since quite a bit of it is done in the dark. I suppose you could sit looking at a black computer screen while Simon tells you about it.

That's no match for the real thing. You'd have to walk around in a huge, huge, huge (did I mention "huge"?) darkroom with only the occassional safelight to get close to the real experience. And then there the "multimedia experience": the great smell of the paper... like opening a 100-pack of 8x10, only then at least a 100.000 pack; the vastness of the darkness, tripping over people from previous year's visit...

Honestly, there's nothing like the real visit!

(Did I mention the storage room of the emulsion? Hmmm, you gotta love that smell!)

 

[Akki14]

Honestly, there's nothing like the real visit!

(Did I mention the storage room of the emulsion? Hmmm, you gotta love that smell!)

Don't forget jiggling the expensive jelly!

 

[hka]

It reminds me to take my flash with me...

 

[Fintan]

I'd like to make the trip from Ireland if there's space.

 

[MartinP]

Ooooh, if there is any room left I will travel from NL specially to visit ! The group-size of thirty could probably be filled several times over.....

In case it is applicable, thank you to the generous guys who might pass up a second/third visit to let us first-timers in.

 

[ALTJPG]

Hi Simon,

Hello Simon

We met last year in Louis Lumiere photography school with Ilford French staff. I will be happy to visit the Moberley site. June isn't the best month in term of free time for teachers but I am fully motivated by the idea.

Best regards from East Paris

Jean-Paul Gandolfo

 

[delphine]

I'd love to join, but unfortunately won't be in the UK beginning of June.

Will you do a visit next year?

 

[tim_walls]

How about a virtual tour for those who live in Chicago?

The Ilford factory is spitting distance from Manchester airport.

Dead Link Removedfly direct from Chicago O'Hare to Manchester.

 

[hka]

Question for Simon

Simon,
Can you tell us what the situation is about the Factory Visit. Do you have enough people to go on with it.
I asked you this because I need to look after some (cheap ) flight tickets to the UK.
Thanks.

 

[Simon R Galley]

Dear Harry,

I think its in the balance, unless we accepted some previous visitors :

Lets see if we have any more takers

Regards

Simon ILFORD Photo / HARMAN technology Limited :

 

[Dave Miller]

Dear Harry,

I think its in the balance, unless we accepted some previous visitors :

Lets see if we have any more takers

Regards

Simon ILFORD Photo / HARMAN technology Limited :

How many more would you like?

 

[Simon R Galley]

About another 10

Simon ILFORD photo / HARMAN technology Limited :

 

[Matt5791]

Hi Simon,

I'm definitely up for it (again) although I came last year. I never tire of the fascination of the Ilford factory!

 

[Fintan]

Do you guys know what time it starts and finishes, I'm looking at the ferry/accom and stuff.

 

[edthened]

Och I would definitely put my name down to go as I have never been before!!

 

[MartinP]

Likely date ?

Hallo Simon,

Originally the date of Friday 6th.June was mentioned as a possibility. Is that still on, depending on numbers etc, as you mentioned above ?

Also, if there is a final decision being made on a visit going ahead, please could I ask that it is six weeks, or more, in advance ? That makes the transport and time-off arrangements much more do-able for us living in nearby lands . . .

Oh, and if it is 'on' I will try to bring along my 17 year old nephew, who has recently discovered silver, so that would be two persons total.

 

[Simon R Galley]

The Go / No Go will be by the end of March :

Simon ILFORD Photo / HARMAN technology Limited :