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<p>[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 1599099, member: 42773"]Gentlemen, I appreciate both sides of the argument. Lyds, you are very correct to caution against getting swept up in a buying craze, but I'm more in tune with Morgandude's aesthetic when it comes to collecting toners.</p><p><br /></p><p>My purchase of the 64 D was not quite as capricious as I made it out to be. In fact, I looked at number of end roll and album-toned pieces, and decided it would have a pleasing visual effect if the first three pieces in my Dansco album exhibited the contrast between heavy toning on the business strikes and a strong, clear cameo on the proof.</p><p><br /></p><p>I realize that this kind of heavy album toning is considered ugly by most standards, but there is something about it that I find appealing. To that end, I also purchased an "ugly" 64 P. Perhaps some of you will think that I just made matters worse, lol...</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://postimage.org/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://postimage.org/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://s13.postimage.org/97yoc5tcn/kennedy1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://postimage.org/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://postimage.org/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://s9.postimage.org/4hnyyxfov/kennedy2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>Now I just need to hunt down a cameo proof. I'm not absolutely certain this is what I want to do, but I can always return if I'm dissatisfied.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 1599099, member: 42773"]Gentlemen, I appreciate both sides of the argument. Lyds, you are very correct to caution against getting swept up in a buying craze, but I'm more in tune with Morgandude's aesthetic when it comes to collecting toners. My purchase of the 64 D was not quite as capricious as I made it out to be. In fact, I looked at number of end roll and album-toned pieces, and decided it would have a pleasing visual effect if the first three pieces in my Dansco album exhibited the contrast between heavy toning on the business strikes and a strong, clear cameo on the proof. I realize that this kind of heavy album toning is considered ugly by most standards, but there is something about it that I find appealing. To that end, I also purchased an "ugly" 64 P. Perhaps some of you will think that I just made matters worse, lol... [URL="http://postimage.org/"][IMG]http://s13.postimage.org/97yoc5tcn/kennedy1.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://postimage.org/"][IMG]http://s9.postimage.org/4hnyyxfov/kennedy2.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Now I just need to hunt down a cameo proof. I'm not absolutely certain this is what I want to do, but I can always return if I'm dissatisfied.[/QUOTE]
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