Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, I am in Hong Kong and Scala has to be special ordered from the Agfa agent, and for processing sent to Japan. Turn around time takes about two weeks and around $12/roll excluding the film and shipping. A friend of mine loves Scala and shoots nothing else; however he doesn't shoot much and let the exposed film sit in his refrigerator until he has accumulated enough to spread out the shipping charge for Japan processing. While I find this to be pure hassle this is not the reason why I am sticking to XP2 and 400CN. By the way processing K64 is more of a hassle and I like K64 more than Provia! First of all I really like Scala. On the lightbox it has the glow not unlike a sparkling wet b&w print, and the tones are alot like TX. However I am currently in-between technologies: having moved here from the States I have given up access to a darkroom and now don't even do my own film processing due to the chemicals and children thing; and I haven't completely devoted myself to a digital darkroom since I only shoot around 30 rolls per week with a mix of color prints, slides and XP2. These days what I want is a digital file with as much information on it as possible to take advantage of output technologies available today and tomorrow; but at the same time I want to retain the analog source, i.e., negative, on file for traditional printing if the chance ever comes along again. I just feel the new XP2 satisfies my current requirements. I get prints from it in one hour and I scan the shots I like, do what I need to do on the Mac and save it for future use. Nathan Wajsman wrote: > Ray, > > Scala can give you the best of both worlds: a slide to project and something to > print from. Depending on where you live, Scala processing need not be any more > difficult than normal E6. When I lived in Brussels, I took my Scala to a lab that > did same-day service; here in Zurich I just drop it off at a photo lab near my > office and get the slides the following day at a price that is 2 CHF (about $1.30) > higher than for E6. > > Nathan > > ray tai wrote: > > > What is the advantage of shooting Scala? Film and processing are not widely > > available and expensive. I have used it a few times and believe CN400 scans > > better. You can't print Scala in a tradition B&W darkroom and color chemistry > > is not the ideal choice for B&W due to the color cast. What is the point of > > shooting Scala unless your primary purpose is for projection? Please educate > > me! > > > > Regards, > > > > Ray > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland > > e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch > > General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/ > Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ > Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/