Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/11

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Why are professional labs unwilling to do pigment dye transfer and Cibachrome?
From: Jeffery Smith <jsmith45@bellsouth.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 10:59:28 -0500
References: <F262hm8Ua8d9Ee4zadT0001b393@hotmail.com>

B.D.,

I cannot find anything that approximates the quality of K64 printed on 
glossy Cibachrome. I miss doing Cibachrome.

Jeffery

At 09:59 AM 4/11/02, you wrote:
>  Can a digitally colored print approximate
>the quality of the pigment dye transfer or Cibachrome prints? Personally my
>gut feelings is that they are not.
>
>Alfie
>
>_________________________________________________________________
>
>
>Well, Alfie, what is this 'personal gut feeling' of yours based on? Have you
>done a side-by-side comparison of a high quality digital print with a
>pigment dye transfer and Cibachrome, all printed from the same image?
>Perhaps if you did that, you'd understand why you are having difficulty
>finding labs that still work with the older technologies.
>
>B. D.
>
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