Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 800 speed films - Thanks, find a Frontier lab
From: "Don Dory" <dorysrus@mindspring.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2003 22:42:56 -0500
References: <NABBLIJOIFAICKBIEPJJCELGEBAB.darkroom@ix.netcom.com>

Austin, with regard to automated printing, find the nearest lab that is
using the Fuji Frontier equipment.  With little or no effort on the part of
the operator color balance will be excellent.  Currently, your best bet
would be Wal-Mart or Costco as many of them have upgraded.

The equipment  is important as these machines have substantially automated
color balance, chemistry mixing and replenishment, and look up tables for
most films.  End result is very high quality from minimally trained staff.
As an alternative, Noritsu and Agfa provide very similar equipment so if
your local store has recently upgraded to a "digital lab" the above will
substantially apply.

The overexposure suggestion was especially geared for tungsten/incandescent
lighting.  This is true with any film shot under these conditions as film is
least sensitive to red light.  If you are shooting under normal mixed
lighting then the overexposure is largely unnecessary for general use.  On
the other hand, if you tend to overexpose all negative films to boost shadow
detail then of course these films will respond in the same fashion.

Last, many of the chains (Wal-Mart, Target, Ritz, perhaps even your local
grocery store) are selling four rolls of 24 exposure in the $11.00 range.
Try it this way as the consumer version is substantially the same as the
press film most of us have been suggesting.  If you like it, then the press
film is most economically  purchased in 20 roll propacks(36exp) at about
$60.

Don
dorysrus@mindspring.com



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In reply to: Message from "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com> (RE: [Leica] 800 speed films - Thanks for all the input!)