[Leica] fibre based printing in the uk

[lambroving at worldnet.att.net (William G. Lamb, III)]

Leopold,

Where are you in the U.K.? If you are in London, I've had this place 
recommended to me, a lot more expensive than what I pay in the wilds of 
western New Jersey for similar if lesser services. What in London ISN'T 
expensive?! :-) They can also do very high-res scans for you when your negs 
are developed. If you have a computer, you need to get at least Photoshop 
Elements 2 to do light editing and to post. No need for a digital camera. 
Pros have to use them for the speed and the HDTV type of reproduction 
advertising clients seem to like. If you prefer the way good films capture 
light as I do, you can stick with what you've got. 
<http://www.genesis-digital.net/pages/new_service.html>

Had this recommendation: "William, Genesis are at The Depot, 2 St Michael 
Rd. Fulham SW6, right behind the Harley and Buell dealership. 0207 731 
2227. They're really good. Seb "

Best,

William

At 10:40 PM 11/28/2004 +0000, you wrote:
>Ok I'm a lurker [recently rejoined to the Lug after several years absence]!
>
>Unlike many of you, at least many of the more prolific posters, I admit 
>myself to be a part time hobbyist photographer who happens to use a Leica 
>[primarily because I feel actual ownership of the picture which is very 
>nice on the few occasions I get something I really like]...I don't have 
>Photoshop, a slide scanner, an inkjet printer or a website so I can't show 
>you anything of mine [actually the sharing of pictures on the LUG is the 
>one thing that could almost persuade me to join the digital era]...also I 
>don't do my own darkroom printer [I realise from recent posts that this 
>disqualifies me from being a photographer in some people's eyes although 
>the quaint English expression 'bollocks' springs to my mind] so I rely on 
>others to develop the films and then on others to print the odd photograph 
>- here in the UK I have never found a pro-lab that either prints quality 
>black and white or who will even approach fibre based paper printing. For 
>many years a wonderful photographer and master printer called Barry 
>Thornton used to develop and print my films/occasional picture - 
>unfortunately [and this really is a time when the word I use is simply not 
>fitting for its task] Barry died a little while back...it seems selfish 
>and cavalier [mentioning death and the search for quality photographic 
>printing in the same sentance] to reduce this text to the next part about 
>searching around the UK to find someone else who could produce a print as 
>fine as a [leica] lens is able to take but I have tried for nearly two 
>years and to no avail.
>
>so my question - does any UK lugger [or indeed any lugger] know of someone 
>who can and will [for remuneration] produce the sort of fine print that 
>many of you [equipped with years of experience and/or real 
>darkroom/photoshop experience] are able to achieve for yourself.
>
>if anyone has any recommendations please let me know, it would be a real 
>favour!
>
>Leopold
>[England]