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Subject: [Leica] More on Pushing C-41 films
From: simon.ogilvie at gmail.com (Simon Ogilvie)
Date: Sat Mar 19 10:59:53 2005
References: <423C4064.4040801@summaventures.com> <200503191603.j2JG3w5U018152@server1.waverley.reid.org>

Hi Peter,

Did you say you were based near Guildford?  I used to live there and
built a good working relationship with a pro lab in the Pines trading
estate.  I don't know if they're still there, but they were very
helpful with my 5x4 developing.

Simon.


On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 11:03:42 -0500, Lew Schwartz <lew@speakeasy.net> wrote:
> Maybe they're not willing or just don't know. I'm not sure that all of the
> automated C-41 machines can do this, and, obviously, they can't put it
> through with their regular stuff. Why not offer some extra cash and to wait
> a few days?
> -Lew
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+lew=speakeasy.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+lew=speakeasy.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Peter
> Dzwig
> Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 10:08 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] More on Pushing C-41 films
> 
> Thanks Lew,
> 
> UK
> 
> Peter
> 
> Lew Schwartz wrote:
> > Where are you located? My 2 hr lab does this all the time for an extra
> > $2.00.
> > -Lew
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: lug-bounces+lew=speakeasy.net@leica-users.org
> > [mailto:lug-bounces+lew=speakeasy.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> > Peter Dzwig
> > Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 7:57 AM
> > To: Leica Users Group
> > Subject: [Leica] More on Pushing C-41 films
> >
> > Thanks Didier and JB,
> >
> > Shot off a roll at 1600, took it down to TWO local developing shops
> > and got the same reply: "can't do it, can't put it through the machine
> > on anything other than the standard processes - take it to a pro shop"
> >
> > NOW, do I remember someone saying a long time ago on the LUG that the
> > way to deal with C-41 is to have it developed as a normal film,
> > regardless of the speed
> >   you've rated it at?
> >
> > How do you deal with it Didier?
> >
> > Peter Dzwig
> >
> >
> >
> > Didier Ludwig wrote:
> >
> >>Pushed 3 stops: http://gallery.leica-users.org/Didier-various/aldo_22b
> >>
> >>
> >>>Does anyone know any reason why you should not push c-41 films? I
> >>>have been told that it isn't a good idea/can't be done, but I can't
> >>>see why not.
> >>>Anyone any ideas??
> >>>Thanks,
> >>>Peter Dzwig
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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Replies: Reply from pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig) ([Leica] More on Pushing C-41 films)
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