Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Both of mine flooded. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com http://400tx.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of grduprey@mchsi.com Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 10:05 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: RE: [Leica] Chromogenic Films..... That's why I never use those places. I use the local camera store who has had the same processing base team for the past 6+ years with very excelent results. Gene -------------- Original message from "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith342@cox.net>: -------------- > If the person in the minilab just shoots everything through without > any > color correction, then the prints will be sepia, purple, or whatever. If the > person takes the time to set the machine so that the tint is "neutral", the > prints will be better. I think Chris W. had told me that there is a kind of > paper that can be used for those films so that they are black and white, but > I never expect a Costco, Sam's, Walmart, or Walgreens to have that paper. > > Jeffery Smith > New Orleans, LA > http://www.400tx.com > http://400tx.blogspot.com/ > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Frank > Filippone > Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 9:14 PM > To: 'Leica Users Group' > Subject: RE: [Leica] Chromogenic Films..... > > > I am feeling a bit stupid in this ..... > > Are you telling me that IF the high school junior manning the local 1 > hour > minilab knows what she is doing, I have a chance to get good prints using > either film? Sounds like the response is yes..... > > Is there anything that needs to be told to the HS ( etc.) kid to make > the > chance of getting decent prints better? Sounds like you need to tell the > operator that it is B+W film.... (It doesn't look, act, nor print like color > film, and there is no color, so why do we need to tell them anything?... > Right... HS Kid..... I forgot) > > Assuming the film is always used by the minilab folk, and no darkroom > is > ever seen by the film, either film is OK to use? The response seems to be > use either film. > > So Ilford or Kodak, no difference...... is that the groups' > opinion...? > > Remember, my Son has no darkroom and no scanner ( good point on using > the > minilab to make a CD of the images), so it needs to be totally turnkey..... > > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information