Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bud Cook wrote: >>> Now there is a third option (digital) but that's not cheap either if the goal is to have better than drug store quality results. So where do LUGgers get prints made? At what price? What kind of quality are you getting? TIA, Bud Cook <<< Bud, I've had the same problem since I love the colors, exquisite detail and longevity of a decent Kodachrome and until I went digital there was nothing that could give me the quality I wanted. I have several chromes which, due to a variety of factors, were unprintable (IMHO) before digital. The processes I've tried included Kodalux, custom Cibachromes, home Cibachromes, custom type-C via interneg, and the closest I got before digital were the home Cibachromes. The digital prints, even from a 4-ink printer, blow the Cibas away. Digital prints of Kodachromes made with Leica glass are mind-boggling. The standard Kodak PhotoCD scans have been more than adequate for prints up to 8x10, costing about $3 per scan plus $10 for a disk that can store scans of 100 images. I already had Photoshop, but the Photo Deluxe software bundled with many printers will do a good job too. Doug Herr Sacramento http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt