Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]David, I bought a scanner 2-years ago to save processing costs. I've scanned about 400 rolls of color neg film in 2 years -- plus numerous slides and b/w negs. I don't know what I've saved in processing, but I know I've paid for my scanner several times over based on that alone. My $700 scanner is still plugging away. If you have a decent computer, a scanner may be an answer. There's a time factor and a learning curve (for consistent high quality results). Currently it takes about 30 minutes to scan a roll of film. But I have a batch scanning workflow that takes less than 5 minutes of my time. I scan mainly for proofing. I'll print images myself (sometimes C prints) or take them to a custom lab. I'm shooting more slide film these days. Roughly a 50/50 mix of slides and negs. The scanner doesn't help me save on slide processing, but it makes it easy to generate prints from slides. Dave - ----Original Message----- From: Feldman Family [mailto:feldman@omsoft.com] Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 6:03 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] Color Processing Hi all, I have recently started to shoot more color film than I have before. As I was dropping off the rolls at a local pro-lab, I realized that I was spending $25 per roll ($7 film (kodak portra), $18 processing), and had just taken 3 rolls on a given Saturday. I want to continue to shoot a lot of film, but the cost will be prohibitive. I looked into getting just contact sheets, but that winds up more expensive if you subsequently get more than 5 prints. What do you folks reccomend? Let me know, David Feldman Davis, CA - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html