Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Pascal, Why not process your own film? BW is easy and according to Jim Brick, so is C-41. Based on his recommendation we are trying the latter. I notice a huge difference in two areas with the BW processed at home and color from the local lab. The BW is clean, scratch free and consistent in quality as compared with the color. Check out the Tetenal 1-liter C-41 kit which is about U.S. $20 depending on your source and discount. If it works as expected, the 5 liter kit which is a much better value proposition will be next. We have no darkroom and go all digital after getting negatives. Dave On Tuesday 09 October 2001 07:24 am, Pascal wrote: > John, > > your last para makes me nervous. I was thinking about switching back to > good old Kodachrome (notwithstanding the washed-out colors) since I was > hoping that at least Kodachromes would not be scratched by their processing > machines. > I thought I'd heard that Kodachrome (at least in Lausanne, Switzerland) > were fairly good and never caused scratches (had some nasty experience with > lots of dusts, but at least one can blow that away). > But now I'm reconsidering... > Suddenly, digital becomes very enticing indeed. At least no incompetent > screw-up can wreck your work and Leica pleasure with scratches. What good > are lots of hard-earned $$$ in Leica gear, best films, care when > photographing etc. when some incompetent lab screws up ? And I 've had > negative suprises with many labs so far... > > Pascal > NO ARCHIVE > > ----------- > See my Leica pages at http://www.leicapages.com > ---------- > <<< PGP public key available on request >>> > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of John > > Collier > > PS: If this is Kodachrome, you pretty much have to budget that > > > rolls will be > > toasted every now and then. The machines are getting old and are not > > being replaced when they should (years ago). Money shots should be > > duplicated on different rolls. > > -- > 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