Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Since I develop C41 myself, another reason for favoring the XP family was that I used the same process for the B&W as for color negs. Herb >I ask myself "why not just >use XP-2 with its smooth tonality and fine grain, then pay Wal-Mart $1.80 >for C-41? Quality (and convenience) and cost. I can't get quality negatives from the one hour places I've tried around here. Very minute scratches that don't print...but that are picked up when scanning at 4000 dpi. You can see them with a loupe on the original when you look for them. There aren't any good pro labs that are close by. So it's also more convenient to do them myself. I'd rather be developing than spending time on the roads in rush hour. :) The next is cost. Why would I want to pay close to 20 times more for less quality? I can develop them myself for 10 cents a roll. But that's more of a justification than a reason. If I got better quality doing it myself at home, it was really inconvenient, and it cost more, I'd still do it myself at home for the quality. Eric - - -- - -- Herbert Kanner kanner@acm.org 650-326-8204 Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will pee on your computer! - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html