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Subject: [Leica] Curious about enlargements made by LUG forum members
From: scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin)
Date: Sat Jul 9 04:28:42 2005
 
What typical enlargements do folks *typically* make from their 135
format negatives exposed with their Leica gear.

I hear alot about Walmart and Costco processing, but I imagine that
many folks make much larger prints as well.  Some comments make
me think that for some folks the image lives on a slide on a light table.

I guess I'm also curious about lab wet printing vs. home/darkroom
self wet printing vs. scan + digital printing.

Does the type of pic influence the enlargement size?  Landscape vs.
potraiture vs. street shooting and so on?  What about hand held vs.
tripod mounted camera shots?  Film choice?

Thanks in advance for any shared experiences.

I'm trying to  "dial in" my own expectations, particularly self-scanned/
digi-printed B&W prints vs. lab/wet printed prints (I don't have my own
darkroom).

Scott
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