Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank: Don't feel bad. We're constantly bombarded by techhie-talk. I should have said, "High Resolution", which denotes a larger file size for each image. So yes, "more data". This means each image averages over 1.5 to more than 3 Megabits in size,- enough to make a respectable but not commercially-perfect uncropped, 8x10 or a decent crop/enlarged 5x7 print. The Costco CDs are gold plated - just a little bit better at the same or lower cost than some other retail C-41 shops. They've become my default source for CD scans unless I'm trying to do "something special". I seldom take my the card out of my Canon G5 to a consumer shop for prints. I do just about everything at home unless a friend, client or neighbor insists on using one of my images on the Kodak or other digital machines at Costco, Target, etc. It seems like the overall standard for print clarity and color management has been diluted as a result of consumer digital photography. I suppose that's OK as most consumers don't care that much as they do about sudden results they can enjoy almost immediately. This reminds me of the "Printer's Triangle": QUALITY vs PRICE vs SPEED. In each case something has to give on the customer end. This doesn't mean you can't get "the good stuff". Just means you'll have to be more discriminating and shop around until you find the resource that produces the results you want. You may end up doing all your own prints; consumer-grade printers are getting better and prices are more reasonable than ever. Wish I could say that about ink cartridge prices! Main thing is; keep shooting! Cheers Bob in Seattle On Dec 6, 2006, at 9:33, Montie wrote: Bob, pardon my digital ignorance, but what is a high res gold disk?...more data?...better quality disk??? Montie ----------- Frank: Although it really depends on the lab and their equipment, I am generally dissatisfied with C-41 print quality. To offset this, I have all C-41 developed at Costco and scanned to a high resolution gold disc at Costco. I also have my Kodachrome slides scanned at Costco. The Costco warehouse store I go to is across the street from their HQ in Issaquah, WA and employs the latest Fuji Frontier systems. I review the disc at home using iPhoto and Photoshop Elements 4.0, then print the "survivors" on a Canon i860. Images that have merit I have printed from the negative at a local pro lab. They give me the choice of laser or giclee (inkjet) prints. Not an elegant solution, but a solution I can live with for now. I think the real solution is the best affordable ink jet printer at home and best affordable paper. Bob in Seattle _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information