Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/29

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Subject: [Leica] Hybrid Photography
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Tue Jul 29 05:03:58 2008

What lab is this Dan?!?



mark@rabinergroup.com
Mark William Rabiner



> From: Dan Khong <dankhong@gmail.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:25:51 +0800
> To: <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: [Leica] Hybrid Photography
> 
> Dear LUGgers
> 
> Of late I have been souping B&W films in 4 year old Agfa Rodinal developer
> and am surprised that this brew is actually quite stable in extended
> storage. That's only the start of the story.
> 
> After developing, I sent my film to the local lab for scanning as they
> provide a scanning-to-digital service. At the end of the day, I received a
> nice CD containing all the  jpeg images (TIFF too on special request) at a
> resolution that will enable me to manipulate, adjust and print on my inkjet
> printer. The CD is neatly packaged in a hard cover envelope with an indexed
> printout of all the images contained in the CD.
> 
> They also provided me with a contact sheet to include with my filed film.
> This means that I now have an analog film that will stand the test of time
> and print in the traditional darkroom whenever I have the opportunity.
> 
> As this lab scans with the same lens used for their professional print
> production, I am assured of the best possible image capture. Their charge
> for the service is, IMO, very reasonable.
> 
> The best part is that my digital images now reflect the characteristics of
> films and their 3-D look.
> 
> Dan K.
> 
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