Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ken, I just went back and looked at the last scans I got from Wal-Mart's lab, and they were scanned at 300ppi. It does make a difference. However, some of the early, low-light photos that Walgreen processed had been exposed for almost two years before I had them processed. This could possibly explain why they were not as good as the ones I exposed in the last week. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Carney" <kcarney1 at cox.net> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 6:54 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Another Door Closed on Processing > Jim, > > It's been a while since I shot film, but I used to have the lab burn a CD > to > use as a sort of contact sheet. I think those were all at 72ppi, but were > large enough to allow resizing to 300ppi without resampling for, say, a > 6x9" > print. Things may well have changed. > > Best Regards, > > Ken Carney > Oklahoma City, Oklahoma > www.kencarney.com > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug- >> bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Jim Nichols >> Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 6:08 PM >> To: LUG at Leica-Users.org >> Subject: [Leica] Another Door Closed on Processing >> >> For the past year and a half, I have been shooting digital images. I had >> one remaining roll of film in my SLR, containing a few images. I decided >> to finish the roll and get the film processed before storing the camera >> away. >> >> When I took the film to my local Wal-Mart, the kind lady said they >> stopped >> providing 1-Hour processing in January 2008. She suggested I try the >> local Walgreen, which provided the service, but the CD contained images >> at >> 72ppi, which works for small prints, but is not as good as I recall >> getting from Wal-Mart in past years. Drop-off processing is still >> available, but takes about 6 days. >> >> One of the shots on the roll was a sunset photo taken while waiting for >> my >> wife to get her hair done. Shot through the windshield at the end of a >> rainy day. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Waiting+at+Sundown.jpg.html >> >> Comments and critiques welcomed. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >