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Subject: [Leica] three questions: C41 b/w film and forget the other two but how about Dwayne's??
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:01:46 -0700
References: <z2h19b6d42d1003301927y16020f6dgcfc0b04a85fc23f@mail.gmail.com> <20100331201250.GF417@selenium.125px.com>

On Mar 31, 2010, at 1:12 PM, Tim Gray wrote:

> On Mar 30, 2010 at 10:27 PM -0400, Vince Passaro wrote:
>> If you have trays and chemicals and turn the lights off in the bathroom,
>> ain't that a darkroom? In any case, I don't have that and won't have time 
>> to
>> learn how to have it anytime this year so -- off we go to CVS.
> 
> I developed my film for a time in the bathroom with the lights on.  Loaded 
> the reels in a $10 changing bag.  I now do it in the bathroom with the 
> lights off as I find it easier than the changing bag.  Everything but that 
> 1 minute in the dark is done in the light.
> 
> I much prefer the look of Tri-X to BW400CN or XP2 Super.  I find it scans 
> super easy too as long as your negatives are clean.
> 
>> Or Dwayne's. That was the name of the lab in Kansas I was trying to
>> remember.
> 
> For Kodachrome.  If you want affordable and decent quality, and don't mind 
> mailing, try www.photoworkssf.com or www.northcoastphoto.com.  I've used 
> the first several times and you can get out the door for about $10/roll 
> with low res scans.  Free mailers too.  I'm now waiting on some film from 
> the second. Same price, but higher res scans (2000x3000).  If you use the 
> 2nd, skip the enhanced scans - I've been told the budget ones are where 
> it's at.


thanks Tim, I agree with the BW400CN  and thanks for the suggestions...


Steve


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In reply to: Message from passaro.vince at gmail.com (Vince Passaro) ([Leica] three questions: C41 b/w film and forget the other two but how about Dwayne's??)
Message from tgray at 125px.com (Tim Gray) ([Leica] three questions: C41 b/w film and forget the other two but how about Dwayne's??)