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Re: filmscanners: OT:X-ray fogging
on 9/8/01 12:03 PM, Lawrence Smith at lsmith@lwsphoto.com wrote:
> You've got to be kidding. E6 the same everywhere? I've taken identical
> shots one minute apart in consistant lighting on separate rolls and had
> different labs process them. The results were VASTLY different. How much
> experience have you had doing this? Labs make a HUGE difference.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> This is generally true, at least with respect to ordinary C-41 and E-6
>> development. If anyone disagrees, perhaps he can point me to
>> some examples that
>> show an obvious difference between one lab and another.
>>
>>
>
...and I will add that from my experience, fresh film and quality processing
are more important than the brand of the lens or camera. Maybe my standards
are just too high, but I struggle to find an adequate E-6 processor. The
last lab ignored my "DO NOT MOUNT" instructions even though they were in 72
point font and bold.
Jim Snyder
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