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Re: [OM] Re: olympus-digest V2 #3541

Subject: Re: [OM] Re: olympus-digest V2 #3541
From: "Clemente Colayco" <litefoot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 21:49:16 +0800
A big thanks to Josh, Bill and Gary and any more who have generously
responded to my query about photo lab quality. Now I know a bit more to
understand what goes on with our local printing labs and maybe to what
extent the final outcome of my pictures is due to their work.

Regards

Titoy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Edwards" <garyetx@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 11:16 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Re: olympus-digest V2 #3541


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Pearce" <bspearce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 9:39 AM
> Subject: [OM] Re: olympus-digest V2 #3541
>
>
> > "Can you tell us more about what makes one photo lab better than
another?"
> > Boy, have you opened not jsut a can, but a barrel of worms!
> >
>
>
> All true that Bill said.  However, some very few one-hour labs change
their
> chemical regularly and have very skilled printer operators - and regularly
> match the quality of pro labs for 4x6 inch prints from negatives.  Those
> labs are usually owner-operated, instead of being franchised or a part of
a
> drug-store chain.  I've trusted two of my sisters' wedding photos to such
a
> lab here in Arlington.
>
> That said, there is no way for a small operation to match the quality of a
> pro lab, consistantly, on the output of an E-6 line.  All of my chromes go
> to one of two local pro labs.  And I recently saw some really dreadful
> Velvia done by the Fuji lab - scratched and muddy.  Sad thing is, that
> photographer sent them the stuff he shot from the back seat of an F-16D.
> Tough to get a retake. . .
>
> Gary Edwards
>
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