Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Is this mostly an issue in small towns or suberbs? At least the various Ritz cameras around downtown DC I sometimes use always have someone in the back working at the machine and cranking out prints. I don't know about the Penn Cameras downtown because the "guts of the operation" are not visible. But Penn is still renting out MF film gear, selling film including a reasonable selection of B&W films and 120 films, and so forth. Is this some kind of "special case"? Scott Don Dory wrote: >Adam, >The hassle of keeping your typical mini-lab C-41 up to snuff is no light >matter for the home enthusiast. Volumes start at about 10 litres and you >would have to run possibly 5 rolls a day to keep the chemistry fresh. Then >there is the rack maintenance to keep dried chemistry from scratching your >negatives. For the home, the Jobo system makes much more sense.. > >Don >don.dory@gmail.com > > >On 2/22/06, Adam Bridge <abridge@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>If these minilabs start being sold maybe there's an opportunity there >>for a really wiz-bang home lab! >> >>On 2/22/06, Richard S. Taylor <r.s.taylor@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> >>>(snip) >>> >>> >>> >>>>So, those of you who use C-41, how busy are your labs? >>>> >>>> >>>Don - The short answer is not very busy at all, at least as far as >>>C-41 processing is concerned. I would guess that part of his >>>business has dropped to about 25% of what it was at its peak. To >>>survive, he has had to change with the times. He (actually, one man >>>plus one gal on the counter) now offers a wide range of digital >>>printing services, portraiture, sports and wedding photography, photo >>>copying and restoration, and does a lot of commercial business as >>>well as the retail he started with. >>> >>>He seems committed to keeping the C-41 service alive and long may he >>>be successful. His product is superior to either of the two local >>>alternatives, a CVS and a video store. >>> >>>I processed my own B&W film (35, 120, 616, 116) for years. Now the >>>convenience of C-41 really appeals, particularly since the shop does >>>good work and deals with the hassle of scanning all the negatives. >>> >>> >>> >>>(snip) >>> >>> >>> >>>>Don >>>>don.dory@gmail.com >>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>Leica Users Group. >>>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>>-- >>>Regards, >>> >>>Dick >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>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 >> >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 (Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act)