Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 11:04 AM 12/11/97 -0500, you wrote: > slides have advanced, and now I'd like to try some prints again. So > my question for Mr. Wulff, or any other group members who may know > about this, is what is the best process/technology/etc. to specify in > order to get prints matching as closely as possible the transparencies > from which they were made? Thanks much for any help. Main point: Don't expect a bargain processor like Kodak to give you good results. You have to go to a custom lab. The best I know of is Portland Photographics. Last price list I saw was an 8X10 for $75. If you want a contrast mask, add $12.00. Quality is not cheap. I know others that are good are not as expensive, but the best is. Sound familiar? The other option is to do a digital file on your computer and let a service bureau produce a dye-sublimation print. I hear there's a good dye sub printer coming out from Kodak that will cost $1,500. If that's true, hoo-boy, I'll have one! ========== Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch He, who will not reason, is a bigot; he, who cannot, is a fool; and he, who dares not, is a slave. William Drumond, Scottish writer (1585-1649)