Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>>Well, as a Labrat I can suggest that the scratches are due to the fact that >>most labs extract the end of the film from the cassette, tape it to a leader >>card, and put it in the film loader box of the processor. The processor >>pulls the film out of the cassette through the felt lips of the light trap. > >Dan is correct in this regard when it comes to C41. Or any roller >transport film processors. Most pro labs run E6 in a dip and dunk >process. From what I've seen, the caps are popped and the film draped >over a long metal rack. Minimal contact is involved. Fortunately, my local pro lab does not dip and dunk; I've suffered too many times when film were returned with gunk, water spots and the like on a frame on or near number 19. I get perfectly clean, absolutely consistent film processing from a lab that uses roller transport processors. The owner did modify the machines himself (I know her worked on them for a couple of months before he put them into service, but I don't remember the details), but then he has much more stringent standards than Kodak. And of course the lab opens the cans before loading. * Henning J. Wulff /|\ Wulff Photography & Design /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com