Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I meant to type "30 rolls per month"! ray tai wrote: > Nathan, > > I am in Hong Kong and Scala has to be special ordered from the Agfa agent, and for > processing sent to Japan. Turn around time takes about two weeks and around $12/roll > excluding the film and shipping. A friend of mine loves Scala and shoots nothing > else; however he doesn't shoot much and let the exposed film sit in his refrigerator > until he has accumulated enough to spread out the shipping charge for Japan > processing. While I find this to be pure hassle this is not the reason why I am > sticking to XP2 and 400CN. By the way processing K64 is more of a hassle and I like > K64 more than Provia! > > First of all I really like Scala. On the lightbox it has the glow not unlike a > sparkling wet b&w print, and the tones are alot like TX. However I am currently > in-between technologies: having moved here from the States I have given up access to > a darkroom and now don't even do my own film processing due to the chemicals and > children thing; and I haven't completely devoted myself to a digital darkroom since I > only shoot around 30 rolls per week with a mix of color prints, slides and XP2. > These days what I want is a digital file with as much information on it as possible > to take advantage of output technologies available today and tomorrow; but at the > same time I want to retain the analog source, i.e., negative, on file for traditional > printing if the chance ever comes along again. I just feel the new XP2 satisfies my > current requirements. I get prints from it in one hour and I scan the shots I like, > do what I need to do on the Mac and save it for future use. > > Nathan Wajsman wrote: > > > Ray, > > > > Scala can give you the best of both worlds: a slide to project and something to > > print from. Depending on where you live, Scala processing need not be any more > > difficult than normal E6. When I lived in Brussels, I took my Scala to a lab that > > did same-day service; here in Zurich I just drop it off at a photo lab near my > > office and get the slides the following day at a price that is 2 CHF (about $1.30) > > higher than for E6. > > > > Nathan > > > > ray tai wrote: > > > > > What is the advantage of shooting Scala? Film and processing are not widely > > > available and expensive. I have used it a few times and believe CN400 scans > > > better. You can't print Scala in a tradition B&W darkroom and color chemistry > > > is not the ideal choice for B&W due to the color cast. What is the point of > > > shooting Scala unless your primary purpose is for projection? Please educate > > > me! > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Ray > > > > -- > > Nathan Wajsman > > Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland