[Leica] OT: Film AND Digital?

[ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter)]

> Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 10:17:25 -0600
> From: "James Laird" <digiratidoc@earthlink.net>
> Subject: [Leica] OT: Film AND Digital?
> To: "LUG" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
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> Anyone had any good experiences with mass market scanning of film? 
> I've seen some on the list who use film but have it scanned to CD. Is 
> the quality good? I mainly use Leica M and Canon SLR and don't have 
> access to a darkroom but would love to get into digital printing 
> without the expense of buying a good scanner. (I know...cheap ;)
>
> Jim
>

Hey Jim

On important large print scans, I do my own scanning (Epson 4870).

For indexing electronic contact sheets, I use iPhoto on my Macs. On 
those, I'm a little embarrassed to admit, Eckerd Drug store one-hour 
pocessor processes my c-41 negs and delivers scans on  CD -- about $3 
for the neg processing and about $4 for the scans on CD.

I have to admit that the scans are usually amazingly good, though only 
JPEGs and too sharp on 1600 Fujicolor. For the most part though, they 
are more than adequate for 8X10 prints.

I output on Epson 2200.

Again, for small format, they work fine, but are not adequate for 
13X19s.

Examples of their scans, little correction used:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/PAW-2004-North-Carolina/Week_13

http://gallery.leica-users.org/PAW-2004-North-Carolina/Week_28

http://gallery.leica-users.org/PAW-2004-North-Carolina/Week_43

http://gallery.leica-users.org/PAW-2004-North-Carolina/Week_39

http://gallery.leica-users.org/PAW-2004-North-Carolina/Week_32


Ric Carter