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Prints from positive film I work with low speed, Kodak films such as elite chrome and kodachrome. I am having a terrible time trying to find a lab that can produce quality prints from transparencies (positive films). I know these types of films are generally used for projection, but I'm sure someone, somewhere can provide the services I desire. If anyone knows a lab that would suffice, please let me know. Thank you
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Mark Feldstein |
http://www.gammaphoto.com/ in Chicago or if you're closer to San Francisco, http://www.newlab.com/. I used to recommend A&I in Los Angeles but not any more because IMHO they've gotten careless. The Newlab and Gamma have been around it seems forever. I still use gamma now as I did back in 1971. They're a top shelf outfit and like Newlab, all professional.
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Ken Stern |
For the last 5 to 6 years I have used Main Photo & Imaging Service in Santa Ana, CA ( Website:www.mainphoto.com; e-mail: images@mainphoto.com) . I have used them to process all my Provia & Velvia slides along with prints from slides up to A1 & A2. Main Photo also sells & develops Agfa Scala B&W slides. They do excellent work – However – I recently purchased a scanner: CanoScan 9950F for about $340.00. Scanning a slide at 4800 dpi is producing a file sizes of 13mb to 29mb more then adequate to produce outstanding 8x12 @$1.49 per print at my local Costco. I’ll continue to use Main Photo for A1 & A2 size prints ($40.00 to $60.00). The scanner allows me to utilize all the digital photo enhancements but still allows me to use a pro level film camera (EOS3) without the need to use those overpriced smaller formatted digital cameras. Hope you find this helpful.
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Bob Cammarata |
Years ago, to get a high-quality enlargement from a slide an inter-negative was made using a larger format film...from which the print was then made. Now, many labs do what Ken mentioned. They scan the slide and print from the digital file. Bob
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John P. Sandstedt |
Slideprinter in Denver Colorado.
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