Date sent: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 14:21:20 +0100 Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "Matthias Felsch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Flattening negatives
> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 4:28 AM > Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Flattening negatives > > I agree with nearly everything you say, but one thing is different: > > My slide films are (slightly) curved, when developed in a dip- and - dunk- processor, > and they are completely flat, when developed in a big lab with roller machines... > I made this experience (and the others regarding scratches and dirt, too :-( ) with > several labs of each kind. > I never found a dip- and- dunk- lab that could deliver the films as flat as they come > from the roller- processing lab. > > Matthias Interesting. I mainly do E-6 and often get unmounted rolls. The pro place I use (dip and dunk) are flatter than the one hour place I ocassionally use (roller transport). I only use the one hour place when I'm in a bind, as the do Sat. processing and the other place doesn't. Maybe I need to test C-41. (actually, I'm not sure what kind of processor the pro lab uses for C-41, come to think of it). Of course, curl aside, the one place is a joke, quality control wise, at least for E-6. I can turn in even something simple, like PowerPoint shot image and get different color balance/density for every day, and even bigger diffs from week to week. Same price both places, too. Mac ==================== > > >Generally, roller transport processors are the worst for everything. They're kept >at the maximum in > >control development temps for minimum time span runs (if indeed they are kept "in >control" at all). > >They are often "one shot" chemistry feed, rather than replinishment method, and the >final drying > >section is simply too hot. And of course they are dirty, prone to junk embedded in >emulsion and > >scratching. > > > >If you can find a place that does "dip and dunk" processing you'll be much happier. >With E-6, > >they are also the best for tight processing controls, assuming the place keeps a >close finger on > >the pulse (which most do, as the machines are generally $50K and up). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
