----- Original Message ----- From: T Rittenhouse Subject: Re: Dumb Newbie Q - What Color ARE Color Negatives?
> > So Bill, you are saying there is no manual setting capability at all in > these mini-labs? No wonder I could never get adequate control over my > prints. Long time gone, in the days of dip and dunk processors it wasn't so > bad. Oh well, another proof of Graywolf's Law. (idiot proof = expert proof) Precisely. I remember the old equipment days, and much prefer the new equipment days. What you are seeing isn't a loss of quality due to a change in equipment, but a loss of quality due to the fact that photofinishing is no longer a profession, but a means to an end. 18 year old kids putting themselves through school are now the engine that drives minilabs. None of them are interested in making a career out of it, and frankly, I don't blame them. The pay isn't great, and the abuse levels are often intolerable. William Robb
