Hi, Michael, For what it's worth, the custom lab that does my b&w here in Toronto charges the same amount to process c41 as it does traditional b&w - $6 Cdn per roll for negs only. I never asked him why that would be, I just took it at face value, and I bring my C41 to a good minilab at a local camera shop. It's still more than el-cheapo minis, but the quality is quite good.
cheers, frank Michael Bergstrom wrote: > The local lab I've been patronising for the last year > hsa been very satisfactory, but I'm curious about one > thing. I had sporadically used C-41 black and white > film, mainly for the cost effectiveness of being able > to have it processed and printed anywhere. After I > settled on my current lab (because their service and > the quality of the prints has always made me happy) I > discovered that they charge the same for processing > and printing C-41 B&W as traditional B&W (which is > about 20% more than the cost for color C-41). When I > asked about this I was pretty much told, 'That's the > way it is.' I've been so generally happy with their > work that I just let it go but I've always wondered if > there could be a legitimate reason for this. The > money doesn't mean so much to me, but then I don't > really have a lot of it either. Any thoughts? > > Michael > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > http://sbc.yahoo.com -- "I don't believe in God, but I do believe in pi" - Henri Cartier-Bresson
