Not, necessarily. My lab will print the c-41 negs on B&W paper (it looks better) rather than color paper. That does cost just a bit more. So they could be somewhat justified charging more.
Bruce Thursday, July 10, 2003, 12:28:05 PM, you wrote: LW> Yeah, they are messing with you. Should cost the same LW> as C-41 color: it does at my lab. LW> 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 >> >>
