Well, back in the early 80's I was paying $25 (that particular printer
was worth it) for 8x10's for my portfolio. You can hardly say I wasn't
willing to pay for what I needed. Of course you would have a hell of a
hard time getting customers to pay that for the prints they ordered, so
I could not use him for routine work. But I submit that if the pro labs
($8.75 for a custom 8x10 color print) back then were doing their job, I
would not have had to pay that much for what I thought was outstanding
prints.
What I actually need and could not consistantly get were decent
over-night develop-and-print 8x10's from 120 for about $2 each. I kind
of think that is what most photographers who worked for retail customers
needed.
graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com
"Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof"
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William Robb wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "graywolf"
Subject: Re: Sent My Brother to the Dark Side
But you know all this, I believe you were one of those lab owners
they put out of business.
I was the owner operator of a custom lab for a number of years, but
eventually, I got tired of the 18 hour days, so I gave it up.
Companies like Wal-Mart didn't put stand alone photo labs out of
business, people refusing to pay for quality photofinishing put them
out of business.
The irony is that those same people now complain about the poor
quality they are getting.
William Robb
