Mafud wrote: > It appears I was correct in my assertions. No way would a "pro lab" (any) do > digital for the same price as film.
To get some actual data for this discussion, I called two different labs in Milwaukee, where I live. Both are full-service photographic labs that also do digital. One, Allied Digital Photo, caters more to the public and to lower-cost, higher-volume pros such as portrait studios and wedding shooters. Its prices for a print from a digital file, a conventional print from a negative, and a conventional print from a slide are all exactly the same for any size up to 10x15 inches: for example, $6.99 for an 8x10 and $13.99 for an 11x14. For all prints larger than 10x15 inches, whether it's from a digital file, negative, or transparency, Allied sells only inkjet prints made on an Epson 7500. Next, I called a full-service pro lab that does custom work and caters to studio professionals, Enlargement Works. Here are its prices: 8x10 print from a color negative: $15 8x10 print from a digital file: $15 8x10 print from a transparency: $16 11x14 print from a color negative: $28.50 11x14 print from a digital file: $28.50 11x14 print from a transparency: $29.50 These were the only two labs I called--I did not call several labs and pick only the data that fit my purposes. These are both dedicated photo businesses that offer a range of photo services and do all their work on premises. So, my good Mafud, if you expect me to believe that, IN YOUR AREA, no lab of any sort (custom, wedding, Wal-Mart) would do digital prints as inexpensively as prints from film, you are going to have to go get a little actual data and quote me verifiable numbers. If you won't, then I'm comfortable concluding that your statements on this topic are baseless. --Mike - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
