Re: OT: photo lab fees
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 >> >>
RE: OT: photo lab fees
Hi Michael; It is possible that they are either using a monochrome C-41 paper or are printing on conventional B&W paper. I would compare the back of a C-41 B&W print to one of their color prints. If the logo (if any) and the backprinting are the same then it is almost certain that they're printing on the same C-41 color paper with the same machine, which would put in question the morality of charging more for the same product. Unfortunately, I have found a lot of lab owners will do just that. Especially since most will try to keep a somewhat competitive price for color D&P with the drugstore 1 hr. labs. When digital first came out, labs that could print from it were charging more per reprint then film plus a $3-4 media opening charge. $0.29 digital prints at Wal-Mart changed that quickly. BUTCH Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. Hermann Hess (Demian)
Re: OT: photo lab fees
Yeah, they are messing with you. Should cost the same as C-41 color: it does at my lab. 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
Re: OT: photo lab fees
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
OT: photo lab fees
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
