Film handling was Re: filmscanners: horribly dirty negatives from SS4000

[Rob Geraghty]

Art wrote:
>Many labs have a very bad policy with film handling.  The majority of
>people do not order reprints, and since the film is usually printed
>before it is cut and sleeved, a lot of the scratches are put on after
>the printer is done with them, or by the automated film gate (again,
>after the print has been made).

I know even the better lab I use uses spotting inks to spot out the scratches
they put on the negs in processing them - most labs certainly don't bother.
 If I had time, I'd process them myself and scan them, then I'd take the
CDR to the lab and never let them touch the film!

One lab had me convinced my camera was scratching the film - until I shot
a roll of B&W and prcesed it myself.  Bingo!  No scratches...

Rob


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