Re: Disappointment at the Lab / Questions to Ask of New Lab

2005-02-12 Thread Bob W
Hi, Saturday, February 12, 2005, 11:17:15 PM, Eactivist wrote: > A lot of wedding photographers use them. Maybe that is one way you can tell. > Wedding photographers, naturally, need their stuff to come out okay. And if > they don't, they will take their business elsewhere. most professional lab

Re: Disappointment at the Lab / Questions to Ask of New Lab

2005-02-12 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/11/2005 5:48:12 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 1. Laziness: It is too much trouble to keep on top of all that stuff. 2. Stupidity: I don't know what I am doing, and furthermore I do not care. 3. Cheapness: We don't do the volume we used to and management s

Re: Disappointment at the Lab / Questions to Ask of New Lab

2005-02-11 Thread Graywolf
1. Laziness: It is too much trouble to keep on top of all that stuff. 2. Stupidity: I don't know what I am doing, and furthermore I do not care. 3. Cheapness: We don't do the volume we used to and management says we have to run the chemicals longer between checks. A good story to indicate #2 is a

Re: Disappointment at the Lab / Questions to Ask of New Lab

2005-02-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" Subject: Disappointment at the Lab / Questions to Ask of New Lab I've been using a couple of local labs here for a while for color processing, and overall their work has been quite good. Lately, however, the film has been co

Re: Disappointment at the Lab / Questions to Ask of New Lab

2005-02-11 Thread Butch Black
Hi Shel I agree with what's been said to this point, that the people who run, operate, and maintain the machines are more important then type of machine or brand of chemistry or paper. I was a bit surprised at the problems you were having as they are more common with roller transport then dip &

Re: Disappointment at the Lab / Questions to Ask of New Lab

2005-02-10 Thread Alan Chan
--- Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Unfortunately finding a decent lab can be a painful process, ask too little > and > you'll get fobbed off, be too direct and you'll get the stare. I think these > days the people are the key, most processes can be made to deliver quality > product b

Re: Disappointment at the Lab / Questions to Ask of New Lab

2005-02-10 Thread Rob Studdert
On 10 Feb 2005 at 18:43, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > What should I ask about their processing and equipment? What kind of > responses > are good? If they tell me that they use such and such a machine, or that it's > calibrated in some particular way, what the hell do I know? > > Any suggestions w

Disappointment at the Lab / Questions to Ask of New Lab

2005-02-10 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I've been using a couple of local labs here for a while for color processing, and overall their work has been quite good. Lately, however, the film has been coming back badly spotted, scratched, and with what appear to be water stains. My camping experience is no longer a happy one. These labs ha