Re: OT: photo lab fees

2003-07-10 Thread frank theriault
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 c

Re: OT: photo lab fees

2003-07-10 Thread Lon Williamson
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 co

RE: OT: photo lab fees

2003-07-10 Thread Butch Black
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

Re: OT: photo lab fees

2003-07-10 Thread Bruce Dayton
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 co