Re: The film world

2006-07-07 Thread mike wilson
From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/07/06 Thu PM 09:03:18 GMT To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: The film world I just got back from my lab picking up some wedding proofs. This is a lab that has done most of it's work with professionals - team sports, weddings, portraits, etc

The film world

2006-07-06 Thread Bruce Dayton
I just got back from my lab picking up some wedding proofs. This is a lab that has done most of it's work with professionals - team sports, weddings, portraits, etc. They do some retail business (individuals), but not much. While there, I talked with one of the longtime employees. I asked him

Re: The film world

2006-07-06 Thread Jack Davis
Bruce, Because I use Sacramento film labs, I'm curious as to which lab you questioned. Awhile back (maybe two months ago) Cali-Color said their film scanning and digital file printing were holding strong. Didn't ask about film drop-off for processing. That, more than likely, is being done by

Re: The film world

2006-07-06 Thread Steve Sharpe
At 2:03 PM -0700 7/6/06, Bruce Dayton wrote: I just got back from my lab picking up some wedding proofs. This is a lab that has done most of it's work with professionals - team sports, weddings, portraits, etc. They do some retail business (individuals), but not much. While there, I talked

Re: The film world

2006-07-06 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Jack, This was Snap Photo and Imaging - their digital side is going very strong, just film processing is way down. Ignoring the walk in business that individuals have, I suspect the labs are at the mercy of their clientele. Snap does a large portion of the sports teams pictures - that is