On 29 Oct 2003 at 23:16, William Robb wrote: > It's probably the lab. > To be sure, sacrifice a roll of film, and advance it fully through the > camera, then rewind it, leaving the leader out. > Pull the film entirely out of the cassette and inspect it carefully for > scratches. > If the dust specks on the prints are white, it's the lab. If they are black, the > camera is at fault (dust in the camera getting onto the film). Can you scan the > blotch and send me a jpeg? Thanks
If you're going to do the sacrificial film test, might as well send a fresh unexposed film to the lab for processing then see if they blame your camera for the scratches! Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998

