now i know for sure where the problem is.
i also know for sure that
-- film (even slide film) has more than +/-0.1 stop of lattitude that the lab prints show
-- focusing camera does work (although the lab prints normally don't show it).
-- reasonable colors can be achieved. although not in the lab prints.
best, mishka
William Robb wrote:
At the risk of being offensive, if you have tried that many places and have had universally bad results, I would be looking a lot closer to where I lived for the cause of the problem.
William Robb

