My lab uses Agfa D-lab 2, I think. It does have a worse scanning unit than Frontier, but that doesn't matter as I bring digital files in, not negatives. And time to time I use another lab with Frontier 350. Maybe the frontier is better, but the lab with Agfa is just more professional. They have better consistency in chemistry, and can do anything. Consistent chemistry and processing is the key to good quality prints even on digital minilab. For printing from negatives, I dislike digital minilabs (fortunately they have great operators for an "analogue" machine too).
The Agfa D prints at 400 dpi, Frontier is 300 dpi, and newer Noritsu models are 400 dpi as well. I have yet to test the difference. Anybody knows which device has the widest gamut (perhaps on which paper as well) ? Best regards, Frantisek Vlcek
