Actually, if you're shooting C-41 and not doing any push/pull stuff, any of the mini-labs should be able to process the film adequately.
It's really all automated, and there's very little they can do to mess it up, other than not notice you've handed them a roll of plus-X or Ektachrome ... and whose fault is that? Scanning & printing, OTOH, is something else. Most mini-labs are digital hybrid. Your film is scanned and the RA-4 paper is exposed using lasers. The paper is then developed the regular old fashioned way. How good the print is depends on how dedicated the person running printer is; whether he does his control strips and setups diligently, maintains his chemistry properly and whether he knows what a good print looks like. The lab I run, you'll get a good print if you come there while I'm on duty. Wish I could say you'd get a good print whoever is on duty, but I can't. Mini-labs scan the film at whatever resolution is needed to give a good 300 dpi print. I think the suggestion for a dedicated film scanner of your own is probably a good idea. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
