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D on 11/27/01 5:28 PM, aimcompute at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > And the nature of any roll of film is that if there are scratches they will > be on your best shots. > > What camera did you shoot these rolls with Delano? > > Tom C. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 2:31 PM > Subject: Re: question on damaged negs > > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Delano Mireles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 3:06 PM >> Subject: question on damaged negs >> >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I've recently run into some problems with negatives I've >> received back from >>> the local minilabs. There seem to be some scratches on the >> negatives that >>> I've received back after developments and prints. It is a bit >> weird because >>> the prints do not show any lines/scratches. This has happened >> twice and I'm >>> concerned whether it be my camera who is the culprit - maybe >> scratching the >>> film as it feeds through or the minilab. >>> >>> Is there a way to tell whether the lines/scratches are a >> result of the >>> minilab or camera? I really feel that it is the minilab >> because of the >>> prints and the fact that I developed a roll in between taking >> rolls to two >>> different labs and there are no scratches on that roll. Yet, >> it seems odd >>> that I would run into the same problem between 2 different >> labs. >>> >>> How do these minilab processing machines work? Do the >> employees roll the >>> film on reels and process or does the machine simply take the >> film and auto >>> roll? >>> >>> Thanks for any help y'all can provide >> >> Generally, minilabs run the film one roll at a time by taping >> the film to a leader card which pulls the film through the >> machine. Depending on the processor and the amount of maintenace >> it recieves, these machines can do a lot of damage. >> It is also possible to scratch the film during printing or >> sleeving. >> A good way to see if it is the machine or the camera is to look >> to see where the scratch ends. If it ends at the last frame >> exposed, it is most likely camera induced. If it goes right to >> the end of the film, it is likely the lab. If the scratch comes >> and goes, likely it is the film processor. >> A good way to pin down the lab on a scratch is to sacrifice a >> roll of film, and run it through the camera, then pull the film >> entirely out of the cassette and check for scratches. If the >> film is unscratched, run it through the film processor and check >> again for scratches. If the film still shows no scratches, run >> it through the printer and check again. Finally run it through >> the sleever. >> >> <unrelated to the topic> >> From a lab operators perspective, film scratches are, >> unfortunately, directly related to how demanding the >> photographer is. The more demanding the photographer, the more >> redo prints we make. The more times the film is run through the >> machinery, the more chance there is of scratching it. I think it >> is better to take a slightly substandard machine print to avoid >> scratched negs than to insist that every speck of dust be gone >> and that the shadow side of Aunt Jemmy isn't slightly magenta. >> The nature of minilabs is such that it is difficult to provide >> perfect prints first time. The nature of negatives is that they >> will scratch in direct proportion to their value. >> </unrelated to the topic> >> William Robb >> - >> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, >> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to >> visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
