You might want to check the backs of the prints. Most minilabs print a series of numbers and/or letters that will tell what corrections, if any, were made. If both prints have the same numbers/ letters they were printed the same.
It strikes me that if flare can lower contrast and mute colors then a lens with an inferior lens coating could produce images with less contrast and saturation compared to a lens with better coatings on its lenses. BUTCH "Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself" Hermann Hesse (Demian) - 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 .
