I believe the quality problem with 110 film lies in the photolab. I noticed that I consistently get better results from Minox (8*11mm) than from Pentax 110 and pocket film.
The difference between in negative size between 'Minox' and '110' is at least as large as 35mm vs MF -why does this not show? Actually 110 is not that far off from APS size, maybe factor 2. The poor grainy prints of 110 -I also get them in the shop around the corner- are just not explained by the format size. Most 110 cameras were cheap junk. The film manufacturers know this and put cheap film into the 110 casettes. The photolabs know this and use cheap processing/chemistry and the makers of printing machines for 110 know this and make cheap printers with poor lenses. In Germany the Minox Specialist Photo Paarz http://paarz.net/ also develops and prints 110 film. They are not cheap -but you'll get much more out of your film. -And they will process your film to the sensitivity you actually exposed it (80/400 ASA) and not to what it says on the film (200 ASA). Knut At 13:09 30.05.02 -0400, you wrote: >That's not grain, my friend, that is KWALITY. Oh yes. > >BTW, we have an Agfa 110 projector here. Daresay it's multivoltage, too. > >Kind regards > >Peter >- >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 .
