I get prints from my slides in one of two ways: 1. Scan it myself on the old HP PhotoSmart at 2400dpi, tweak it for contrast, etc and then print it (max 8x10) on my epson 880. For this cheap equipment I get some pretty fantastic results.
2. Bring it to the custom lab that has a Nikon 8000 scanner and high-end epson printer. Amazing results at a price for prints up to 24x36. The problem with scanning slides is that most consumer labs probably just batch scan without paying attention to the results. When I bring in a slide that I want printed I talk to the lab guy and tell him how the final print should look with regards to color, contrast, etc. I'm totally hooked on digital printing. I wouldn't think of printing my slides any other way. <sigh> one day i'll have the Nikon 8000 and mega-epson in my office...... Christian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Reese" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 8:20 AM Subject: Prints from slides questions > I've been shooting a lot of slides lately and took a few to a local digital > print place for some quick enlargements. I didn't expect them to measure up > to a custom print but I didn't expect them to be trash either. I thought I'd > get something usable from a commercial lab but they were awful. No contrast, > colors were off, highlights were washed out. Just terrible. Now to my > questions: > > The slides had to be scanned somehow. Are scanners that bad at reading color > slides? If what I got is the best a film scanner can do then I've lost all > interest in buying one. > > What process do you recommend for printing from slides? Is the consensus > that Ilfochrome is better or does the Kodak Ektachrome paper yield a better > print? Any differences that I should be aware of? > > Thanks for any info you can provide. > > >
