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Re: [OM] Re: Least Common Denominator/Photo finishing/Reccomendations?

Subject: Re: [OM] Re: Least Common Denominator/Photo finishing/Reccomendations?
From: "John A. Lind" <jlind@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 13:01:20 +0000
At 16:19 8/16/01, you wrote:
Jim,

>Anyone have any reccomendations for a good high quality (display)
>Ilfocrhome enlargement mail order lab?

I've heard good things about this outfit.
http://www.hollandphoto.com/index2.htm

I've also bookmarked this one.
http://www.lightroom.com/

No relation, never had an Ilfochrome (or Cibachrome) enlargement done in my
life (yet).

Mike W.

The four I'm having done by Holland are the first Ilfo's for me. Want to see how they look, and should be the strongest of the submissions if they print well. Asked on the list quite a number of months ago about Holland when I was exploring Ilfochrome. Got high marks from a number of Texas list members. They also offer a "commercial" grade ilfochrome which is less expensive than a "custom" print (for which one pays for cropping, dodging and burning whether you ask for it or not).

The other five from The Slide Printer in Denver will be direct printed to super-glossy Fujichrome "R" display grade paper. I've had them do work in the past. They're definitely a cut above consumer labs, but they specialize in full service for 35mm slides and are not a complete full-service lab for other work.

Unless it's something special and I can live with matte finish, I normally use a quasi-local lab in Indianapolis (Firehouse) but one can only get glossy for custom prints which are expensive. I've had them do "R" prints from 120/220 chromes and they do very well. A local pro friend makes frequent runs there and I have him take my work with his (he owes me for many favors). I do get nervous shipping original chromes around for printing. I stamp my name and address on all of the mounts before sending them anywhere.

Slide developing and mounting by Qualex (Kodak) takes longer than developing and printing 35mm/APS C-41 because not all their labs have E-6 machines and only a couple of them have K-14 machines. Although the film gets picked up daily from the local grocery store, it goes to regional/national labs if it's anything but 35mm/APS C-41 (including chromogenic B/W which Qualex will only process at it's B/W labs).

BTW, I went with "American Frame" in Ohio for the framing materials. Thanks to all who responded. All the places suggested looked very good. "American Frame" is only a couple hundred miles away and the prices for metal framing were very affordable. Worked out to about $25 per complete frame (mat, glazing, etc.) for basic metal frames.

-- John


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