One hour labs use chemistry that is not replenished, and don't have flowing
water. Stuff is in most cases run beyond exhaustion, and wash is not
reliable.
Don't use minilabs for anything that matters.
Bill Pearce
----- Original Message -----
From: "C.H.Ling" <ch_photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 6:00 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: Lexar 4gb CF Deal
>
> We still have the equipment, the Polaroid Propalette 8000 which capable of
> 8000 lines output but this is not an economic way for digital archival.
>
> Talking about film, fading loss is not that significant if they are
> processed properly. I have some 25 years old negative that only has little
> color shift but many 10-15 years old poorly processed negative with color
> shifted like crazy especially the white (more exposed) area, I believe
> they
> are caused by the unreliable one hour labs. At the mean time most of the
> slides still look great after 20 years.
>
> C.H.Ling
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>> Yes, using a device called a "film recorder"
>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_recorder>
>>
>> I think CH Ling used to do (and maybe still does) this type of work as
>> part of his business.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>> AS wrote:
>>> They did introduce a single use card but last time I saw one they
>>> were not cheap! Better off getting a regular card. I think they also
>>> marketed one under the "Kodak" brand name that had a 50 year life or
>>> something.
>>>
>>> What will happen when CF's are no longer available? For that matter -
>>> SD, XD, etc. No card readers! With the way things are going - they
>>> will go to media heaven - much like the cassette tape!
>>>
>>> Is there a way to convert digital image to negative or slide?
>
>
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