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From: ron@wjvax.UUCP (Ron Christian)
Newsgroups: net.rec.photo
Subject: Re: re: Camera Vibration and Sharpness (photo labs)
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Date: Mon, 18-Mar-85 12:53:43 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 18 12:53:43 1985
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Organization: Watkins Johnson, San Jose, Calif.
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My experiance was of a much more destructive nature.  I took
my precious roll of B&W to a private lab for a contact print.
Came out perfect.  Upon examination with a loupe, I selected
a couple that were exceptional and had 8X10's made.  The prints
had a few very obvious scratches on them.  The lady at the lab
said I should get my camera serviced.  Well, OK, I *did* buy
the camera used, but it's funny that none of the color prints
had scratches on them.  (The color shots went to Kodak.)  By
then a strong pattern was developing, but like a drooling idiot
I resubmitted one of the negitives for re-printing.  They had
done a horizontal crop when I had ordered a vertical one.

Anyway, the second print had NEW scratches at RIGHT ANGLES to the
previous scratches.  I politely pointed this out, having right
there on the counter the previous prints, and they offered to do
some touching up for free.  Great, but now my negs are destroyed.
I never went back there.

I guess the moral is, there are labs, and there are labs.  Try
one a couple of times, and if they're mashing your shots, go
elsewhere.  Anyone with enough money can buy the necessary equipment
to open a photo lab.  Doesn't necessarily mean he (or his employees)
knows what the hell he's doing.

My best results have been with an industrial quality photo lab
in this area.  They are hideously expensive, but the quality is
truly amazing, and they can fix a shot you've badly over or under
exposed.  A major drawback is they require a minimum order.  They're
not interested in fixing your vacation photos.

For normal stuff, you can't go wrong with Kodak.
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	Ron Christian  (Watkins-Johnson Co.  San Jose, Calif.)
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