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Posted by Jonathan Dawes on November 15, 2002 at 02:45:34:
Hi all,
I've got a bunch of films that I want to process, but before I put them in I want to be sure about getting good results. I'm a bit concerned because recently whenever I put films in they come out with way too much contrast, and generally the lighting doesn't look right. 10 years ago we used to have a proper photo lab locally that did really great work, but then they started contracting out their processing. Since then I can't even use *them* for guaranteed good results.
I've tried using places like Boots (in the UK) that send the films to a central processing lab, rather than a 1 hour machine to get better results, but to no avail. I've been using decent(ish) Kodak Gold 100 film, and like I say I used to get great prints in years gone by from this. Has the developing/printing process changed in that time?
I have seen a few adverts for processing done by scanning the negative, then using a laser-print direct to the photo paper. Is this the cause of the problem, or do I just need to keep searching for a better lab? Would a standard processing give better results, or is the new technology actually better (rather than just faster/cheaper)
Many thanks.
Jon
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