Re: HIE developing and 70mm (was: Some basics Please (Part II)

[Larry Bullis <lbullis@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Arguments of doing it yourself and have full control are nice, but 
>not if you come back from holidays with dozens of film rolls....I 
>rather pay someone to do the boring work....US$7 for development and 
>contacting is a good deal in my eyes....8-))

Is it just me, or is there anyone else out there?  

Color is one thing because in color, there is a standard which is 
established for the process right from the design stages; any deviation 
from that standard (except in very rare instances which really aren't 
worth going into here) has one and only one outcome: loss of quality.  
So, if the lab is processing within tolerances that you can accept (and 
the manufacturer has helped by providing these tolerances), it is not 
possible to do any better myself.  For me, there is really no point at 
all in processing color film in my own lab.  It is boring and difficult 
because of the temperature requirements (unless I were to fix or replace 
my old machines).  And, in fact, it just isn't worth it, if I assign any 
value to my time.

In black and white, there are many decisions to be made, and I have never 
had results from a lab which I have really been happy with.  I wouldn't 
dream of giving my film to anyone else to process unless I could dictate 
absolutely how it would be done.  I couldn't afford a lab that would 
allow that!  

 

Larry Bullis
Skagit Valley College


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