P3D Re: Some Observations Top10

[CanterMike@xxxxxxx]

In digest 3509, Dave Williams says, in part:

<<  The prints are being made so fast that sometimes the exposure
is made while the machine is letting go of the film so it can advance to
the next frame.  I've never seen that problem with mini lab equipment. >>


Funny, that's exactly the opposite of my experience.  The ONE time that I saw 
a consisitent problem like this was in a minilab when the printer (the human 
operating the machine) was in such a hurry that he pushed the film along 
while the second print was still being exposed.  (That was back before 
minilab equipment had motorised film transport [a real dinosaur: Copal 100 
EP-2 with running water wash, state of the art circa 1982].)

I've also seen this (but very rarely, and again on older equipment (Noritsu 
802/901)) when the operator forgot to program the repeat key, and compenated 
by pushing the print key twice, manually.  Apparently the film gate would 
"bounce" a little between exposures, causing something like this.

Dave and Mark make several very good points.  I only wish the digest had 
arrived before I posted my own response.  How about a little quicker, next 
time, eh guys? {;)


Mike C