P3D Re: DRUGSTORE

["Greg Wageman" <gjw@xxxxxxxxxx>]

From: Bob_Maxey@xxxxxxxxxxxx <Bob_Maxey@xxxxxxxxxxxx>


>There was a recent news story about expensive film and processing
versus
>cheap film and processing. The people doing the story bought a boat
load of
>print film, from the very costly to the very cheap and took pictures
with
>the assorted products. After processing, a distinguished panel of
>professionals too a look at the results and judged things line grain,
>sharpness and color. The amazing thing was the Cheapest Film and
Processing
>was the clear winner in everyone's opinion.

Wasn't this done by Consumer Reports magazine?

And to be valid, such a study would have to examine the results over
more than one batch of emulsion from each manufacturer, and more than
one trip to the processor.  Consistency is probably more important, in
the long term, than one-shot results.  E.g. they may have just gotten
lucky and hit a rare good batch of a particular film, or hit the
processor right after their annual Kodak quality tune-up with the
results going seriously downhill for a year until the next one...

(I have serious doubts about CR's objectivity and/or their ability to
distinguish between "fair" and "excellent", based on past articles about
things of which I know a little bit.)

     -Greg W. (gjw@xxxxxxxxxx)