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P3D Re: Knocked Off the Ladder Again


  • From: pd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Subject: P3D Re: Knocked Off the Ladder Again
  • Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1999 14:43:18 -0600


I would guess someone knowledgeable in Photoshop could salvage the
images by scanning the slides, inverting and adjusting for the orange
cast, etc.  I don't know how much this would cost if you don't have
your own hardware and software.

-pd

Paul Talbot writes:
> Bruce Springsteen wrote in typical eloquent fashion about
> his E-6 film processed in C-41 chemistry and asks:
> 
> > So I need help again from my upbeat friends.  I suspect a learning
> > opportunity is here.  What shall I do with my strip of hermaphroditic
> > slide/negs?  I'll do whatever the majority suggests, in the spirit of our
> > great democracy - within the limits of budget, decency and anatomy.
> 
> I had a similar experience close to a year ago.  I was
> frustrated with the poor performance of my pro lab; the
> equipment was down at the most E-6-experienced local quick
> lab; and I was under a tight deadline to send slides to
> Detroit for the club competition.  So I went to a competitor
> across the street.  They ran the film through the C-41
> chemicals.  The lab said they could print the images with
> color correction to make them somewhat respectable.  (Of
> course they didn't know how to deal with 5P images.)
> 
> Some here have recently suggested that processing negatives in
> E-6 or slides in C41 produce some interesting results.  I found
> nothing interesting whatsoever in the roll this lab botched,
> and the prints were lousy as well.  Everything went in the trash.
> 
> I'd say your roll should go the same route, but if you see
> anything in there that tickles your fancy, more power to you.
> 
> Paul Talbot
> 

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