[photo-3d] Realist format prints

["Jim Harp" <matmail2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> Regarding prints from negative film shot in Realist cameras.  There are
> currently three methods, none of which is ideal.

Don't forget the fourth method, which is shooting slide film and then having
the slides scanned and printed on a Fuji 370.  For my needs, this method is
ideal.  Advanced Digital Imaging (www.adiweb.net) is a company that will
create a Kodak Photo CD from Realist format slides, or you can mount the 5P
images in pairs of 2 X 2 mounts and have the scanning done at any Wal-Mart
or Moto-Foto that has a 370.  If you have Photoshop or something similar you
can edit the scans before having prints made, which provides a level of
control analagous to having your own darkroom.  I recently mounted some of
my favorite Nimslo slides as pairs in 2 X 2 mounts and had them scanned and
printed on the 370.  The results compare favorably to any slide printing
method I've ever encountered.  I used to debate whether to chose slide or
print film every time I started a new pair of rolls.  I now shoot slide film
exclusively because I know I can easily get good prints made anytime.  Jim
Harp