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grober · 08/02/06, 05:54 AM

Spotty photo finishing is the primary reason why I've ordered an M8. Most of the young folks working in labs today, despite their most earnest intentions, have NO idea at all of the fragility of a negative. Routinely we see them slamming feet of film still warm from the film dryer through the printer because they think we only want rapid turnaround on our processing. Trying to talk to the average lab worker about the importance of quality is like trying to evangelize a White Sox fan into rooting for the Cubs.

I am also not looking forward to the necessary upgrades that I'll need to purchased for my dedicated photo computer plus all the data integrity and data assurance issues I'll face in the coming months after I go more digital. Hours of creative energy with a "traditional" Leica camera in my hands will now need to be supplemented with many MORE hours of unpleasant, hunched-shoulder tedium over the keyboard of my photo computer.

I need to recruit a computer geek that can be chained to the computer to do the necessary digital grunt work, eh?

08/02/06, 05:54 AM	#14 (permalink)
grober Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 10/31/05 Posts: 671	Re: Saturated colours.... Spotty photo finishing is the primary reason why I've ordered an M8. Most of the young folks working in labs today, despite their most earnest intentions, have NO idea at all of the fragility of a negative. Routinely we see them slamming feet of film still warm from the film dryer through the printer because they think we only want rapid turnaround on our processing. Trying to talk to the average lab worker about the importance of quality is like trying to evangelize a White Sox fan into rooting for the Cubs. I am also not looking forward to the necessary upgrades that I'll need to purchased for my dedicated photo computer plus all the data integrity and data assurance issues I'll face in the coming months after I go more digital. Hours of creative energy with a "traditional" Leica camera in my hands will now need to be supplemented with many MORE hours of unpleasant, hunched-shoulder tedium over the keyboard of my photo computer. I need to recruit a computer geek that can be chained to the computer to do the necessary digital grunt work, eh? Last edited by grober : 08/02/06 at 05:56 AM.