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Comparison of film-processors
For development of 35 mm film, which generally produces more
satisfactory results: (1) Wal-Mart's "Fuji Premium Plus" developing (not the in-store, but the send-away), or (2) K-Mart's "Kodak Perfect Touch" developing (not the in-store, but the send-away)? I'm getting ready to have 20-some rolls of 35mm color film developed that I shot on my Olympus Stylus Epic camera. Thanks for the help!! |
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Comparison of film-processors
It is your money.
Take two rolls into the Wal-mart and let the one-hour folks have a go at it. Ask for the manager and see if he or she can monitor the processing and printing. Then send two rolls to the send-out service (sometimes they are not-so-hot and in a hurry, but it is your film.) See which does a better job. (And you will save a great deal of time if you put the 'film' on a CD at the time of processing. That way, should you want to use any of your images on the Internet, the .jpg file in ready to use.) = = = mike wrote: For development of 35 mm film, which generally produces more satisfactory results: (1) Wal-Mart's "Fuji Premium Plus" developing (not the in-store, but the send-away), or (2) K-Mart's "Kodak Perfect Touch" developing (not the in-store, but the send-away)? I'm getting ready to have 20-some rolls of 35mm color film developed that I shot on my Olympus Stylus Epic camera. Thanks for the help!! |
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"mike" wrote in message ups.com... For development of 35 mm film, which generally produces more satisfactory results: (1) Wal-Mart's "Fuji Premium Plus" developing (not the in-store, but the send-away), or (2) K-Mart's "Kodak Perfect Touch" developing (not the in-store, but the send-away)? I'm getting ready to have 20-some rolls of 35mm color film developed that I shot on my Olympus Stylus Epic camera. Thanks for the help!! Neither one will be as good as prints that you yourself scanned from your film. They are machine-made prints, and they are mass-produced. I assume that you do not have a scanner, and can't do the job yourself. If you want results that are closer to those of a custom lab, Dale Labs can be counted upon to give you what are likely the best automated prints of all. I believe that they are still the official photo processor for the NFL. They video analyze every print and their Nikkor enlarging lenses cost in excess of $10k each. www.dalelabs.com As for your inquiry about whether Perfect Touch or Fuji (Wal-Mart) is "better," it is virtually impossible to say, because there are wide variations in their quality depending upon which geographic location your film is processed it. I have had terrible results with Wal-Mart here in Philadelphia. Qualex (Kodak) has been much better, but lately their results have not always been consistent (the lab that serves my area is in Allentown, PA). I'm afraid it's hit-or-miss. If you require a better end product, and you are not in a position to edit the images yourself, go with Dale. They are more expensive though. |
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"Jeremy" wrote in message
news:vOvef.19889$Mr4.11612@trnddc08... "mike" wrote in message ups.com... For development of 35 mm film, which generally produces more satisfactory results: (1) Wal-Mart's "Fuji Premium Plus" developing (not the in-store, but the send-away), or (2) K-Mart's "Kodak Perfect Touch" developing (not the in-store, but the send-away)? I'm getting ready to have 20-some rolls of 35mm color film developed that I shot on my Olympus Stylus Epic camera. Thanks for the help!! Neither one will be as good as prints that you yourself scanned from your film. They are machine-made prints, and they are mass-produced. That's often the case, but not necessarily true, unless a lot of correction is required. My advice is to shop around. I've found my local Target has dedicated staff who care about their results, and their results are satisfactory to very good. They get all my snapshot business, but I dunk all my own black and white and take my slide film to the pro lab. -- Regards, Matt Clara www.mattclara.com |
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I've used Kodak Perfect Touch with less than happy results from the prints. I don't thing they are printing over 300 dpi and their ides of level adjustment seems to be on the line of Photoshop Auto Adjust. I now just take film to any small lab and get negs done only for a couple of bucks then scan the negs and play with them then print them myself or have a pro lab do them for enlargements. I agree with this. You might as well not have Wal Mart make your prints as they will be good only for a toss into the trash. Find a local processer get the film developed and then find someone to scan. I have not tried Wal-Mart's Fugi simply becasue I refuse to shop there. Be that as it may and me warped politial views. :/ Mine and your Political views must be similar. Still that Damn place gets some of my money anyway as my wife shops there from time to time much to ignoring my preaching about keeping dollars in America when we can. BTW, I am Union -- Message posted via PhotoKB.com http://www.photokb.com/Uwe/Forums.as...-35mm/200511/1 |
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mike wrote:
For development of 35 mm film, which generally produces more satisfactory results: (1) Wal-Mart's "Fuji Premium Plus" developing (not the in-store, but the send-away), or (2) K-Mart's "Kodak Perfect Touch" developing (not the in-store, but the send-away)? I'm getting ready to have 20-some rolls of 35mm color film developed that I shot on my Olympus Stylus Epic camera. Thanks for the help!! I have never found any mini-lab to produce as well developed C41 film with as broad a tonal range as when I do it myself using the "drift by" method of temperature control. You can do this in the kitchen sink if you have no other facilities and the results are worthwhile. Another alternative is to buy a "Jobo" home processing machine. Both methods are "daylight" sustainable - once you load the film into a canister and you can use a "black bag" for that. -- Douglas... |
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Canon F1 via PhotoKB.com wrote:
wrote: I've used Kodak Perfect Touch with less than happy results from the prints. I don't thing they are printing over 300 dpi and their ides of level adjustment seems to be on the line of Photoshop Auto Adjust. I now just take film to any small lab and get negs done only for a couple of bucks then scan the negs and play with them then print them myself or have a pro lab do them for enlargements. I agree with this. You might as well not have Wal Mart make your prints as they will be good only for a toss into the trash. Find a local processer get the film developed and then find someone to scan. I have not tried Wal-Mart's Fugi simply becasue I refuse to shop there. Be that as it may and me warped politial views. :/ Mine and your Political views must be similar. Still that Damn place gets some of my money anyway as my wife shops there from time to time much to ignoring my preaching about keeping dollars in America when we can. BTW, I am Union Well, there's always the one-hour at Wallgreens, CVC, Eckerds, Ritz Camera and/or the independent one-hour guy at the local mall ... There may even be a decent "pro" lab in your town. Call a couple of photographers in the yellow pages and see if they will recommend someone. |
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mike wrote:
For development of 35 mm film, which generally produces more satisfactory results: (1) Wal-Mart's "Fuji Premium Plus" developing (not the in-store, but the send-away), Depends greatly on the particular Walmart. Some are good, some fair, and some appear to give lessons in Creative Film Scratching 101 . or (2) K-Mart's "Kodak Perfect Touch" developing (not the in-store, but the send-away)? I'm getting ready to have 20-some rolls of 35mm color film developed that I shot on my Olympus Stylus Epic camera. Thanks for the help!! Generally, more-skilled photographers are unhappy with Perfect Touch, because they mess up (they would call it correct) exposure and exacerbate (they would call it enhance) contrast. Since you are asking in this forum, you might fall into the more-skilled category. It's getting tough to find good labs nowadays, but you should ask locally. For mail order, Dale Labs (Florida) and A&I (Los Angeles) are excellent. |
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