[filmscanners] Re: Film spotting...

["Arthur Entlich" <artistic-1@shaw.ca>]

I don't know what Kodak's recent methodology concerning "Q Labs" is, but
when I stopped using and believing in them was after a long talk with a
Kodak rep about a local Q Lab.  I was complaining about problems with
handling of the film, scratches, dirt, etc.  Kodak, at that time (a few
years ago) informed me that Q Labs are tested only for accuracy of the
chemistry/processing.  In other words, if the density is correct, the
colors are correct, etc, then they keep the Q Lab designation no matter
how your negs look after they are done with them.  Also, back then,
getting removed from Q Lab designation took some doing.  The lab
basically had to mess up religiously and refuse to fix the mess for
months.  A lot of rolls can go through a lab in a month.

Art

Bernie Kubiak wrote:

> How much crud gets left on the film definitely relates back to the lab.  I
> take all my film to a local pro lab that's Kodak "Q" certified or to another
> small shop that's careful with quality control.  I recently took a shortcut
> with some "happy snaps" and processed them through a local supermarket
> (which sends them to a Kodak lab) and was amazed at the amount of "stuff"
> that was left on the film.
>
> As for cleaning film, I have a static master brush, a selection of
> microporous cleaning cloths and for the really stubborn stuff PEC-12 and PEC
> pads.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk
> [mailto:filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk] On Behalf Of Mats Petersson
> Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 4:21 PM
> To: bkubiak@attbi.com
> Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Film spotting...
>
> Hi Frank and all,
>
> <snip>
>
> Funnily enough, the lab that does the almost "spotless" film is a little
> one-man band, and happens to be pretty cost effective compared to the
> chemist down the road from them that sends the film away, which in turn is
> better priced than the big chain chemist with in-house equipment. The two
> chemist labs are about equal on "spotiness".
>
> Just my thoughts on the subject...
>
> --
> Mats
>
>
>
>
>


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