> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Bloor [SMTP:mikbloor@xxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 1998 4:07 AM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Recommendations for labs / slide copying
>
> Does anyone have recommendations for processing labs in the UK or Ireland
> who might make a good job of the following -
>
> What I want is to get around 90 to 100 6" by 4" prints from a slide. The
> slide in question is of a tree, at night, lit by small bulbs, so contrast
> is
> high.
>
> Cibachrome seems too expensive for this quantity. I did try making my own
> interneg using the OM auto-bellows and slide copier (note OM content).
> The
> problem seems to be that local minilabs only print a portion of the frame
> and their colour balance is creative to say the least.
>
> I did also try a bit of contrast reduction by a double exposure of a
> pre-flashed frame followed by the slide, setting the compensation dial to
> -1
> on an OM2n and using a T32. The balance wasn't right - too much pre-flash
> and a browninsh print as a result. Does anyone have any recommendations
> regarding making your own internegs ?
>
>
My approach would be to scan the slide, make all the adjustments to
contrast & colour balance, then get the bulk printing done from the
processed file. I have never had much luck having "commercial" prints made
from slides.
...Wayne
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