Hi,
> Confession; I've been getting most of my films processed at The Great
> Canadian Superstore recently, because they're _so_ cheap. CDN$3 (=US$2) for
> a 24 film, three-day processing. (or CDN$5 for 1-hour).
That's pretty cheap, indeed. Denmark is an expensive country, especially for
photographers, and I've never seen an equivalent to this here. The cheapest
developments are around USD 6 for a 36 film.
> I honestly don't see
> how they can keep this part of their business running like that -- or,
> alternatively, the markup that everywhere else charges must be insane.
Perhaps. You can often see this at supermarkets, where I think the photo
business is considered to be an extra service for the customers.
> Quality's actually pretty decent. Sure, it's not on the good paper -- but
> I've had no complaints about colour balance/exposure/etc, and if I do want
> prints made I can always take the negs along to somewhere higher-end.
My local pusher asks 6 USD for 36 standard paper prints (10x15cm), doubling the
price for Kodak Dura Life paper.
I've made good experiences with scanned images that were printed on
photographic paper, for a little less than what a print from a negative would
cost. Is this due to the growing digital market?
> I certainly can't tell any difference between Superstore processing and
> anywhere else that's not pro-level; the rolls I did get done at a decent
> shop on nice paper are certainly prettier, but are they five times prettier?
> I'm not sure..
Neither am I. But once one of my films was spoiled in a cheapo lab. And
recently my girlfriends slide film from a visit to the US was BURNT in a car
crash on the highway to Germany. It was on it's 400km way to a central lab down
there. Imagine: several thousand films were wasted in the middle of the holiday
season! It was even in the news... Of course you can't blame the local lab for
burning down the films, but when long transportation is involved, the risks are
higher.
Bernd
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