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Filmigital
So it turns out my local camera "Lab" Has been printing my B+W film by scanning it and then printing digitally my 4x6's and Even an 11x14 (that I ordered, but haven't picked up yet).

My dad an old film buff had recently said the pictures I had printed didn't look like True B+W, and said they looked almost sepia like.

So a few questions, One is, Since I normally take pictures of my negatives (with my d50 and reversed 18-55 kit lens) And play with them in photoshop till they look normal. And since the Lab in town (the only one I'm pretty sure) Also does it digitally, Should I bother printing with them from the negatives? Also is there any advantage of using film anymore if no-one around here prints the old way? (I like B+W film (100asa) and it seems to capture much more dynamic range, But once it goes digital it loses that? (I assume, especially since my D50 doesn't really seem to do the pictures justice, picture relevant))

I don't have the space, time or the money to set up a darkroom of my own, So am I just kicking a dead horse?
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>> Anonymous
Real B&W film can yellow a bit over time, decreasing the contrast a little if you process it the old skool way, but if you use a digital scanner and print it out from that, the yellowing is preserved in the scan, unless you correct it in post (which im betting your local Lab will charge an obscene amount of money for what would essentially be a couple of mouse clicks)
>> Teus !QbSstcPD6U
I do my quality photography on film, scan them and process them digitally. If I want prints, I let them be printed digitally.

I DO have an enlarger, paper, chemicals, etc at home. but believe me: making wet prints is frustrating and hard. And when you finally get the contrast perfect, you have to work marks and dust away :/

you don't have the gear for wet prints, better leave it like that. just make sure your monitor calibration somewhat matches the printer
>> des
A film scanner helps a lot in getting you more control with digitally printing b&w. Even a ghetto tech one like the oldternet minolta scan dual I would be better than what most cheap labs net you. You can get those on the cheap, too.
No ICE, but you can't use it with b&w film anyway.

Really though, if it's a place worth working with, you can work with them. Explain that you don't like the toning they or they're printer applies.
Alternatively, if you like the quality of their printing otherwise, you might want to give them film they're more used to seeing. T400CN might work for you, some like it, some don't.
>> Filmigital
sounds like I should just get my own scanner, and work on them myself, Its too bad scanners are soo expensive.

There was a decent looking Epson flatbed scanner that had slide and negative holders, The Epson 4490, Think it would be worth it for me?
Max print size would be 11x14.
>> des
>>34613
I've never used that one but flatbeds are generally considered to give poorer results than dedicated film scanners.