Negative Crop Cards for Medium Fortmat

[mark_grow1]

Let me start by saying "yes I dad a search and could not find a good

answer"... :)

 

The Burrell Lab has closed in San Diego, only leaving one pro level

lab open in the area. Because I'm 80 miles from that lab I elected to

establish an account with an "out of state" lab. I'm at the point

that I need to order supplies to include my crop cards. I have no

idea which crop cards to order since my previous lab did optical

enlargements and the negs were not carded...

 

I shoot 6x6 and 6x7 and need to get an idea of which cards I should

order... Any help would be great.

 

Thanks

Lab-less in San Diego

[scott_eaton]

Crop cards are still the most common way for professional labs to handle volume proofing from cut film. Even my Frontier labs are using them because it's a cleaner and safer way to handle cut film.

 

If I remember the naming convention right, it went from A-G with A being 35mm and increasing in size till you got to G, which was 6x7. I think 6x6 was an S crop, provided you make 5 x 5 or 10 x 10s. Oddly most square shooters I've worked with cropped 6x6 with either a D (645) or E (slightly bigger than 645) crop card.

 

Depending on how you crop, you'll most likely need D-G cards, and S cards if you like square proofs from 6x6.

[mark_grow1]

Scott,

 

Thanks a bunch...... Funny, you are with a lab for 15 years and when they close it puts you back on the learning curve...

 

Take Care

Mark

[scott_eaton]

Yeah, I heard about Burrell closing, and actually heard through the grapevine they were having troubles over a year ago. I seem to have enough connections 'still in the game' that they know what labs aren't doing well.

 

There are plenty of fine shops left. Mail order is often the only recourse though.

 

Best of luck.