Printing Agfa Scala

[randall_pukalo]

Does anyone know a good place to get some Scala slides printed? I

tried to at my local photofinisher, and they said they couldnt get

the colors right (to true B/W), therefore couldnt print it. Any labs

out there that can do this well?

[larry n.]

What city are you in? There used to be a great place in NYC: CloneAChrome. But they might be gone.

[craig_shearman1]

I'd think the answer is to scan it and dial out any color leaving just the grayscale, regardless of whether you're doing this at home or in a minilab. The irony is that you'd probably have to set the scanner to "color transparency" and "convert" the "color" image to B&W. Unless you were shooting specifically to do B&w slide shows, I never thought Scala made a lot of sense. And there are other ways to get a B&W slide.

[scott_eaton]

Scan it - end of problem.

 

Next time, shoot color slide film and desaturate.

[discpad]

Surprisingly, I agree with Scott

[gary_meader]

Scala is a pretty nice film for scanning, but I use it in teaching. There's no better way to

demonstrate the effects of different contrast filters on B&W film than to show it in a slide

show. Gives the students an appetite for B&W, too. So, I wouldn't say it's of no value.

[andrew_pike1]

Can you print Scala as an Ilfochrome? Would you just dial down the color filters on the enlarger head and print it like you'd print a B&W negative, except backwards, obviously, as it's a positive?

 

Just wondering.

 

By the way, will Scala survive the Agfa Photo dissolution and partial buy-out? I'm guessing not, but then again it may get bought by a company that respects an excellent niche product.

[mawz]

I doubt Scala will survive. The 120 version is already history, and I suspect that was much of the market for Scala.

[discpad]

http://www.DR5.com

 

If David ever gets his s#!+ together (or licenses the process), then it would be a good substitute for Scala...