mike_buckles

Noritsu& MPIX---there is a definite difference!

Here's another portrait done with Kodak 400UC, processed and scanned by MPIX..the prints actually look better than the scans.

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I've used A and I with this film and the prints had a greenish cast to them...they use Fuji paper and machines..I've also used other places for Kodak 400UC, and the only place that really has done my prints justice is MPIX...they use Kodak machines and Professional Endura paper, and do a fantastic job with Kodak film, especially with 400UC...if you just wanted to use a local place, be sure they use Kodak machines, it does seem to matter with the color balance and overall look...but I would highly and strongly recommend MPIX...I shot about 50 rolls of Kodak 400UC in a years time, and I've never been disappointed!<div></div>

What about super 8 Kodachrome that's 2 years old...if I expose/process it, will it have as severe of a color shift? It's been kept at indoor, but not chilled temps.

I guess since I already have the film, and it's no longer available, I might as well just shoot some fun stuff on it, for old time's sake..the processing is cheap!

Still have a roll of K40 Super 8 movie film in a drawer...I had

forgotten about it, it expired about april of last year. Has not

been refridgerated, I know I can shoot and get an image, but would

the image be good enough to justify carefully thought out

composition, or should I just shoot to use it? It's been kept at

room temp, no extremes or humidity.

I'm sending a group of slides to theslideprinter.com

and having them scan a level one onto a cd, but I think i'll take the scans and have mpix do the prints...may turn out with a slightly different color balance, but it's cheaper, as long as I turn in the order to mpix along with another roll of film that I was going to have processed anyway. Let us know how your scans turn out.

theslideprinter.com does a good job of scanning Kodachrome, and they are reasonably priced...you can have prints made, or scans, or both. But it would get expensive for a large amount of slides. The prints I got back made from my Kodachromes were very close to what the original slide was, the color balance was good. Kodachrome is very tricky to scan yourself, but I have a cheap, older scanner too.

Thanks for your help! I really appreciate it!

Not sure if this belongs in this forum, but it is film/photo

related. I took pics of a martial arts class, and need about 15 of

those paper photo holders that open up and show the team pic on one

side, and the individual portrait on the other side. Anyone know of

a good place to buy these? I don't need 100 of them, and I've tried

searches on Yahoo and Google, and only found 2 places that really

sell them, in groups of 100.

"theslideprinter.com" does a good job making prints from slides, and they're very reasonably priced. I've never had anything larger done by them than a 4X6, so if you're looking for larger, art-type prints to display, a prolab might be best, but for smaller prints, theslideprinter.com does a great job!

I've always gotten better results getting Kodak developed/printed on Noritsu. The Fuji Frontier (prolabs included) came out with a greenish cast using Kodak film. MPIX does a great job with Kodak film/papers, and they are very reasonable.

I have some Polaroid slides that we took in the early 80's...it wasn't very good...dark, murky colors, and extremely unstable..a lot of the slides now, today, are almost unviewable...faded, colored lines appearing throughout, image is barely visible now...but for what it was back then, it was good for a quick slide show...as long as image quality and stability weren't a concern. We abandoned the process after seeing the results.

PS..it was about 100 degrees that day, so my daughter's cheeks really were that color!

Another Example.

Here's a few examples of Portra 400UC 35mm...scanned by MPIX, looks best printed on Kodak Endura paper. Great skin tones and has a nice pop to it. I like 160NC for portraits, but if the light is low, I use 400UC, works great.<div></div>

Super 8 Kodachrome 40 is beautiful, just like looking through a window when projected...it's a shame it will soon be gone. I have no interest in a grainy Ektachrome replacement. DV cams don't look better than projected super 8 Kodachrome 40. I have some sound Super8 I shot in the 80's, and it's cool to hear the sound along with the picture, but the quality of the sound is "ok"..not great, but still interesting to have both!

If it's an important shot for you, I would bracket the shot around what the camera meter is giving you. Polarizers are great for midday/afternoon landscape shots.

Kodak Portra 160NC works good outdoors for portraits..Here's one I shot in the park last week. Be sure to use Kodak paper/processing for this film...I used MPIX, turned out great!<div></div>

Was the Walgreens using a fuji frontier machine, or a Kodak Noritsu? With 400UC, you will have much better results using kodak processing and paper than with Fuji...a very noticeable improvement, imo. I get a lot of mine processed at a local one hour at the grocery store, and the quality is so much better because it's a Nortisu, with Fuji and 400UC, I was getting a greenish tinge to everything. Try it and see the difference!

Thanks for your kind comments. the picture of Selena was just taken on the fly, and 400UC was the only film I had in the camera and available. The scan of Selena was done by MPIX, the Faire scans were done by the minilab at the grocery store using a Noritsu...fyi.

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Here's another.<div></div>

Oops..let me try reposting the pictures again!<div></div>