On Apr 26, 2005, at 11:59 AM, Michael Nosal wrote:
My local lab uses an Agfa setup to print everything digitally.
I've noticed, especially when getting 120 film printed, that things like pine tree foliage turns "mushy". High contrast subjects remain very sharp , but the trees and bushes in the background often go quite mushy due to the digital compression that occurs when the film is scanned for printing. Getting prints done optically confirms the difference.
The D-Lab only scans at 2k x 3k pixels. If you're getting a big print, that is nowhere near enough.
Oh and the shadow detail is *terrible*. It must be a bit short of bit depth, which is probably why you had problems. I've noticed exactly the same thing as you.
Bear in mind that these machines are built for high speed, not the ultimate in picture quality. They do print quite nicely from files you supply... if you can bear the price of a good 120 scanner!
Cheers,
- Dave
http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
