Re: really no purpose anymore for traditional films (negative or diapositve) (by 2006) ?

> The competition from stores that may not give the attention to detail
that
> you obviously do must be very frustrating. However, I have to pick you
up 
> on
> your comment about driving the lasers harder. Either you are trying to
> mislead or someone's been pulling your chain.

Not at all. How hard the lasers are driven depends on the Dmax aims that
we 
establish for our paper calibration. Darker exposures are the result of 
running more power through the lasers resulting in more heat and shorter 
life. If one is willing to accept a dark gray instead of the maximum black

that the paper can produce, then the machine works much less as a lot of 
leeway is allowed in the system of lasers, power supply and processor.
Some 
leeway is mandatory because maximum aims aren't always possible, but the 
more we allow the less downtime there will be for out of calibration
errors 
and repairs. Pu****ng the envelope like this costs real money but the
results 
are quantifiable and quite visible.