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

"Philip Homburg" <philip@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>
> The advantage of digital printing is that you can order prints from any 
> lab
> as long as ****pping shots remain reasonable.
>
> The problem I have is that other than word of mouth, there is no way to
> find a good lab, because they can't bothered to tell you what they do.
>


I am beginning to think that it is time to buy a good inkjet printer and
do 
it myself.  OFOTO/Kodak Gallery has been producing prints that are not of 
their former quality, and delivery on my last 3 orders has taken between
2-3 
weeks, from their plant in California to my home in Philadelphia.

Maybe it's time to stop relying upon others and to just do it myself.  I 
haven't followed the printer market, but I suspect I'll check out Epson,
as 
they seem to have the best reputation.  I never thought I'd consider 
printing my own, but this nonsense of waiting long times and then getting 
consumer-quality results is becoming unacceptable.