snegron
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It's mainly slide film for me. Years ago I saw prints with decent sharpness, but since minilabs have converted to hybrid methods, they seem a bit less perfect.
I'm probably off topic, but I think you are right. I spoke with employees at a local pro lab and it turns out that they scan most of their 35mm film before it gets printed. They develop the negatives the traditional way, but I think they have done away with their chemical processing for prints. It is not noticeable on small prints like 4x6, but you can actually see the pixelation on 8x10" and 11x14" prints. I discovered this some time ago when I had 11x14 prints made from a 120 negative; it looked like a digital print!!! When I asked them why, they explained their process.
This brings me to another off topic question, does anyone know of any labs in the US (mail order or online) that still prints color enlargements from negatives using an actual enlarger instead of a scanner and printer? I really miss the quality.