Labs that make real prints from 6x9 negatives ???

BradS · Jun 8, 2010

I have a wonderful little Franka Rolfix. It makes eight 6x9 images on 120 roll film. Mostly, I shoot B&W and print in my own darkroom. Sometimes, I'd like to shoot color....

I have not found a lab that will D&P this by a traditional process. They all seem to want to dev the film, scan the negs and make...well, crummy ink ject prints. This seems to be a limitation of the machines used....as I understand, none of the modern machines can make machine prints from 6x9 negs...

Does anybody know of a lab that will make real C-41 prints from 6x9 negs? (at a reasonable price) ???

(I emailed Praus Productions and got no response...not hello, goodby, kiss-my-grits, nothing.)

6x9 · Jun 8, 2010

North American Photo (Michigan). Why make proofs from C-41? Just shoot slide and scan. (or B&W)

Sirius Glass · Jun 8, 2010

Brad,

I have used http://goldencolor.com/ in West Los Angeles. He does good work and has an all optical shop.

Steve

BradS · Jun 9, 2010

Sirius Glass said:
Brad,

I have used http://goldencolor.com/ in West Los Angeles. He does good work and has an all optical shop.

Steve

Thanks Steve,

I'll check them out...nice that they are here on the west coast too...

(WOW! That is hands down the worst web site I have ever seen! Even worse than Adoph Gasser's old site! )

likemarlonbrando · Jun 9, 2010

techlab in baltimore, md does up to 6x9 in a noritsu. www.techlabphoto.com

nick mulder · Jun 9, 2010

BradS said:
Thanks Steve,
(WOW! That is hands down the worst web site I have ever seen! Even worse than Adoph Gasser's old site! )

The adverts for computer classes down the left do it for me

oh no hang on - the cropped scrolling head wins !

removed account4 · Jun 9, 2010

i know blue moon does real black and white down to minox size,
they may do color as well ( but i'm not sure ) ...
not sure if this is helpful, but

http://www.acecam.com/lsb3ndex.html

goodluck !
john

Stephen Frizza · Jun 9, 2010

If you were in Australia I could help you :-( i can hand print every format from 8mm to 8x10" on RA-4, ilfochrome and Black and White up to 50inches x 4 meters.... Hmm Move to Australia? hehehehe

jpberger · Jun 9, 2010

Is the issue that they don't have a 6x9 neg carrier or that they don't do mf optical prints?

Perry Way · Jun 9, 2010

Well, I bought an enlarger from JC Weldon, Weldon Color Labs who is scaling down optical lab (not ending it, just sizing it down some). He does a lot of lightjet with <d-word> but he has a full on analog process capacity as well and I can attest to the quality as I saw tons of his work while I was there.

http://www.weldoncolorlab.com/

Oh, and I wouldn't have said that except that Steve below mentioned West LA. Weldon is also .. well he's near Robertson and the Santa Monica Freeway.

Sirius Glass said:
Brad,

I have used http://goldencolor.com/ in West Los Angeles. He does good work and has an all optical shop.

Steve

akaa · Jun 10, 2010

Hey Brad,

I know this is only half your problem, but if you find yourself in Sacramento with developed negs (or want to send them), I print up to 16x20 in ra4. I have Endura, Royal and Edge paper and use AGFA chemicals.

Aris

2F/2F · Jun 10, 2010

Any lab that has an enlarger and a Kreonite can do it. Any lab that does not have an enlarger and a Kreonite is not really a lab.

A&I here in L.A. does them for sure, but there must be a pro lab somewhere in the bay area (which is closer to you than L.A., if I remember correctly).

If you want Ilfochrome prints (i.e. color prints made from transparencies), there is a guy in L.A. (Burbank, to be precise) whose work I like very much. The place is called The Lab. http://www.lab-ciba.com/

DanielStone · Jun 11, 2010

lab ciba is the best. I remember selling him lots of FP4 to make contrast masks with.

excellent printer

-Dan

DanielStone · Jun 11, 2010

brad,

so just out of curiosity, you're wanting PROOF PRINTS? not just a proofsheet? Seeing that most labs anyhow(minilabs, not pro-labs) don't have optical machines, and IDK if getting parts for those machines is getting sketchy or not...

I was going to say, send me the film and I can make proofsheets of it for you(for a small fee of course). There's a photo center down here in my area that maintains a color wet lab, for now . I'll be re-starting my membership there this fall so I can proof my last year's worth of shoots and personal work.

probably not the answer you were looking for, just mentioning it as a possible option.

-Dan

BradS · Jun 13, 2010

Thanks to all who've replied. I am going to give A&I a try.

Labs that make real prints from 6x9 negatives ???

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