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Pro tip: my local lab in Boise charges $6 to develop but $18 to scan, so I said skip the scans and got 36 frames back on a contact sheet for $3
Turns out a contact sheet is just a cheap proof print of the whole roll on one page, and now I only pay for high-res scans of the 4 or 5 shots I actually like, so has anyone else tried proofing this way or do you just eat the scan cost every time?
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shane_moore874d ago
Feel that scan cost pain so hard. Dropping almost thirty bucks on a lab to scan frames when half the roll is just me missing focus or catching someone mid blink is the worst. Your split of cheap proof sheet first then only paying for the keepers makes so much sense it hurts. I've been eating the full scan fee for years like a chump because I never thought to just ask for the contact sheet. Gonna try this on my next roll and see if my wallet stops crying every time I drop off film. Sorry your lab upcharges that hard on scans, but you found a solid way around it.
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evan_harris144d ago
Wait so how are you even picking which frames to scan if you're shooting blind on that first roll? Like are you having the lab give you the contact sheet with frame numbers so you can circle the keepers, or do you scan the whole strip yourself at home with a phone app just to eyeball them first? I ask because my lab charges extra if I want the proof sheet printed, and then it's another fee to go back and do high res scans on the ones I picked. Does yours bundle that or are you eating two separate charges and it still comes out cheaper? Also curious if you're bracketing shots or just trusting your meter and hoping the good ones land.
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