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Color Darkroom Rental - Need Opinions

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dp - 12 Mar 2004 15:48 GMT
Hi,

I'm toying with the idea of setting up a rental Color Darkroom in Los
Angeles. At the present time, there is really only one Color rental
facility, located in Montrose, just north-west of Pasadena,
California.

Given the current nature of color photography, I'm wondering how many
people still want to print their own color images as opposed to just
scanning the negs and making ink jet prints.

And to those of you reading this post who live in So Cal, if this
darkroom were located in Downtown Los Angeles, would you come there?

Thanx for any and all opinions.

dp
Scott Schuckert - 13 Mar 2004 15:40 GMT
I've operated a rental B&W darkroom, and I had my own color darkroom;
though it WAS some years ago.

My feeling is rental color would be very hard to make profitable,
especially given the realities of todays digital marketplace.

First, it would be hard for amatuers to get good results. It takes a
while to get the "feel" of a color darkroom and get consistant results.
Most of the people who "just wanted to try it" would quickly get
discouraged; professionals would want their own facilities. Your
clientelle would be those in between.

Second, the startup and operating cost would be high. I think you'd
need an automatic paper processor like a Jobo; drums would be too
cumbersome. Not only are expensive, they're expensive to load with
chemistry - and you have to fill them even for one print.
 
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