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Joseph Randall
Master Film Handler

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From: Wyckoff, NJ, USA
Registered: Jun 2015

posted March 28, 2017 08:00 PM

I've been collecting 16mm for almost 20 years, and I have never come across the term "lab original" until now. I've heard of "lab new" and "original", but never this new term until I saw a seller on eBay advertising that his print is a "lab original."

Anyone know what this term means? Or is it just a made-up term by this seller?

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Janice Glesser
Film Goddess

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From: Sunnyvale, CA USA
Registered: Sep 2011

posted March 29, 2017 01:37 AM

Lab original splices...and original lab leaders maybe...but all films are processed in a lab..so maybe he means an original print.

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David Hardy
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Johnshaven Village , Montrose, Scotland
Registered: Jan 2015

posted March 29, 2017 04:55 AM

I would take the term to mean that the print is not a "dupe" and
has been printed from a genuine master used at the lab from a
negative or a high quality graded print. [Smile]

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Bill Brandenstein
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: California
Registered: Aug 2007

posted March 29, 2017 03:35 PM

Ha! ALL prints are "lab originals" then!

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David Hardy
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Johnshaven Village , Montrose, Scotland
Registered: Jan 2015

posted March 30, 2017 05:17 AM

Aye !
What I mean is that the print has not been struck from a positive
copy of a copy of a copy. Hahaha !

Well I did try. [Roll Eyes]

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Bill Brandenstein
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: California
Registered: Aug 2007

posted March 30, 2017 11:12 PM

Sorry to give you a rough time, David, but only a little... you were being perfectly reasonable!

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David Hardy
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Johnshaven Village , Montrose, Scotland
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posted March 31, 2017 07:16 AM

Bill no apology necessary as I understood the tone of your reply. [Smile]

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Maurice Leakey
Film God

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From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007

posted March 31, 2017 12:14 PM

I suggest that the eBay seller was just trying to make his film sound more interesting to potential buyers. Did he explain the comment?

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Joseph Randall
Master Film Handler

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From: Wyckoff, NJ, USA
Registered: Jun 2015

posted March 31, 2017 08:34 PM

No, he didn't explain it.

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